Jurjen
I decided to reread The Eye of the World exactly 5 years after starting it for the first time. I’ve never been a massive fan of the Wheel of Time (though I did enjoy the experience of finishing the entire thing, more than the sum of its parts and all that), and I certainly wasn’t a huge fan of b1 back then, though people always say how WOT is so much better on a reread than on the initial read. I think I’ll be finding myself in that camp. Having gone through the entire journey in this world with all these characters definitely has invested me in a way that I wasn’t before. The charm of Emond’s Field, the way the world and its mysteries slowly opens up to the gang, and the many hints of what’s to come… I had a lot of fun.
The flaws that bothered me back then bothered me less, though they’re still absolutely flaws. Initially I was intensely annoyed at how Jordan approached Mat’s characterisation, as well as the last-minute heel turn the story made in the final 100 pages. Knowing it’d happen didn’t make it so bad though.
When I decided to pick EOTW up again after so many years, I’d imagined it to be a one-off, and that I wouldn’t reread the entire series. I think I am going to commit to an entire reread, but god knows how long that’s gonna take. 2.5 years for my initial reread, this one’s looking at 5+ lmao. Also, the copies I read the series on initially are fucking illegible. Insanely narrow pages with very tiny spacing. Even back then I said that had I read them on proper copies, all my grades would go up by half a point. And what do you know, reread it on an ereader, and I am in fact upgrading the rating by half a point lol.
I decided to reread The Eye of the World exactly 5 years after starting it for the first time. I’ve never been a massive fan of the Wheel of Time (though I did enjoy the experience of finishing the entire thing, more than the sum of its parts and all that), and I certainly wasn’t a huge fan of b1 back then, though people always say how WOT is so much better on a reread than on the initial read. I think I’ll be finding myself in that camp. Having gone through the entire journey in this world with all these characters definitely has invested me in a way that I wasn’t before. The charm of Emond’s Field, the way the world and its mysteries slowly opens up to the gang, and the many hints of what’s to come… I had a lot of fun.
The flaws that bothered me back then bothered me less, though they’re still absolutely flaws. Initially I was intensely annoyed at how Jordan approached Mat’s characterisation, as well as the last-minute heel turn the story made in the final 100 pages. Knowing it’d happen didn’t make it so bad though.
When I decided to pick EOTW up again after so many years, I’d imagined it to be a one-off, and that I wouldn’t reread the entire series. I think I am going to commit to an entire reread, but god knows how long that’s gonna take. 2.5 years for my initial reread, this one’s looking at 5+ lmao. Also, the copies I read the series on initially are fucking illegible. Insanely narrow pages with very tiny spacing. Even back then I said that had I read them on proper copies, all my grades would go up by half a point. And what do you know, reread it on an ereader, and I am in fact upgrading the rating by half a point lol.
Original review: Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT
reread: yeah this book still absolutely fucking rocks, especially that ending. Those last 10 pages are batshit. So much depth and meaning to the dialogue, and it's got a really strong list of secondary characters (callidus and veridius probs being the strongest).
Still need a sequel stat
Original review: Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT
reread: yeah this book still absolutely fucking rocks, especially that ending. Those last 10 pages are batshit. So much depth and meaning to the dialogue, and it's got a really strong list of secondary characters (callidus and veridius probs being the strongest).
Still need a sequel stat
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
Man. What a fucking book. A fantastic and vivid setting, strong character work and dynamics, the plot, themes, and character arcs go hand in hand together very well.
But that ending. That ending has left me speechless. What the fuck was going on. So many questions. I need a sequel STAT.
A great book to end the year with. This one surprised me big time. I assumed that I was going to be much more eh on the book than everyone who has recommended it to me, but no, I was wrong. This book is utterly charming and pure fun. I especially like Thimble. He is so chill.
The setting is cosy, the characters are nice to be around, and the prose is really quite good for a first-time author.
I recommend this to anyone who thinks it won't be their thing. Oh, and I don't even drink coffee.
A great book to end the year with. This one surprised me big time. I assumed that I was going to be much more eh on the book than everyone who has recommended it to me, but no, I was wrong. This book is utterly charming and pure fun. I especially like Thimble. He is so chill.
The setting is cosy, the characters are nice to be around, and the prose is really quite good for a first-time author.
I recommend this to anyone who thinks it won't be their thing. Oh, and I don't even drink coffee.