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Originally Posted by Wiggo
Maybe I didn't manage it then either and I just can't remember. Anyway - is it because of my advanced age, or are there just too many characters that no one can remember?
How do you feel about books that have so many names floating around that your head spins?
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Yes, I recall raising this issue in another thread with some books and series in general.
Sometimes you are hit with 15+ characters in the first couple of chapters, and two chapters later I have already forgotten who they are, and what their role is.
Other times you meet characters early on, then don't hear from them until maybe two hundred pages later, and again forgotten who they are.
I was looking for a way to annotate each name in the book with a pop up brief description of who they are. Sadly, not easily possible, so I just settle for a Character Summary at the end of the book. I populate that with data from wikipedia or fan sites. If they are not available, I create it as I read.
As for the Wheel of Time specifically, I have never read the books but I watched the first two episodes of the tv show then gave up as I found it completely unenjoyable.