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.
Ultimately it's worth it as it is the best series being written at the moment.
Once known as Hochopepa
You cannot kill a vampire with an MDF stake; werewolves can't fly; zombies do not run. - Simon Pegg
You cannot kill a vampire with an MDF stake; werewolves can't fly; zombies do not run. - Simon Pegg
? Are we even allowed to complain about Gardens of the Moon anymore?
08/09/2009 08:25:54 AM
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I'm really beginning to struggle with the series as a whole
08/09/2009 10:29:20 AM
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That's useful
08/09/2009 04:35:16 PM
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I'm actually thinking of picking this up
08/09/2009 02:02:12 PM
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Yes, but it can be a hard getting through the first book
08/09/2009 03:08:50 PM
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08/09/2009 06:55:13 PM
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Re: I'm finding it easier to focus on the positives rather than the flaws when re-reading it
08/09/2009 11:06:03 PM
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Re: Me too, usually. But MoI is one big GotM-fix-it. And it does that while plotting its own self.
09/09/2009 09:39:39 AM
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Has anyone ever not complained about GotM?
09/09/2009 02:23:18 AM
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I actually liked it.
09/09/2009 03:08:02 AM
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It didn't confuse the heck out of you at the beginning? You didn't go crazy wondering if
09/09/2009 11:48:15 PM
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I started both WoT and Black Company in the middle, so GotM was easy.
10/09/2009 12:20:07 AM
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Nah. It had the feeling of stuff-not-yet-revealed. I like that. *NM*
10/09/2009 04:27:50 AM
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I liked it
09/09/2009 02:29:25 PM
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If I hadn't read snippets and minor spoilers from posts, I would have struggled with GotM.
09/09/2009 07:38:57 PM
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