Let me first start by saying that I read these books by accident. I know that sounds crazy since it’s thousands (maybe millions) of pages. But I am not that girl. I am already nerdy about so many things. I wasn’t going to add high fantasy.
Like when people are like, “Did you see Dune?” I’m like, “Yes, I saw all 187,240 words as I read Frank’s masterpiece cover to cover.” In my closet you can find both a costume for Star Wars and a costume for Star Trek. I am literally wearing Jurassic Park earrings with a Doctor Who T-shirt as I type this blog post.
Like I said — I already have a lot of nerding happening. I don’t need more.
But I have a teenage son whose reading habits make it harder to keep him full of reading material than it is to keep him in shoes and pants that fit (also saying something since he’s almost 6’). My point is, this is my son’s fault.
HE wanted to read Wheel of Time because he had already read, well, everything else. And HE left the book on the couch. So it is HIS fault that I picked it up just to get a sense of the tone and accidentally read all 300,147 words. Oops.
First things first. This cover is so glorious. There are so many other book covers from other print releases since this, and they all pale in comparison. I mean look at that stupid work of art. Bask in it. This is what drew me in to appx. 57 kajillion hours of page-turning.
As stated previously, the Wheel of Time made me like the first book of the Eragon series less because this was written first (and yes, I know all stories are retelling the same story and I know Harry Potter is Star Wars) but truly it’s just too similar. Note: Eragon is still worth reading though, for the rest of the series.
What do I like in Wheel of Time? Thank you for asking. I like Perrin and Lan. I like that the female characters are actual characters. I like that there are multiple kinds of threats. I like that the magic has a cost. I like that there is highly developed lore within the world. I like that the three best friends constantly wish they were more like each other.
Oh! And I like the way the Fades cape’s don’t move. What a creepy and awesome detail.
