Why YOU Should Read THE WHEEL OF TIME!

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

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[@andersulvang5061]

Daniel Greene I just finished WOT yesterday and need to fill my life with more fantasy. Which fantasy book (preferably a series) would you recommend among your favorites.

[@abdurrehman4932]

@@andersulvang5061 Try some Brandon Sanderson Mark Lawrence books

[@abdurrehman4932]

@@andersulvang5061 also Malazan book of the fallen

[@TheHeroRobertELee]

Typical libtard kid has a picture of one of the worst presidents in history in the background and prob doesnt know a single thing about him or why he was so bad.

[@in_oblivion592]

These are my favourtite books!

[@icesedai]

me: already reading wheel of time also me: why should i tho

[@callum7081]

Same

[@wilson1728]

true lmfao😂

[@marcie_atl]

SO same 😅

[@Hostilehippie13]

Halfway through book 10 and here I am

[@fionarevell5934]

Why? It's incredible that's why!

[@clumsyturtle8544]

Ok so this has been on my to read list and I started The Eye of the World last night. Got to chapter 3 and I am really enjoying it. One of the criticisms I hear is Roberts descriptions can be too much and It may be too early to tell for me yet but so far his way of writing paints such a vivid picture in my mind, I love it. I haven't stopped thinking about the snowy town all day today and can't wait to get back to it. Only thing I can nip pick at is only chapter 3 and there has been like 50 character names thrown at me haha.

[@Setres09]

Wheel of Time is the best fantasy series ever in my opinion. I'm very widely read and yet I always come back to read again and fall in love over and over (and get deeper hate for certain characters). Also as I've continued down my path toward mental health counseling, I get deeper insight into the characters and discover new things each time. I LOVE this series.

[@KoalaGardens]

I started reading around 2001 and I still feel like they are all friends I used to know .... (used to know because well no they are not coming over tomorrow, but it's like they are a part of my life story)

[@rileybush7129]

Already doing it! About to finish book 2 today!

[@robert7737]

Keep pushing!

[@jenniferstorm970]

I started reading the Wheel of Time when I was 14 years old. I finished it at age 36. In between I reread the first several books at least 5 times to refresh my recollection. It's not actually my favorite series ever but it has a place in my life that is unique and matters a lot. Few other things are meaningful aspects of one's life from ages 14-36. In that time I graduated from highschool, college and law school; met and broke up with my first love, had a child, married and divorced twice.... I mourned finishing that last book like someone I loved had died, which, of course, was true.

[@LordTactusMe]

I so want to read this now. It’s actually unbelievable I’ve never heard about this series. I could find, like, two books from the series all across my country, lol, so I’d have to order from the US or buy Kindle.

[@aj2563]

You will so so so enjoy your journey. Happy reading

[@LordTactusMe]

@@aj2563 thanks!

[@SerChade]

Okay, okay bro... I'll read it. Damn.

[@cadencev5572]

lol did you finish the series?

[@FrutillyTa]

Me too. I'm in the second book already. I'm really enjoying this story.

[@samwalsh9042]

@@FrutillyTa amiture I'm on 12

[@mpjedi2355]

Better read it or the DG mafia will represent!

[@JacobMinger]

This was my reaction a month ago. It’s been slow going through the first book but I’m almost done with it and I’m enjoying it a ton

[@scavone72]

Read it because it’s already written! You don’t have to spend 20 years waiting in frustration for the books to come out like us old nerds had to do 👍🏻

[@Yesica1993]

I did that with Harry Potter. I will never allow myself to do that again because authors have a bad habit of dying mid-series.

[@Andrew-it7fb]

I stopped reading when they were still being written and read them after they were finished.

[@francescosirotti8178]

Oh god, that's SO true... I read the first book in 1991..........

[@cynoshifter]

Very true, now that it's complete I feel like something is missing.

[@Jubanen12]

yeah but now you have other great book like song of ice and fire that are still not finished and seemingly take 20 years foe each new iteration to come out lmao...

[@StevenPhe]

If you read the entire series you will feel by the end of the books that you have lived an entire lifetime and be that much more wise.

[@damionwhitehead1165]

Honestly, this is the feeling I felt when I finished the Wheel of Time, and I've never been able to put it into words before.

[@pipsqeak7104]

Best part is the nostalgia for the beginning that you have by the end because it's take you months or years to get to the end of series

[@Bambuzeiro]

I felt that when I read the Rabbit Angstrom series. Not a fantasy series though.

[@TheMastermind729]

Well said… that really makes me want to read it.

[@calebfarris2477]

I just wish I knew as much about girls as Perrin did.

[@Yungshamgod]

And I wish I knew as much about girls as Rand did...

[@jimzimmer2048]

@@Yungshamgod and he wished he knew as much as Frodo did

[@seanassociateproductions1691]

Light I wish mat was here, he always knew what to say to girls

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

@@seanassociateproductions1691 Me, I feel sorry for Lan... but I really enjoyed the trope about how all three of "the boys" kept thinking that the other two knew so much more. Honestly, though, I'm not sure who I "pity" the most... Lan with Nynaeve? Perrin with Faile? Or Rand, with Elayne, Aviendha, AND Min?! Come to think of it, that's one of the good points of the WoT series... it's chock full of incredibly strong women... and I don't seem to recall a SINGLE "Mary Sue" among them.

[@mortuitissedai2085]

@@Nyet-Zdyes Same lol, the fact that every single character had faults, made mistakes and lost fights was really refreshing after reading and watching some more modern stories. I especially like how nynaeve's brash and often arrogant character never really went away, even as the character evolved and matured-allowing a protagonist's weakness to continue. I think those kind of things were one of the main reasons why-after books 3-5, you could get really invested in the other characters, who had previously been more secondary to Rand. Wheel of time was ahead of it's time imo, with strong women and men as well as weak ones, likeable characters ranging from irresponsible and jokey, to disciplined and ruthless. Wheel of time isn't my favourite story, but it's definitely the one i consider most well written (that I've read) and it's still right up there with my faves anyways.

[@paulinawenic296]

My boyfriend picked up Wheel of Time when he was trying to get back into reading after he saw your top 10 fantasy video. I ended up following his steps after seeing him super hyped while reading and I'm absolutely hooked too. We also pulled 3 other friends who ended up surpassing us with progress by now and the series basically saved their mental health throughout 2020. Thank you Daniel!

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

IMO, all five of you are in for a rolling good time. I'm almost jealous of you, being able to read it all at once... without having to wait for next book to be published... and reading it for the first time. It brought me many hours of enjoyment... and many smiles, with some of the character's humorous quirks. May it be, that it does the same for you and your friends.

[@markwalker3499]

I envy you Paulina, when I read it I had nobody to share the joy with, to bounce ideas off of, to compare notes with and explore it together, by the time I got to A Memory of Light I was taking it in smaller and smaller bits each day in the vain attempt to ration what little I had left. If I may I would like to recommend the Safehold series for you when you finish WoT.

[@jaxonlyman7445]

The Wheel of Time spends so much time fleshing out the entire cast that the main character is only in the third book for a couple of chapters. But he's still the main character of that book, because despite him not being there, the plot still revolves around him. It's incredible.

[@SwipeSide19]

Jaxon Lyman never read the series but this has me intrigued

[@joecourtney8552]

This makes me think it will read slow and harder to get through.

[@chadwhitfield6946]

@@joecourtney8552 no, on the contrary it lets you experience other characters more deeply. It takes from LOR in that it starts with a group or party that eventually breaks up with each character having their own part to play in grand scheme of things. So each chapter usually covers a particular character. Yes some of the books will ignore a particular character except for a single chapter maybe at end.

[@Kamishi845]

@@chadwhitfield6946 It depends on what you enjoy reading about, I think. In many ways the main character in WoT is more a concept than a character, and as such does not have to be present in order to drive a plot forward; however, it also makes the character itself feel more distant and less present as his characterization matters less over the concept he comes to represent. At least I found that to be true over time. Personally I could never finish WoT which was probably a combination of many things, with one of them being that I simply got burnt out reading fantasy at the time, but also that the large scale of WoT, over say, a more smaller-scale and personal story, made me lose interest. It does share a lot of similarities with A Song of Ice and Fire in that regard insofar that it's a very politically driven story with a humongous cast and that could be raised as a criticism against it, since it will be impossible to care for every character, and that sometimes less relevant characters end up stealing time from the main story that just doesn't have to be there. Even more so with Jordan, due to his detailed writing style. I began to really lose interest in WoT around the books where Rand took more and more of a backseat in favor of the political intrigue which occurred around him, and I never got around reading Winter's Heart and the final book as a result. To me, which I found the most interesting in the end was the psychological tension within Rand's mind, and when that was removed from being a major plot detail, I thus lost interest, as huge political conflicts just don't interest me a lot. Not too surprisingly I'm more interested in stories that dip into cosmic horror and psychological tension such as psychological thrillers than I am high fantasy as a result. And while Harry Potter too has a humongous cast, Rowling never went into the political conflict much of her world, which made it feel much more personal and real, and I think therein just lies the difference. It's the same reason I lost interest in GoT really quickly as no character spoke to me and the overall conflicts presented in the story also never appealed, either.

[@chadwhitfield6946]

@@Kamishi845 I think it helped me reading WoT in that I read the books as they came out. Because of that I had to wait a year or 2 to read the next book. I could def see how starting it now and being so much story could burn anyone out. Plus Jordan does repeat himself alot. It got to point I would skip whole paragraphs because I didn't need to read how some woman reacted when a handsome man walked in by straightening her shirt or hair instinctively. But you should def someday finish it. Sanderson def picks the pace up when taking over.

[@michaelwhite1552]

"A well-rounded piece of cake"... so the whole cake

[@sempressfi]

I now desire to make a cake that is made to be eaten in round slices, not in triangles

[@ALTDOK667]

@@sempressfi Good idea! Call them "cupcakes"!

[@fardareismai4495]

@@ALTDOK667 You. You win the internet. Everyone else go home!

[@ALTDOK667]

@@fardareismai4495 lol, I don't think I want it!😁

[@fardareismai4495]

@@ALTDOK667 that's fair 😂

[@SlatsAU]

What I really noticed about the descriptions RJ uses is that they vary depending on which character we are having a POV from. Matt will notice wealth and how expensive things are, Rand tends to pay a lot of attention to swords and food being a farmer, Perrin often pays attention to how things are built like buildings or tools or how practical their clothing might be. Nyneave hilariously is the one we get so much dress detail from, the women who swears up and down she isn't obsessed with beautiful clothes but not so secretly is. It really adds to the characters unique voices.

[@etharchildres3976]

You have given me a strategy to employ in my own writing.

[@calmkat9032]

I realized this when I saw the 50th misandrist rant in the book and realized they were all when Nynaeve was narrating. That both made me realize this cool feature of Jordan's writing, AND that the, lets be honest, horrible gender politics are purely because the characters are mostly medeival peasents that are manipulated by a cabal of women.

[@nic_mcpherson]

If I ever get in trouble I’m hiring this guy as my lawyer.

[@chocopong98]

What I remember from WOT is *tugs braid, smooths skirt

[@adambirch6466]

*crosses arms under breasts*

[@mmusashi8589]

*Sniffs with some emotion*

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

chocopong98 Don’t remember the skirt smoothing not from WoT specifcally anyway.

[@SadPeterPan1977]

@@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987 Any time a man was described as handsome by a woman there was skirt smoothing.

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

@@SadPeterPan1977 Im rereading them now so that must not have started till book 3.

[@danielallen9799]

I had the honor of meeting Robert Jordan in 1996 and having him autograph my WOT books. He was so kind and talked about writing and his love of history. I was about to have knee surgery and he had undergone knee surgery recently himself,so he gave me advice on rehabilitation exercise. Great video!

[@geminidragonreads]

I’m currently reading WOT, my thoughts so far: “Where has this been all my life!”

[@allanmandarogan7709]

Hey lady you know me?

[@geminidragonreads]

Al'Lan Mandarogan ???

[@BRoyce69]

Buried under the publicity of series that have existing shows and movies... Quite sad tbh..... WOT> GOT/ASoIF, HP, LOTR, etc all the way. Reading through the second time! it's so amazing :)! stick with it, the ride is awesome

[@geminidragonreads]

Bryce Forsythe I believe they all have wonderful attributes that make them special to different people. I’ve been loving all the ones I read so far and I’m sure it will be one of my favorites. I like it a lot better than I did Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn.

[@Getloose360]

@@geminidragonreads I'm on trip from Taren Ferry to Camelyn and saw your posting :) Enjoy the series. I'm on my 6th journey/read through and oh how I envy you first time reader. 😊 These characters are like old friends I hold close to my heart and I'm guilty of visiting them often. All the best.

[@sienna3059]

Me: He’s never gonna convince me to read this series. Him: *first argument* BRANDON SANDERSON LOVES THIS SERIES Me: .... well dang it.

[@TulipWife]

My reason to read it too lol

[@louishutchinson1416]

Not only did he live it he finished it

[@daydev2599]

The assumption of transitivity of preferences is questionable. Time and time again I found that people whose stuff I like (including Brandon Sanderson) liking something tells me nothing about whether I'd like that something or not.

[@SenatorNyxen]

Are you enjoying it? I like the cosmere, but I didn't like LotR, and the first book feels way too much like an LotR rehash.

[@sienna3059]

@@SenatorNyxen I fizzled out after book six. A couple of the books were excellent, but others failed to keep me invested and interested.

[@mathsonknight4739]

i am learning english to finish reading the wheel of time. in my country only the first six volumes were published.

[@cybersketcher1130]

That kinda sucks.

[@marianaoliveira20998]

I totally get this and it's awful. Here in Brazil the rights to the first era of Mistborn were taken down and we can't find the first book nowhere. I would say I know english pretty well, but reading books of fantasy/sci-fi can get difficult. Unfortunately it's what we've got if we want to read.

[@Seana2222]

@@marianaoliveira20998 I've just finished reading the first Mistborn book in English and I would say, that the language there isn't quite that difficult, at least once you get to know the words related to the use of the individual skills that tend to repeat often throughout the book. So give it a try, it's worth the effort!

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

I can well imagine Robert Jordan jumping with both glee and pride, at having motivated someone to learn a foreign language to read a book.

[@maedre9330]

aye bro, you can literally download it for absolutely free

[@2014Altair]

Thank you. In my despair over GOT season 8 and the time it will take until the new book you popped up in my recommended. Started book 1 and I am hooked.

[@bryndenrivers2139]

Same boat. Valar morghulis.

[@TheNamesGlenuth]

#MeToo

[@charlestruppi7793]

Literally the same thing happened to me. Just finished 1st book.

[@tylerhammond2288]

That’s why I am here as well!

[@JacobMinger]

Same. Season 8 left me feeling empty a little bit and I wanted a new fantasy series to fill that emptiness.

[@heli4233]

I started reading WOT in 1992. I still remember where my best friend tried very hard to convince me to start reading the series. (On a ski lift in Switzerland.) Successfully, I might add. We spent two decades discussing the books and speculating on the course of the story, and of course the ending. Rand and his friends became a part of our lives. The news of the impending TV series and watching videos like this one makes me consider reading the series again.

[@michaelxz1305]

don't... listen to the audiobooks instead...

[@garinzina2082]

I re read It in 4 months time and I am 17 I love it. You see so much more on your second time around. My mother and father have each read the whole series 4 times

[@stella4411]

I started in 1999 I think winters heart had just been released - man it was painful waiting for the next book to come out every couple of years!!!

[@simonhirst3021]

That's what I call an elevator pitch.

[@Nemo-Nihil]

You know, I'm imagining the ski lift breaking half way up and you two were stuck there for a few hours. Your friend just turns to you - sensing that they have you trapped - and starts telling you why you need to read the Wheel of Time.

[@tyd2877]

I felt this video was a little bit of a personal attack. My friend literally was on me this morning about the fact I haven't started this yet, an hour later I see this video. Long story short, Eye of the World is sitting on my desk now.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Him and I planned it out.

[@Huebz]

We’ve been planning it for months.

[@hugthetard3598]

DO IT! Before the end of the second book, The Great Hunt, you won't be able to find enough time in a day to read. Nothing is what you think it is or will be, no one turns out how you imagine, the world is vastly larger than you can conceive and the characters become personal friends with almost no exceptions. If you decide to do it my only recommendation is that you NOT WATCH VIDEOS ABOUT IT! Spoilers will absolutely destroy the series! Enjoy!

[@allanmandarogan7709]

it's a great book guys i finished it last week awesome read.

[@assidbath94]

not gonna lie....this is legit the best series ive ever read....but that first book was one hell of a slog to get through....i understand why it was....and after reading them all i totally get it.....but gawd damn that first book guys.........ffs....it was a gawd damn job

[@hitandruncommentor]

It’s one of the greatest literary works ever written. There.

[@revan0890]

Joke's on you, I've already read WoT!

[@gsly6081]

It's TWoT, twat!

[@adamnunya3924]

Boom!

[@jameshightower8875]

BlueXRaven Actually, no.

[@gsly6081]

@@jameshightower8875 What is it then?

[@Jubanen12]

I don't think he meant "read the book" as a joke :P.. I've read the series too but I think I have to read it again. (I normally never re-read books, Lord of the rings is the only fantasy book series I have read more than once. Just because I dont really see the point of reading trough a story that I already know how its going to end etc.. *shrug*)

[@robbien19]

It took about a year, but after hear you raving about it constantly I finally picked it up. I'm now on book 5.

[@carlosguardia2852]

I am there too...and...blood and ashes...I feel I cannot stop!

[@manuam98]

Cool, I will pick it up while I wait for Winds of Winter 😂

[@shooglechic]

You'll have read it 48 times before GRRM just dies instead of finishing his series.

[@Lucas-qq3rz]

When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. When the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves. Then The Winds Of Winter will come out, and not before.

[@Blackhawk211]

@@Lucas-qq3rz and there still will be a dream of spring to wait for

[@subroy7123]

@@Lucas-qq3rz *whispers* Never... never.... never.

[@Queenofthemall1445]

Thats why ive also decided to read this series haha

[@Willndaji]

I never thought i wld ever meet someone who loves Wot as much as i do lol.

[@Stormcrownn]

I recommend JordanCon a lot. Been there twice and it's an amazing experience to be surrounded by WoT fans for a full 3 days.

[@Rita-RT09]

I just finished "The dragon reborn" and I am on my way to "The shadow rising"!! These books are something else Edit: I am almost finishing Knife of Dreams!! This is so good

[@Ostman100]

The Shadow Rising was probably my favourite book of the series. But I recognise it's not perfect and has some issues. How did you find it?

[@skippen]

They will wear you down.

[@jaycievictory8461]

Yesssssssss! 🙌🙌🙌

[@AnkitSharma-fu9io]

Well , that escalated quickly !

[@adrianreinstein1154]

Something forgotten: NO MARY SUES! EACH AND EVERY character grows organically in their strength and ability and off their own merits. No one gets it easy! ALL have to struggle and fight for their roles, positions, and power (both internal and external/political)! And everyone acts within their character to get them where they end up. It's a messy journey for all! With deep personal struggles as they change and grow during the evolution of themselves and the tale... STRONG FEMALSS: Incredibly well written and diverse female (and make) pro/antagonists! Magical elements that aren't magic weilders: part of the incredible world building is its use of multiple magical(ish) creatures and happenings... Loyal, the steddings, eye of the world, etc. And lastly: it's COMPLETELY UNIQUE idea of how the world is formed and how it works - ie ”the wheel weaves as the wheel wills” how the pattern of events and life is a tapestry of human, emotional, physical, and action oriented yarn! While heavily influenced by destiny, there is still the option for free will, the dark ones touch, balefire and the elements of taverin (sp?) to further shape events which ALL have realistic consequences. Even the idea of reincarnation in how it is presented makes logical sense (which can be true for the real world too...)

[@timidalchemist8475]

One thing I love is that it subverts the chosen one trope by making it realistic and genuinely a scary experience than all sunshine and rainbow for the protagonist. Instead rand goes through so much shit that he starts to do questionable decision even infront of his friends.

[@adrianreinstein1154]

Freddy Martinez for sure! It's a much more honest portrayal of what ”adventure” and ”glory” really is... And how much self sacrifice it truly takes to be a hero or legendary! I'm rereading for the first time right now, and it's even more amazing than the first read because I can focus on so many of these type of elements rather than just keeping my bearings on the plot and people...

[@TheDevler23]

there is one, but he doesn't show up until the last book, really. and it doesn't matter because he's awesome anyways. (spoiler next) Androl and the Lava Wall was so badass, it negates his mary sue-ness imo!

[@juliand6317]

Something you missed that I feel Jordan does well (and is a major element in his series) is prophecy, foreshadowing and metaphor. This is mostly through his dream scenes and prophecies of the dragon.

[@phoenixhollenbeck3318]

Julian D oh man this is so true. The foreshadowing in the wot books is amazing.

[@IgnorancEnArrogance]

He is the king of foreshadowing. Things you read in the first book that you think are pointless end up morphing into massive and irrevocable events and character arcs 11 books later. It's definitely a series where you can reread every book 5 times and still discover something new.

[@Trisjack20]

Agreed and the variety of prophecy systems from the Dark prophecy, foretelling, dreaming, Min's visions etc. Loved it loved it loved it!

[@CapturedInWords]

Hahaha that 'ya got it' montage was amazing, you definitely got me pumped up to continue reading the series! I love all the interviews you included, really brings into perspective how many authors have been influenced by WoT. Will for sure be sharing this video with some people who are hesitant to start this series!

[@argel1200]

I remember finishing A Memory of Light and realizing for the first time in over a decade (I started the series after book 6 had been out so was able to catch up) I didn't have a Wheel of Time book on the horizon to wait for. I eventually started into Sanderson's books, but I recall it was such an odd feeling that it was actually over. I still go back and read some of the scenes over and over again. Not sure I'd rate it the best ever -- I think Tolkien holds that honor still for me, and the epic nature of Malazan is still stunning, but without a doubt it's one of the most influential fantasy series of all time.

[@kd4yhs]

Yeah, Tolkien has serious depth to his works. And, another literary work of magnificent depth and breadth is the Bible. Read through, read it again, read it again, read it again. You'll always get something new and amazing each time, ad infinitum, whereas WOT and LOR have limited depth, ultimately. Peace out.

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

I recently came across a chart that listed the length of various fantasy series. I was so shocked to see how much longer the Wheel of Time is compared to Discworld. Like, Discworld seemed incredibly long when I got into it, and now that I’m past a fourth of it, seeing the length of Wheel of Time was still jarring. I do fully intend to read it, I just don’t know where the hell I will find the time to. It might take me finishing high school and uni before I can even start it xD

[@kd4yhs]

Yeah, but the length is attributable to excessive verbage given to certain extraneous scene details and individuals' feelings and shit. I skipped pages and pages and pages of such, as I read the series and I think the whole series could have easily been half the number of books.

[@KizzMyAbs]

Audiobooks bro

[@rebekahhiggins9002]

Audiobooks.

[@The8merp]

Is there a fan edit of the book that cuts down on the excess descriptions and other not strictly necessary parts ? , I am not a fan of those as I lack the imagination to visualize it anyway and it slows down my reading pace

[@dancegregorydance6933]

I like your description. Wheel of Time feels like it's a bridge between the classical fantasy of Tolkien and modern fantasy.

[@wynstondim]

Just finished reading it FOR THE EIGHTH TIME.

[@nickolasdiamond5619]

You are a beast

[@wooshbait36]

Cringe, you need a gf

[@arushik1612]

14 books 8 times over?! My god!

[@mortuitissedai2085]

Holy shit, where do you find the time!?! Another age would pass and come again before I read this masterpiece 8 times lol

[@daniele5782]

@@wooshbait36 Bro your picture of profile!!!! I thought It was an hair hahahaha I was destroying my display.

[@andreguimaraes4355]

I'm coming back here to say that 2 years after I watched this video, I started reading (listening acutally) the wheel of time because of you Daniel, and thank you! I am in love with the books

[@TheIardis]

To my tastes the story drags on faaaar too long. At some point in time the 'velocity' just goes way down and the various subplots and unnecessary complications grind the whole thing nearly to a stop. Was just no fun for me anymore after book 3 or 4 or so (continued another 3 or 4 books but it never caught my enthusiasm anymore after that).

[@peterholley5802]

I read book one, I thought it was eh. Couldn’t get into book two

[@mtnsaray]

As a guy who almost never reads fantasy, I started The Wheel of Time after this video, and it currently goes amazing. I am instantly hooked by the easy storytelling that doesn't jeopardize the details. And I never found any detail described too much. Nothing unnecessary and gives so much depth to what you're trying to imagine. Thank you!

[@cjdanskine1984]

Wait until you're on book 7 and 8, then the details start to drive you crazy. Still a great read however.

[@nickolasdiamond5619]

This guy is obviously lying, what the hell man, the over describing was what I hated the most about it, I mean come in how many girls have to react to that guys handsomeness.

[@Greendalewitch]

@@cjdanskine1984 Im at book nr 6 and details dont matter to me. Its Nynyve constant nagging. She just. Doesnt. Shut. Up.

[@bilgeturkkan6095]

I also started after this video, but I hated it. Book one started good, but then the pace slowered. After reading book two I stopped. I wish that I just can teleport to the books that Sanderson have written

[@HexaDecimus]

@@bilgeturkkan6095 as someone who persevered through all the books, i'd say it wasn't worth it.

[@reidwallace4258]

I take all your comments and raise you a Sir Terry Pratchett.

[@Trisjack20]

An excellent writer but a very different experience. I don't think they are directly a good comparison. Pratchett is writing his own sub genre of fantasy not a single epic.

[@reluctantsocialist2670]

Sir Terry was good but overrated tbh, his best novel is half written by Neil Gaiman

[@reidwallace4258]

@@reluctantsocialist2670 Neil Gaiman worked on small gods? Learn something new every day.

[@jonwatson3271]

No.... no.

[@Harrythreapletonofficial]

Reid Wallace Nice

[@carlosguardia2852]

I wanted first to get all the 15 books (yes, including New Spring) so I could start reading them. I am in the 5th book and damn, I just love how everything is described in all the books. How the magic works, how the character develop, the enemies and the culture...is just all damn good!!

[@ElizabethMagicalGarden]

You are so amazing, the way you talk about the wheel of time🙌🏽🙌🏽 man I just had to get into it, I got it on Audible and I’m in love❤️ I had to stop by and give a big thank you as i am very new to this magical world🤗🤗🤗

[@monferno71]

This came to me just after getting The Eye of the World on audiobook and now I’m hyped yet overwhelmed

[@charlottestewart1851]

the audiobooks are very well done! that's how I'm listening to them. have you read them before?

[@joelsephjoelstar]

Both Kate and Michael do a phenomenal job on the audiobooks. Their performances and the quality of the recordings only get better as the series progresses. I hope you enjoy the experience! I just finished up AMOL and the series for the second time and if anything it was an even more magical journey than the first.

[@twig8523]

Noooo! there's better ways to pronounce proper nouns!!! 😵

[@joelsephjoelstar]

@@twig8523 I have no complaints outside of the "moh-geh-deen" vs. "moh-gideon" mix up. That confused the crap out me and made me doubt my memory during my first listening lol.

[@twig8523]

@@joelsephjoelstar for me it's: moh-"ghchhuuhhh"-dine like a yiddish/shushing blend. (Exaggeration for demonstrative purposes) I do something similar but more "French"ish with Egwene.... Ugh. So gross to drop a hard "egg" on her name. VERY UN-feminine 🐔🐣

[@stepan.tichyy]

I'm on book 7, thanks to you. And I'm so happy to pick it up. It's spectacular and I enjoy it tremendously.

[@finlaystewart6894]

Warning, series gets a bit slow from now until the last three books! But its worth it

[@vipset87]

@@finlaystewart6894 im about to start book 7 and am dreading the slowness everyone has been telling me about

[@smurphftw2008]

I hated book 7 and 8 and gave up. Hopefully your experience will differ.

[@smurphftw2008]

@@finlaystewart6894 I lost patience with it. 14 books is too damn long.

[@trevor00412]

We come....

[@NaeBlis]

Great video Daniel! Couldn't have said it better myself. Obviously, I feel the same way about the series. People don't know what they are missing out on by not reading these books. I think one of the nuanced things that you pick up even more after a couple re-reads is how well Robert Jordan does the "unreliable narrator" A bit of Holden Caulfield in each of the POVs we get from our characters. It can sometimes be infuriating for the reader because we have more information than the characters do, but they really don't see the same event the same way and he does such an excellent job of fleshing out the way these different perceptions would actually play out in the way the characters act on what they see. Another great video. Keep up the good work man and I'll see you at JordanCon!

[@crown.zenith]

Lord of the Rings books were funded by Tolkien's love of creating languages not a world war. The wars themsevles were themed around the battle of light and dark.

[@far77fae]

I convinced my mom to read the first book, she mainly read romance novels, she described the book as a constant journey where everyone was always traveling. I have come to appreciate the journey more than the destination as that is where you see the characters grow.

[@errtu123]

While I think WoT is great, my problem with it is the sheer number of unlikeable main(ish) characters. I often find myself more entertained by reading chapters of characters that might have 1 pov in a book and then drag through several hundred pages of characters I just don't care about or straight up dislike. It makes it difficult to be in their heads.

[@LucasVogelmann]

I have the same problem with it. It always seemed to me as a series with huge potential, but that falls short because of its main characters. Specially Mat and Perrin never captivated me. I’m currently at The Shadow Rising, but it’s been a struggle reading it. I always felt like a lot of characters are kinda shallow as far as their motivations, desires and fears go.

[@Magnums_Chronicles]

I’m currently doing my first re-read of the entire WoT Series. It’s amazing how much you can retain from each book individually & collectively when you read them back to back VS waiting 2+ years for the next book to come out. I’ve got 15 pages left to go on Book 6 LORD OF CHAOS and I have fallen in love with the Battle at Dumai’s Wells all over again. I can’t wait to see how this Battle on the upcoming TV Series.

[@geoffharmer1366]

Whoa s tv series, who's making that? I can't wait!

[@timidalchemist8475]

@@geoffharmer1366 appereantly agent of shields,wesrworld and game of throne writers with costume designer of harry potter movies (mostly deathly hollows).

[@gothamoracle]

Ok I’m sold. I’ll add this to my 2020 TBR.

[@WheelMan4213]

How far along have you gotten in these 8 months?

[@gothamoracle]

I got it as an audio book which did not work for me so I started The Stormlight Archive. I haven’t completely given up on it. Thanks for asking! Any advice?

[@WheelMan4213]

@@gothamoracle I haven't started it myself! Haha. I am reading the Malazan Book of the Fallen right now. I was just curious how a new reader felt about Wheel of Time!

[@gothamoracle]

Anthony Lynch maybe I’ll start it early next year. I’ve dedicated 2020 to everything Cosemer and my physical TBR is out of control. I’m reading Kings of the Wyld right now.

[@kevinacecox]

I love Brandon and read him years ago, however, I was so crushed by Jordans death that I still haven't been able to bring myself to finish the series. I even bought expensive WOT Hardcovers so I could read them as soon as they were published.

[@erikb6869]

I guess you've convinced me. I'm going in, wish me luck guys

[@nickolasdiamond5619]

Good luck

[@swbaxter13]

I dunno. I think the first 2-3 books are fantastic, and once I got around to finishing the series I thought Sanderson delivered a much stronger ending than I expected. But in the middle it feels like a real slog - and by middle, I mean "most of 6-8 massive books." I've sometimes thought that I should give it another chance and start a reread, but each time somewhere in "The Fires of Heaven" or "Lord of Chaos" I feel like things are dragging with 9 or 10 books still to go. It's great that so many people are passionate about it, but it's not for me.

[@nebeskisrb7765]

I fully agree with you. I don't recall exact book names, but about the time the Seanchan invade for real and Matt is stuck in the city they captured, up to the the raid against the White Tower, the pacing slows down to a crawl.

[@kfirlevy7635]

Brandon Sanderson's voice sounds kinda like Ben Shapiro's.

[@David-un4cs]

Thankfully he's nothing like him lmao

[@Andrew-it7fb]

If he spoke really fast like shapiro does, he'd sound just like him.

[@zadig08]

I thought so too. I cringed when I heard the voice.

[@Anonymos185]

"Books don't care about your feelings"

[@Greendalewitch]

@@Anonymos185 "Im more popular than you Rothfuss. I turn out books like crazy and no one knows who you are"

[@christinewheelwright8096]

I very much enjoyed this honest analysis and, although I have not previously read any of Robert Jordan's books, I might now. Recently I have been thinking a great deal about the use of detailed descriptive passages in my own work. I generally use minimal description of objects/places/physical appearance, preferring to allow the reader's own imagination to do the work for me. My feeling is that, if allowed to visualize for themselves, readers will develop mental images that are more real/tangible. This also provides more room for me to focuss on plot, world-building and character development. I realise this makes me something of an outlier (in the fantasy genre at least).

[@nicolecolli5829]

Currently reading the lord of chaos. I don’t know what I will do of my life when I finish the books. Luckily there are still many books ahead Haha

[@DefinitelyNotOdin]

Way ahead of ya, m’guy. Started book 1 on Monday. *puts on sunglasses*

[@IchibanOjousama]

welcome to the fandom

[@twig8523]

"Way" ahead? 😕 ... 😆 😝

[@kral2k10]

I have always been a big lover of the fantasy and high fantasy genre, a couple of years back i was in a Tesco grabbing a sandwich, on my way out of the store i saw a book shelf, all books pre-owned for £1 with the proceeds going to charity, i picked up one battered book, 'The Eye of the World' and did not stop reading until i had finished the series, to this day I consider the moment I thought "fuck it, why not take a peek" as one of the best decisions i ever made xD

[@sempressfi]

That thought has gotten me into so much trouble and also brought me so much amazing things 😂 "fuck it, why not"

[@nebeskisrb7765]

My biggest gripe with WoT is that the main baddies, the Forsaken, never feel threatening. Maybe the story lets us know them too well, because I never feel like they have a chance of winning. The Seanchan feel much more dangerous and unstoppable than the Forsaken.

[@abmstudio3678]

14 goddamn books, 14 goddamn books. How long will it take to read this thing man, a couple of years at least man.

[@ryantaylor102]

ABM Studio 15 if you count the prequel

[@VoidLantadd]

Took me a month

[@ryantaylor102]

DMD there’s no way. If that’s true you’re a really fast fucking reader

[@joshuabrown7815]

Do you even Rangers Apprentice my boy?

[@ryantaylor102]

Joshua Brown or malazan book of the fallen

[@vizxd2422]

I'm 4 books in and just don't get the "wow this series is amazing" feeling. It seems like a very generic fantasy series for me, and I just don't feel connected to any of the characters.

[@gwem1979]

I think i read the first six books a while back but gave up. I found most of the characters annoying even though the general plot was great. The way the author kept having the one character tug her braid annoyed me, petty but it seemed to happen a lot. I’ve been thinking of starting them again

[@BedtimeBookworm]

Love this video, such a masterpiece! I was trying to think of anything to add and really struggled, you summed it up so nicely. Maybe the whole playing with gender roles thing? That’s definitely one of my favorite aspects of the series.

[@LoyaFrostwind]

Brandon Sanderson was my #1 incentive to finish the Wheel of Time series. I had stopped at #8 long ago. Last year, I decided to start over again so that I could get to the Brandon Sanderson finale. And I don't regret it one bit!

[@robert7737]

Nice! Thank god for Sanderson, brought the books back to its early greatness

[@jaycievictory8461]

@@robert7737 I have to disagree with that. That feels like such a slap on Jordan 😣 I loved all the books. But the greatest were definitely his alone.

[@metacarpitan]

I just started the stormlight archives and I am having a lot of trouble putting it down to do boring things like eat and work.... LOL I cant wait to start the wheel of time now, after watching your video. Also I might have fallen a little in love with you after this.

[@AllNikoNoLai]

Bro. I want my life back. Wheel of Time sucks. Hard. And that's after the first five books. Like holy shit even the TV show is better and THAT'S ass. It's all because of this video. I hate you lmao. .... Your other takes are iight. Subscribed. But this one was for the streets.

[@JustlikeEric]

Anyone else find the whole Aes Sadai thing getting a little bit silly. The amount of catty politics that goes on with the Aes Sadai i feel like nobody would actually take them seriously. I wish they were written at least slightly more humble, less sounding like high school popularity content. They are supposed to be this sort of all knowing, very wise, above a normal person type of thing and yet they come across as mostly immature and have an extremely inflated self image. Really like the books so far, only on book 11 so far but sometimes the attitude of the Aes Sadai characters gets a bit old and one dimensional.

[@mott1992]

"They are supposed to be this sort of all knowing, very wise, above a normal person type of thing and yet they come across as mostly immature and have an extremely inflated self image" Welcome to the entire history of politics!

[@semicolon4278]

I get it being a part of the aes sedai job description, but it does get annoying

[@drunkenroundtable]

OK, you confinced me. I'll give it a try, and with the slow speed that I read at, it looks like I have the next year or more of reading material laid out for me.

[@psionicsknight6651]

Okay, I have to be honest, Daniel: Even as a major fantasy fan, I was still a bit skeptical about the Wheel of Time. After this, I am DEFINITELY going to check out Wheel of Time when I get the chance! So, you accomplished your overall goal here with me, at least.

[@KingMidgardsormr]

I haven't read Wheel of Time yet but honestly.... I can't help but feel nothing can surpass Stormlight Archive. I said the same thing about Mistborn and then Stormlight happened but I still can't help but feeling nothing can surpass Stormlight.

[@reneejoubert230]

I find his detailing too painful. Kinda like Tolkien. Too many words. More emphasis on plot lines would be more to my taste. Bought all 14 books. Have only managed to read 4.

[@tomashize]

Am I the only person who thinks this young man gets more attractive throughout the video..?

[@0Arman0]

rand al thor... orr daniel?? XD

[@jimzimmer2048]

@Claudia’s Atelier 17

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

As of May 31st, 2019 --> *_78 DARKFRIENDS_* have *_Disliked_* this video...😊

[@michaelxz1305]

it's true, most darkfriends do come across as stupid in the books, don't they?

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@@michaelxz1305 >>> 😊

[@Trisjack20]

They walk among us

[@ashleyforbes5275]

I’m currently rereading A Song of Ice and Fire, in hopes that GRRM releases the Winds of Winter soon (probably not but I can dream). But once I’m done, Wheel of Time is next! The Eye of the World is sitting on my shelf just waiting to be opened. I’m pretty excited, it seems like it’s going to be an awesome series

[@lukebatchelor717]

WELL???

[@sanvadghokshe5320]

3 years later, and GRRM just revealed that he is only 500 pages done with TWOW. It's still long way off. Sorry friend 😢

[@onetwo-in4mh]

The problem is, The Wheel of Time is absolute garbage. So this taints your other reviews. Maybe you're not the expert I thought you were.

[@edjadecapungcol7392]

I thought that after reading all 15 book of WoT, It would be more easier to part with the characters, but it wasn't. The characters became just like best friends for me. And yes for me it shall always be the story that captured me.

[@Shemz87]

Same, after finishing the series I found myself liking wheel of time images on Pinterest. I started listening to the Audio books. I can't wait for the TV series.I need to start a new book series.

[@bdubb4899]

I literally just started WOT a few days ago because of your videos

[@assidbath94]

keep going after......the first book is a chore....but omg it gets so much better....idk why no one talks about this

[@andrebenoit404]

I love the first one it is an amazing read but then it just gets better and better! I started with the prologue book which was hard to understand but when I read the 1st book I understood so much more.

[@randyrogers1853]

@@andrebenoit404 the prequel wasn't really meant to be read before tEotW, I think it was best to be read either after aMoL or tSR.

[@hikethemike7349]

Are you willing to accept a fantasy series throning over WoT? Because imo I see Stormlight Archive doing that in about 20 years.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Mario Stoeffler I am patiently waiting for Stormlight to prove itself. I believe it can, but it needs a few more entries. You’re absolutely right.

[@MM-xm5vx]

There is no way stormlight is going to top WOT especially when you look at its contemporaries

[@poppingcorn3789]

Agreed. This series is a monolith in terms of the fantasy world. I admire so much about these books, but for my fellows who got burnt out after the first three, I do understand. I thought books 1-3 were awesome, and I felt like the resolution at the end of book three, with the addition of an epilogue, could have made for an amazing trilogy. I made it halfway through book six before getting burnt out. I was honestly so sad when I did, because I respect so much in this work, even through I couldn’t get through those books. It is clear that Robert Jordan loved his world, which I can really get behind myself. I am sure that the series continues to shine, with its world and character’s complexity and amazing flavor. For me, I’m pretty sure I know why I burnt out. I read these books in the seventh grade. At that time, I was reading YA and 70s/80s short fantasy novels, where the plot moves at a breakneck pace, and there is always action. I wasn’t used to the slower paced, detailed epic. Fast forward many years later, here I am, a wishful aspiring writer building my own worlds. I love being detailed and methodical with the history and and culture, and running my characters through them. I have a feeling that reading them again now would give me a very different experience than in the seventh grade. I think that if I tried it again, I could make it through to the end.

[@sterlingarcher5698]

Creator, you tongue flap like an Ogier. Blood and bloody ashes, read them!!!

[@gregcampwriter]

I'm six books in, and I want to lay a beating on almost all of the characters. They're 1950s sitcom stereotypes.

[@marcie_atl]

I’m currently on book 3 & it’s been a challenge simply because it’s so slow paced. That being said, I’m so curious about SO many things that I’m committed. Even if I’m just committed because of Perrin & Moiraine, I’m still committed. I’m in a reading slump due to some personal stuff, but this video makes me want to dive back in, which means the rest of my day = WoT :) Thanks!

[@SamS-uv2ql]

If you think the first 3 books are slow paced, you are in for a nasty shock.

[@alexanderifinae6207]

I began reading the WOT series in middle school and fell in love. I didn't make it through Lord of the Rings but I read the first 9 books of the series straight through and it took me a couple years... then I had to wait for a really long time for 10 to come out. I didn't know Jordan was ailing at the time. I tried reading some other fantasy but couldn't get into it. TLDR I legit cried when I finally got my hands on the 10th book because I had "forgotten most of my friends". Once I heard that Mr. Jordan had passed I full on morned for days. When a book series can have that kind of impact it's unparalleled perfection.

[@EnbyReads]

you convinced me! I have the first book at home so getting started sooon

[@turveiro9949]

The wheel of time is an incredible series but the romance is so badly written that even though I love the series the poorly written romance just takes me out, the rushed romance bugs me the most and then just last minute changes

[@gregorygreen2035]

So if I didn’t like Eye of the World, is it safe to say I just don’t like Classic Fantasy?

[@jayarcher3331]

Started reading the wheel of time because of you now I'm on book 4

[@djuetungen7779]

I am going on your recommendation. I just ordered the series.

[@lukea5067]

I love how the dream magic system is completely based on lucid dreaming. It's so completely obvious and brilliant.

[@mortuitissedai2085]

I also thought it was super cool, to have it seperate from the power, allowing Perrin, Rand and Mat to all have unique abilities that were exerted to maximum in the final book. Tel'aran'rhiod was super awesome, and I loved the way that it affected almost every single character at one point or another.

[@brianaubuchon9267]

1:46 - 1:51 "To those who kind of deny it but still pretty much just steal from it, Terry Goodkind." That one got a good laugh out of me. Now do a video talking about how Andrzej Sapkowski does the same thing with Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone.

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

Welp, time to check out The Wheel of Time from my local library! I cannot wait to read it!!! :)

[@Kerodos14]

Ok so here is the thing im currently more than 3/4 through book 1 and honestly i dont like it, now please dont kill me on the spot, and let try me explain my 3 biggest problems with it(spoiler for book 1)and try to convert me hopefully: 1. I dont like the main Characters, they seem dull and uninspired, and only get dragged through the story, the first time they were acutally somewhat likeable was when Rand and Mat play music and juggle, as they are proactive, and not only reactive. Egwene is the most likeable from the getgo, Moiraine und Lan seem like the typical hypercompetent mystical Teachers, which is to much cliche for me. Merrilin was pretty good actually he was proactive had many flaws and got then got killed(or captured or anything i dont know, he just runs to the enemy through a group of people) Perrin seems ok..ish, i dont know he just seems pretty uninteresting appart from the wolf-talking(which seemed to be slaped on him to seem interresting) 2.Classic fantasy: Trolloks, big bad dark lor, mystical bad black riders(Myrddraal), a cursed treasure and so on, dont understand me wrong i love tolkien but i already had Lord of the Rings i dont need Lord of the Rings(Remake) 3. The Neverending Chase. like its just small city to small city to farm to farm to city with some small event happen every second city, im not exciting to read how they come hungry in the 50th city/farm looking for food and sleep and then have to flee early because some bad guy is in the city/farm, im just not rooting for anybody if they suddenly died all and get enslaved by the dark lord i wouldnt be mad. I Read online that there is some big twist in the first books, if its something like: Dark Lord = not so bad, Ais Sedai = Dark cult, i wouldnt be surprised. I hope that it gets better, im a huge long Story fan(im 800 novellas in a space operea that has currently published its 3000th novella of the series(german sci fi: Perry Rhodan), i also love Sanderson and the Cosmere i hoped to also like WoT, but even if the future books would be great i would still have the bad memories of pushing myself to read the first book. Any input? or is WoT just nothing for me?

[@geek_on_9159]

Yeah i feel mostly the same. Some characters (Mat and Rand) get better (at least as far as i've read)

[@andresantiago6865]

Kleptomane Robert Jordan repeatedly said that he deliberately made the plot beats in the first book very similar to lotr. He wanted to highlight the innocence of village life, the reluctant adventurers, the group setting off together in relative safety before raising the stakes by separating them. He wanted it to feel familiar to the audience before turning it all on its head and make it more complex then the audience could ever imagine. As for characters, they grow up very quickly. They have to. Imagine if Frodo didn't have to destroy the one ring but instead had to take on Sauron himself. Imagine if instead of Sauron being largely unaware of Frodo's mission, he instead had people everywhere reporting on Frodo's progress. Imagine if the whole world knew who Frodo was and either wanted to help him or stop him. How would Frodo (and the peolple around him) deal?

[@HikingPhalkawn]

Your points are valid, if you were to be looking at book 1 as a stand-alone piece of fantasy fiction. However, it has to be considered as the starting point for a piece of epic literature. Something of this scope cannot simply jump in and assume that the reader is ready for the 'good stuff'. The characters have to be established. Part of this is creating a believable scenario of their lives up to this point, and then the time of transition as they are pulled (mostly reluctantly) into this larger world within which they will be taking on world shattering roles. You do not take characters through that transition lightly, or quickly. To do so would be to produce a shoddy work not worthy of the reader's time. You have to see these characters being, as you describe, reactive, rather than proactive, until such time as they gain enough agency within the roles that they are playing to take that largely proactive stance. They do not stay that way for long, and by the 3rd book you will see mostly proactive type of behavior becoming the norm (though a certain necessity of reactive action have to be considered as well). The Trollocks and Myrddraal will remain through the series, but will be used more as tools of others, or somewhat elemental forces, rather than being the main threat constantly plaguing our heroes. The cursed treasure is a means to an end, and soon loses any parallel you might be feeling towards the One Ring from Tolkien's works. The Neverending Chase where the heroes are constantly on the run from a threat only lasts through about 2/4 of the first book (so about as far as you have read so far) before it changes. They go from running away from something to running towards something. And even that will wrap up in this first book (2nd book involves and entirely different chase - I mean the title is The Great Hunt after all, but it too wraps up in 1 book and is not really the entirety of the plot in that work either.) In summary, stick with it. As a long time fan of the Fantasy and Sci-Fi genres, having read a great variety of works, both good and bad, I can honestly say that Daniel's arguments are pretty spot on, but you have to apply them to the whole series. Yes there are parts that are better than others, but that will be a matter of personal preference for any reader as to how that applies. It is worth the read, and you will be both happy to have read it and sad that it is over once you come to the end.

[@jeremydanchuk1897]

@@geek_on_9159 The first book is really just an introduction to the characters and world, you are kind of learning it through their eyes. The twist is not what you think. One of the things I love about this series is the growth of the characters, they do change and evolve. Just about all the characters in this book get reintroduced later on. I would give it until the end of book two, Great hunt, before writing it off(so punny) the series.

[@geek_on_9159]

@@jeremydanchuk1897 i read half of dragon reborn before stopping. There is just too much time given to characters i don't care about and there doesn't seem to be an interesting conflict, as our protag - Rand is barely given any time. So i believe when people tell me there is an awesome payoff, but right now i don't have time to read 14 books in the hope that something climactic and meaningfully interesting happens.

[@billyalarie929]

"i was just leading into the taint" NOW we're gettin somewhere. 😏

[@hgu123454321]

Since you feel so confident about your choice of best fantasy series, I'm going to be a total a*hole and suggest a few years worth of books to read before you make up your mind :-P These were specifically selected because (1) they're really good, and (2) I haven't heard you talk about them on your channel. * Stephen Donaldson: Chronicles of Thomas Covenant * Guy Gavriel Kay: The Fionavar Tapestry * Sean Russell: The Initiate Brother * Ian Irvine: View from the Mirror In truth, I don't think Wheel of Time should be named "best fantasy". It's long, and that it all it has going for it. It might have been 'best fantasy' if it hadn't been; the books needed far more rigorous editing, dropping irrelevant plot threads, scenes where Nynaeve tugs her braids, scenes describing one of the women's bodices, and scenes where Rand does _nothing_ for pages on end. There's a whole book (Crossroads of Twilight) you could skip, and not miss any plot development. The whole thing started out great, but after five or so books became a caricature of itself.

[@ronstout5926]

I never read fantasy before but a friend of mine told me I should read the wheel of time series,I'm on book 6 Lord of Chaos love it,

[@EDDO478]

I stopped at the path of daggers. I was very fond of the books but Jordan just couldn't pull it together. The writing become tedious to read and the characters were just two dimensional figments by the time I quit. His writing of females always felt very cliched to me and it's something that I wish Sanderson was not so inspired by as all his women have been very very similar to Jordan's. All that to say he really had something special going on and I have heard that Sanderson ended it fairly well. Maybe one day I will jump back in and have a complete picture of it. I really love the genre and have been reading a lot of it for years now. I love the fact that this channel is reviewing all these books. I will definitely subscribe and continue watching. Thank you for your content

[@LoyaFrostwind]

It's easier to read and do a marathon since all the books are finished now, and we don't have to wait a year or two between books. Brandon Sanderson is my #1 reason to re-read these books. I had also stopped at #8 years ago.

[@EDDO478]

@@LoyaFrostwind in a genre that has some of it's best names taking almost a decade between books it's refreshing that he can publish so frequently. But sometimes it really shows in his work. There are passages in Oathbringer that make me really wish he would spend more time on his prose. I love his ideas but it's hard for me to get too excited for him when he seems to lose his commitment to quality work just to get things done. IDK I kinda hate bringing up Sandersons flaws to people because I really do believe in what he is doing but at the same time the quality if his writing and even most of his characters feel really rushed to me

[@תהלהקאופמן]

The librerian in my hometown just asked me to write something about wot to make other people try reading it so this vedio came in the perfect time.

[@markyboo]

Wonderful books, but the whole "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" relationship between men and women in the books is just horrible.

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

Yeah men and women are different. Society ran fine without feminism. The 1950s are not as bad as movies like to portray. Yes women had roles but beating them was actually frowned upon. And most men are not rapists.

[@wadeknyal2828]

Christ fellow repliers, this is why male nerds have a reputation as sexist

[@jeremyyarbro8749]

@@wadeknyal2828 "men and women are different" ...."SEXIST!!!!211" REEE

[@jeremyyarbro8749]

But you're right though, they should have had men running the world in WOT instead of women.

[@wadeknyal2828]

It’s simply not true though dude, in the books everyone is constantly confused about the other gender. If you relate to that alright, but I really don’t think most people do.