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AlbertaCowboy · 11-09-2009, 01:50 PM

I can't count the number of times that I've laughed out loud reading this thread!
I have to say that I once adored the Wheel of Time right up until book 4-ish. Like many of you say, it just goes on and on and on and on, especially if you have developed one or two favorite characters along the way, and they DON'T APPEAR at all in a book! 1200 pages of characters you don't like is slow going! That's right book five, I'm looking at you!

I also have to say that I used to really enjoy reading R.A. Salvatore, but his writing just makes me cringe now. Okay we get it, Drizzt is going on an eternal journey of self discovery/self loathing/self acceptance... enough already.

I also just despised the Dark Tower series. I put it down after book 4 and relegated it to the role of propping up my desk leg downstairs.

Oh. that felt good.

11-09-2009, 01:50 PM	#154
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	I can't count the number of times that I've laughed out loud reading this thread! I have to say that I once adored the Wheel of Time right up until book 4-ish. Like many of you say, it just goes on and on and on and on, especially if you have developed one or two favorite characters along the way, and they DON'T APPEAR at all in a book! 1200 pages of characters you don't like is slow going! That's right book five, I'm looking at you! I also have to say that I used to really enjoy reading R.A. Salvatore, but his writing just makes me cringe now. Okay we get it, Drizzt is going on an eternal journey of self discovery/self loathing/self acceptance... enough already. I also just despised the Dark Tower series. I put it down after book 4 and relegated it to the role of propping up my desk leg downstairs. Oh. that felt good.