/lit/ - Literature

"Moving the blade is not enough," Lan said, "though some think it is. The mind is part of it, most of it. Blank your mind, sheepherder. Empty it of hate or fear, of everything. Burn them away."

From the first of the Wheel of Time books, The Eye of the World, so far it's a very enjoyable book.

Just about finished reading the first installment of the wheel of time. I thought it was excellent and I definitely plan on buying next one. I just wish Rand wasn't such a whiny bitch at this point, only issue I have.

So I picked this thing up a year ago and couldn't get more than halfway through it. Which sucks, because it felt like there was potential there. It just got buried under every woman acting like a smug bitch and no one ever calling them out on it.

Probably the worst offender was Nynaeve. While I get that everyone in her home village considers her function important, it's not like she has zero accountability or can rule by fear. She's basically a kid, obviously stubborn, immature, and a gigantic hypocrite. Yet none of these things are ever pointed out by anyone, even those poor bastards on the village council who have to deal with her bullshit on a daily basis. Her answer for pretty much anything she doesn't agree with is "You're a man and therefore wrong," and somehow this is enough to evaporate any response because...why? It's pretty clear the council views her as a nuisance, yet they constantly bow out to the supposed wisdom of this, what, 14 year-old? Does no one see that the only reason she has her position is due to her affinity with magic?

Am I a misogynist, is Robert Jordan a hack writer, or is this some kind of exercise in illustrative gender role reversal?

And, most importantly, how am I supposed to get into this book series?

Should I?
Also is it high or low fantasy?

/lit/, should I read the Wheel of Time? I'm not big on fantasy, the closest thing I have read to that genre is like.. Arthurian stuff (Gawain, Laval, etc).

I am going to start the Narnia series once I am finished with the novels I'm currently reading. But since this series is lengthier and I know virtually nothing of it, I'd like your thoughts.

Thanks.

Hey /lit/ for the past half year, I've been reading 'The Wheel of Time' series by Robert Jordan.

I'm almost done with book 6 "Lord of Chaos". What my friends have been telling me is that the series starts to slow down and even suck somewhere in book 7 to 9. Is this true?

Anyone else read this?

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It's true. Harry Potter was written for kids who couldn't read age-appropriate fiction when they were in their fantasy-genre prime.

How is The Wheel of Time as far as entertainment goes? I know it isn't considered to have artistic merit. Thinking about picking it up for a fun read.

If my friend hadn't recommended this to me I would have thought it was one of those trashy romance novels you get at the grocery store book isle.

buddy says I should read this

what does /lit/ think?

Since I've decided to explore other boards than /v/ I might as well ask
Do I have decent taste?
I'm on the 7th book

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What are some fantasy novels with good worldbuilding?

is it because so much of it is popcorn fiction?

I agree with op, to an extent. In my experience, I've noticed that sci fi writers tend to write better than fantasy writers. That's not to say that fantasy writers cannot tell an awesome, epic tell. In most cases, the fantasy writers have the more interesting plot and setting. They just use way too many god damned adverbs and unneeded words. Picture related. Amazing story, but I swear to god it could be cut in half and not lose any value if only you got a decent editor to cut into it.

I just started reading this. 13 fucking books.. would this take months?

I'm doing it, lit. I'm re-reading the Wheel of Time Series.

I've been dreading doing this for about 3 years, and since the second-last book is coming out soon, I figured I'd bite the bullet and read all 10,000 pages again.

I'm liking it more than I thought. Sure, I find myself skipping a lot of description, but the actual narrative is still pretty compelling.

Still, I'm only halfway through Eye of the World. I figure I'll probably get bored around book eight, when there's like 30 different narrative strands all happening and the plot progression slows down like a motherfucker.

What do you guys think about this shit?

Hey /lit/, 100 pages in and wondering how the fuck Jordan got away with ripping off Tolkien so bad. So far it is literally just Lord of the Rings.

Hey /lit/.

About to start The Eye of the World, and therefore, start The Wheel of Time series. I've heard both good and bad things. I'm interested in the genre and I love epic stories, but I have also heard that the good stuff is few and far between to merit a read.

Opinions?

What does /lit/ think of these books?

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