Is The Wheel of Time worth reading?How self-contained are the books?Does the story really needed all those books to be told?
>Is The Wheel of Time worth reading?No>How self-contained are the books?They are not, it's a series. You need to read them in order.>Does the story really needed all those books to be told?Not at all.
>>24694210What is so bad about it?
>>24694297It's genreslop
no
>>24694182Is the Earthsea series by Le Guin worth reading?
>>24694320Define genreslop.
>>24694363Yes
>>24694363I like Le Guin. Her prose is probably around the peak of the fantasy genre, I like it better than Wolfe’s. Her short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas is a good starting point.
>>24694182It’s not. I abandoned it as a fantasy reading teen. Means it had to be quite bad. It wasn’t even done at the time but I could sense it was going nowhere. I’d rather re-read Belgarion or Magician.
>>24694378>>24694385Is it as bad as that Ghibli film?
>>24695793The Ghibli film wasn't even that bad but yes the book is completely different.
>>24695796Cool, I might give it a chance down the line.I did see this version on Amazon that caught my attention:https://www.amazon.com.br/Books-Earthsea-Complete-Illustrated/dp/1481465589?
>>24694182Is it worth reading? It is worth reading if you are looking for a long fantasy series that doesnt deviate from the comfort zone too much while still being individual and interesting, and with a large cast of characters that grow on you over time. Otherwise, skip it.Are they self contained? It is a series my dude.Does it need that many books? Definitely not.
>>24694182No. It's a mix of LOTR and Dune with nothing that made either of those works great. Extremely bloated and low quality. It will be forgotten once gen X/millenial nostalgia dies out.
>>24694182Yes, its the greatest high fantasy series ever written. The first six books are the best part of it, however.
>>24694182>Is The Wheel of Time worth reading?I have no idea what you deem worthy. But I liked it. I started reading late in life. Wheel of time was like the third series I've ever read, and I really liked it. Now with years of reading experience under my belt, I've only come to appreciate Wheel of Time eve more.>How self-contained are the books?They are not self contained at all. It's one long series.>Does the story really needed all those books to be told?Yes. You will be lost if you skip a book.If you've been researching the series, then you have probably heard that it drags somewhere in the middle.(In the latter half) I used to think that those parts could be edited down. However, upon re-reads, I've come to the realization that the the length doesn't need to be shortened, rather more important events needed to be fleshed out. There are a few story lines that suffer, not because they're too long. But because they're too short. As the author focused too much on inconsequential banter, rather than pushing the narrative along.But I refer to things in books 8 through 11. If you're already in that deep, then chances are you enjoy the story, and are too invested to stop anyway. The dragging books aren't really "bad". Just slow.
