Reading Wheel of Time For The First Time | My Thoughts So Far (Spoiler Free)

[@unpretentious_book_talk]

👏 👏 👏 👏 I’m truly excited whenever I see hear someone gushing about this series as they experience it for the first time. I have gifted The Eye of The World to at least a half dozen friends and family members and none have finished it - most never even started it. This is what got me into fantasy over 20 years ago, and I love it - warts and all.

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

LOVE THAT! It's hard for me to ever recommend the series to anyone. It's just not for everyone. Plus in this modern day, society doesn't have the patience for a 14 book series. Let alone 14 books that have immense depth and detail.

[@johnnymcjohnson1373]

I like some of the repetitive descriptions because it can sometimes lead to moments where we recognize someone that was perhaps mysterious first when we see them again from a different POV perhaps "Ah! It's them again!"

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

Love that perspective! And there is SO much mystery in this series!

[@QueenViolet8]

Thanks for sharing I only watched the first episode and thought the series would be interesting but man it is LONG but I will definitely be giving it a try 😃 it might take some time!

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

It's not for everyone! And it really depends on what you are into when it comes to fantasy books. 14 books is A LOT! If you like in depth characters, world building, deep histories, massive world spanning conflicts, and day to day/realistic pacing, then this is for you! Might I recommend my FAVORITE book of all time...Name of the Wind? :)

[@AudreyStJohn]

Duuuude, the transitions 👌🏼👌🏼 loving these videos! I have only read one series so far so I have yet to find out what’s my favorite!

[@trevorlawrence6009]

Favorite line in this book: “Some people thought scars a sign of toughness. It seemed to Perrin that fewer scars meant that you knew what you were doing.”

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

My favorite quote in the entire series: “Women who could channel yet they seemed to follow Rand; they seemed to follow Rand yet they were women who could channel.”

[@verify231]

I have high hopes for The Wheel of Time. I'm sure it'll take time to read the whole series as I'll definitely be taking breaks to read something else in-between, but it sounds like my kind of jam ;)

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

Love that! People who has seen me read this at a coffee shop stop me and say, it’s long but it’s worth it! I’m currently on book 11 and it’s is truly one of the greatest reading experiences I’ve ever had. And that is very important for you to take breaks in between! You never want reading or a certain series to become a chore. So keep those pallet cleansers close by! Excited for you to begin this series! There is truly nothing else like it.

[@verify231]

@@Thomas.R.Howell wow, what a recommendation! I'm very excited to read it. I took a peak inside the book when I bought it, just a couple of pages to get a sense of the writing style and I enjoyed it immediately. It gives a great sense of the environment of the place and the relations and dynamics between the chatacters, and that’s just the surface level. Solid writing.

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

Keep me updated along your journey! I’ll be making videos about wheel of time in the future as I’ll do my best to keep them spoiler free! I’m thankful I knew NOTHING going into it and still don’t know a single thing about the rest of the series. So I’ve been experiencing it without any foreknowledge. That’s really made this series so immersive and mysterious.

[@verify231]

@@Thomas.R.Howell yeah, I'm trying to keep it spoiler free as much as possible. Looking forward to your videos. Enjoy your books :)

[@futureposteronurwall]

Great video!! Keep it up!👍🏼

[@karlack2682]

Most of those 2000 plus characters are named Sean, each one with a different spelling.

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

don't get me started hahaha

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

My uncle and I have a nick name for one character its: "szechuan sauce" from Rick and Morty lol

[@lendralit1174]

I was going to subscribe until you said get a cup of coffee...sorry, tea is where it's at. (j/k I still subscribed, lol)

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

haha! I love a good cup of tea but coffee is my jam! Thank you so much!

[@plpinkham]

I tried to get into these books. I forced myself through the foirst five and gave up. I hated every character in the books. Every one. I just couldn't stand them.

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

You are not the first to say this... It's not for everybody and you are not obligated to finish a series you don't like! What are some of your favorite books?