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Yes, but it can be a hard getting through the first book Mark Send a noteboard - 08/09/2009 03:08:50 PM
A lot of people tend to give up on the first book (myself included) and have to be encouraged by others to finish it. Erikson doesn't use a reader proxy (i.e. a farmboy who knows nothing about anything and so must have everything explained to them) and as such it can be hard to figure out what is going on in the first book as you are just thrown straight into the middle of a rather complex world. Also the first book was written about five years before the second and you do notice an improvement in his writing skills in the second book.

Ultimately it's worth it as it is the best series being written at the moment.
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? Are we even allowed to complain about Gardens of the Moon anymore? Danae al'Thor - 08/09/2009 08:25:54 AM 1277 Views
Yeah, even He-man had better lines than that one, true. jh - 08/09/2009 09:13:09 AM 883 Views
Certainly you are. Legolas - 08/09/2009 09:49:35 AM 960 Views
Re: Certainly you are. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 11:30:11 AM 1070 Views
I'm really beginning to struggle with the series as a whole Mad Cow Bomber - 08/09/2009 10:29:20 AM 1151 Views
That's useful Yoduff - 08/09/2009 04:35:16 PM 941 Views
The Tiste Andii do keep going on but there is plenty of action Mark - 08/09/2009 05:54:22 PM 845 Views
Cheers Yoduff - 08/09/2009 07:45:39 PM 897 Views
Of course not Mark - 09/09/2009 04:27:45 PM 905 Views
This pretty much sums up my feelings. Chas - 09/09/2009 01:28:25 AM 819 Views
I'm actually thinking of picking this up ajsr1982 - 08/09/2009 02:02:12 PM 1109 Views
Yes, but it can be a hard getting through the first book Mark - 08/09/2009 03:08:50 PM 877 Views
Yes, you should. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 11:04:01 PM 1083 Views
I'm pretty sure a lot of people still do. Craig - 08/09/2009 06:38:36 PM 913 Views
... Seventysix - 08/09/2009 06:55:13 PM 921 Views
Re: I'm finding it easier to focus on the positives rather than the flaws when re-reading it Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 11:06:03 PM 962 Views
... Seventysix - 09/09/2009 01:10:18 AM 990 Views
Re: Me too, usually. But MoI is one big GotM-fix-it. And it does that while plotting its own self. Danae al'Thor - 09/09/2009 09:39:39 AM 915 Views
... Seventysix - 09/09/2009 05:20:52 PM 881 Views
It's sort of hard not to complain. Chas - 09/09/2009 01:31:47 AM 883 Views
Has anyone ever not complained about GotM? Tashmere - 09/09/2009 02:23:18 AM 873 Views
I actually liked it. Ghavrel - 09/09/2009 03:08:02 AM 875 Views
It didn't confuse the heck out of you at the beginning? You didn't go crazy wondering if Tashmere - 09/09/2009 11:48:15 PM 1373 Views
I started both WoT and Black Company in the middle, so GotM was easy. Burr - 10/09/2009 12:20:07 AM 874 Views
Nah. It had the feeling of stuff-not-yet-revealed. I like that. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/09/2009 04:27:50 AM 427 Views
I liked it bme - 09/09/2009 02:29:25 PM 855 Views
If I hadn't read snippets and minor spoilers from posts, I would have struggled with GotM. Jayhawk - 09/09/2009 07:38:57 PM 879 Views
I haven't. Gher - 09/09/2009 07:48:28 PM 793 Views
The confusing part was what people generally complain about. Tashmere - 09/09/2009 11:49:38 PM 829 Views
I just couldn't do it Mossman - 11/09/2009 02:16:53 AM 813 Views
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