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Mar 11, 2025
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Okay, it didn't really take me 13 years to finish this book. I still haven't finished it, after 13 years. It took me 13 years to stop feeling bad about how much I don't like it, and that I truly do not want to finish it.
The first time I gave up on it, I felt like it was deliberately trying to be obscure, and I couldn't be bothered, after a while. I picked it up years later and just powered through this. I understand it better now, but like it less. About the time I started to pretty much get wh ...more
The first time I gave up on it, I felt like it was deliberately trying to be obscure, and I couldn't be bothered, after a while. I picked it up years later and just powered through this. I understand it better now, but like it less. About the time I started to pretty much get wh ...more
It's... slightly more accessible than Jordan's Wheel of Time series, but that's not saying much. Still not as engaging as a Game of Thrones. I'll give a few more volumes in the series a shot before I decide if I like it.
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the definition of epic fantasy. the definition of complexity. the definition of a kickass story.
