Book 8 of 2022

[vivdunstan]

Just finished the second book in the Wheel of Time series, The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan. This was a 4-star read. Classic fantasy, albeit one that is going to take many more books (a dozen or so) to reach the conclusion. I like how each book so far has fitted into that, and is gradually uncovering the world. There is also a storytelling technique used sporadically that I like hugely. It does feel as though the pace is picking up now though I know some later books will be very much filler. I am glad I’m reading this rather than watching the condensed TV version. I’m not well enough to watch much TV or films now, but can still read. I won’t be going on to book 3 immediately, but will probably start in the next few months.

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[vivdunstan]

Thanks. Yes I was thinking of allowing no more than a couple of months gap each time. It does feel like something I need to keep the momentum going with. All the books are in print now, so it’s just a question of reading them, assuming I don’t bail out part way through! I used to stare longingly at these books in Broughty Ferry library in the early 2000s, but even by then I could only read non large print library books with great difficulty. Oh and I have the accompanying reference book on the way. I wanted the retro old style cover, so a rather battered paperback is on the way from Australia. Well read is fine for me though.