That's something Robert Jordan did very well...no one was purely good or purely evil (except the Creator and the Dark One), everyone had their good points and their flaws. He made you fall in love with characters in spite of their imperfections.

Just finished The Great Hunt. Holy crap, Egwene and the Seanchan. Once Liandrian showed up in her room at the Tower, I remembered Egwene got captured, but man, my preteen mind protected itself by not remembering ANY of it. That's some dark twisted stuff. What's fascinating is how none of the sul'dam are darkfriends. It is a very telling lesson about evil and how good people are convinced that evil actions are right. Robert Jordan explores this theme in many ways, like the Whitecloaks, but I think the Seanchan are the most poignant example of it. It's a weird feeling reading these books, almost like deja vu, but not. It's hard falling back in love with WoT again, because I know that, at some point, my writer's heart will break, and it will only be duty that carries me onward through the books.

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!!!

Marrying an editor certainly helped things. About a third of the way through The Great Hunt and...like I don't remember this book AT. ALL. I mean, I know at the end Mat blows the horn, but everything before that is like a blank slate. So I guess my reading recommendation is to wait over twenty years to give things a shot again, because you will be pleasantly surprised.

I imagine lots of notebooks and computer files.

That’s an incredible amount of dedication! And you’re very welcome.

Think of it as a blessing. You can reread your favorites like it's the first time over and over! What I would give to reread some of Agatha Christie's novels without knowing whodidit.

Just finished EotW! This book was incredibly well-written. Solid worldbuilding and set up for the series conflict. Lots of mysteries and unanswered questions to look forward to in the next book. While I was planning and taking a break between books, I think I am going to jump right into The Great Hunt because I am that excited about the series. This series was my introduction to fantasy, and right now, I am feeling like I am the heroine in a second-chance romance novel with it. I remember exactly why I fell in love the first time, and now I can truly appreciate things about it I didn't before (like the descriptions and lieel tricks to sneak in things that the character wouldn't technically be able to "see"). The only thing that is slightly disappointing is that I remember the women being much more developed and stronger characters. I am sure they get there, but adult me, who has an MA in Professional Writing, is a little sadface about it. Still leagues above Tolien's feminine representation, though. I just hope that when this renewed love affair goes through its dark night of the soul with the later books that I pull through this time...

Looking forward to diving into the waters!

Thank you! Option 1 sounds perfect.

About 500 pages in, and wow, did I forget a lot of stuff. Like Rand channeling lightning at the Dancing Cartman, but remembering the innkeeper smiling at the flute and sword. I always thought that was a great detail, so why did I forget how they got out of that situation? It's nice running across these scenes I don't remember because it is almost like reading it for the first time again.

Sometimes I can be silly and miss the obvious. Way back when, I came here for the RP and made several different characters that I can't remember the names of, but I never made it to Aes Sedai...and I would like to. Is that still a thing, and if so, how does one go about that?

Haven't had much time to read because of work and Halloween stuff (I have two kids, 9 and 7, holidays can be a lot), so I am only a hundredish pages into EOTW and...I remember why I loved this series so much. Normally, when I get into a great book, it consumes my life, and I push everything to the side so I can find out what happens next. However, I am enjoying taking a slower pace with WoT. Maybe because I already know what happens next and I know this is a LONG series, I am able to slow down and truly appreciate the writing in a way I wasn't able to as a middle schooler.

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi I thought I was going to love it but...I can't even tell you what I didn't like, I just found it a slog and didn't like/care about any of the characters. Disappointed.

Welcome! I'm newish here, too, and just starting a reread of the series. Nice to meet you!

Going to start rereading the series today. I haven't read The Eye of the World since middle school, so I am very interested to see how different this experience is 25+ years later. I never finished the series my first time around for many reasons, but I have motivation this time around. Sort of. We will see if it is enough to carry me through. Anyway, I shall return to this thread with my thoughts, and, hopefully, I don't drop too many unpopular opinions.

What if I ask you to bite me nicely?

Thank you!

Hey everyone! Over 20 years ago, I dabbled in the RP side of Dragonmount. After high school, though, life smacked me upside the head and I stopped playing. I had no idea this site was still around until this past weekend, and here I am. Part of me is still convinced this is some kind of fever dream, so I am very excited to interact with everyone to prove that this is, indeed, real. Starla