Ponderous beginning

[richglennon]

Ok, so Ive been rereading the series againg for 6th time so I can catch up for the next installment. I whipped through the first 3 books in 3 weeks. I am now trying to work my way through the first 200 or so pages of The Shadow Rising and am progressing at 1-2 pages a night maybe. Very good for sleeping. I had forgotten how cumbersome it could become if RJ got stuck. Like in Tear. I know it will get better, but it is still kind of painful.

[Jellybelly]

It must be the first time I have heard that criticism levelled at The Shadow Rising... If that is how you feel about the best - arguably - book in the series, you are in for some ride later on. As you know.

[algspkr]

I have issues with the start of TSR, and more still with the first halves of PoD and WH.

[Myyrth]

I found CoT to be the most difficult to finish.

[PrinceOfRavens]

CoT for me too, but when i am rereading em, i pay attention to the small subtle plots, and then it gets intresting

[Verbal32]

That is very surprising to hear, as I generally thought that The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, and The Fires of Heaven were considered the 3 best books of the series.

 

I personally like tFoH the best, as I like Moghedien and that book really starts her character out.

 

At that rate, you might not finish CoT in your lifetime, lol.

[Mercer]

Eye of the World is my favorite, easily...after that, for sure, Dragon Reborn, Shadow Rising, Fires of Heaven are brilliant. CoT bogged down a bit.

[Gaul]

Took me from Christmas to feb6th to finish cot :(

[Gentled Ben]

I couldn't put TSR and TFOH down! I'm sure it will pick up for you soon. Just hang in there; it really is one of the very best books in the whole series. He won't stay in Tear for the entire novel, but if you don't keep plodding along, he won't get going.

[Gentled Ben]

Of course, if you've read the series 6 times before, then you already know it's a good book. Stop whining! :P

[shred_jackson666]

yeah CoT took me forever it just didn't catch my attention so much. Shadow Rising is my favirote!

[mikey sedai]

Rand running from the farm to Emond's Field nearly finished me off. Hated that sequence. I nearly never finished EotW because of it. Glad i did tho!

[Mercer]

^ That's wild. One of my favorite parts of the series, those first hundred-two hundred pages.

[Thor]

Winter's heart is far worse than tsr.

[Telcar]

Thor

 

Winter's heart is far worse than tsr.

 

Now now...u make tSR sound like a horrible book....a shame.