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Hayley asked this question about The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1):

If I've enjoyed ASOIAF, is this a good read? I'm after something to fill that gap until WOW arrives.

Zoe From what I can tell, the only category where WoT even remotely compares to ASOIAF is the world-building. I loved the scope of ASOIAF, and while WoT s…moreFrom what I can tell, the only category where WoT even remotely compares to ASOIAF is the world-building. I loved the scope of ASOIAF, and while WoT seems to have that as well, I couldn't make it through WoT because of the 1) terrible character development and interactions and 2) Jordan's hackneyed idiosyncrasies (e.g. terrible metaphors and similes), which made the writing seem terrible to me. And I made it through at least four books, so it's not like I didn't try.

So in short, NO. I'd recommend some of Brandon Sanderson's series instead. Mistborn is a great world though again lacks some of the scope, or the Stormlight Archive is great so far.(less)

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Hayley I have to say I agree with you on the character development. That's why I put it on hold. Whilst it may be a great world to sink into, I don't know if ...more
Mar 16, 2015 06:18PM · flag

Len White I read all of the series until RJ's death, only because I was determined to see it through since I found that it had just been dragging on for the las ...more
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Bess I'm only on book 3 of WoT, but I think the character development is there, it's just a much slower build over the course of several books. ASoIaF char ...more
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