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It's (almost) a new year, so what better time for another Wheel of Time re-read! And with friends this time!!
I finished my last re-read June of 2020 (nothing like a pandemic to help one read Wheel of Time, amiright?) and have been craving another read through. But as a major fan of the show, I didn't want to read too close to when the show was coming out, just in case the changes between the show and the books annoyed me. But now that we likely have a pretty sizable break between seasons 2 and 3, I figured now was the ideal time to start.
This thread is a little late, but better late than never. So! Here we go.
In order to speed up my re-read, I'm alternating between the Rosamund Pike versions of the audiobooks and actually reading. I'm almost exactly halfway through Eye of the World so far (chapter 23). My biggest take-away so far is that, man, Egwene is really getting on my nerves! Usually she's my best and most favorite baby angel, but now that I'm significantly older than her, I'm starting to see why she bugs people so much. Meanwhile, Rand is precious and adorable and can do no wrong, even though he usually either bores me or drives me insane. I'm only three years older than when I last read these books, but somehow my perspective on characters has changed so much!
In order to keep this first post from becoming a novel, I'm going to keep my thoughts vague for now and post more detailed thoughts on specific chapters or scenes later. Veri, Fenya, and I recorded a podcast episode about Ravens - Chapter 5, so if you want to listen to that you can check that out here (or wherever you get your podcasts).
Can't wait to hear what @Fenya al'Caem and @Alexr al'Petros have to say about where they're at!
Also, if you'd like to show off your re-read pride with a cool addition to your signature pick your poison here.
EDIT: Our group of re-readers keeps getting bigger and bigger! Current re-readers:
I finished my last re-read June of 2020 (nothing like a pandemic to help one read Wheel of Time, amiright?) and have been craving another read through. But as a major fan of the show, I didn't want to read too close to when the show was coming out, just in case the changes between the show and the books annoyed me. But now that we likely have a pretty sizable break between seasons 2 and 3, I figured now was the ideal time to start.
This thread is a little late, but better late than never. So! Here we go.
In order to speed up my re-read, I'm alternating between the Rosamund Pike versions of the audiobooks and actually reading. I'm almost exactly halfway through Eye of the World so far (chapter 23). My biggest take-away so far is that, man, Egwene is really getting on my nerves! Usually she's my best and most favorite baby angel, but now that I'm significantly older than her, I'm starting to see why she bugs people so much. Meanwhile, Rand is precious and adorable and can do no wrong, even though he usually either bores me or drives me insane. I'm only three years older than when I last read these books, but somehow my perspective on characters has changed so much!
In order to keep this first post from becoming a novel, I'm going to keep my thoughts vague for now and post more detailed thoughts on specific chapters or scenes later. Veri, Fenya, and I recorded a podcast episode about Ravens - Chapter 5, so if you want to listen to that you can check that out here (or wherever you get your podcasts).
Can't wait to hear what @Fenya al'Caem and @Alexr al'Petros have to say about where they're at!
Also, if you'd like to show off your re-read pride with a cool addition to your signature pick your poison here.
EDIT: Our group of re-readers keeps getting bigger and bigger! Current re-readers:
- @Dianna Melear
- @Fenya al'Caem
- @Alexr al'Petros
- @Nadezhda al'Lanahrin
- @Kassidy Rose ni DaiShan t' al'Kalin
- @Seryse ni Cousland
- @Toral Delvar (flexing on us all by reading in German)
- @Phenixys al'Rohan
- @Megana Vallentin (starting when we get to book 2)
- @Ananke Ruadh
- @Viktara Fen
- @Raina Tsornin
- @Sláine al'Eir
- @Falone Charpontier
- @Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum
- @Lealenya Terim (starting when we get to book 5)
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