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The Eye of the World - Discussion here

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Just for the record, the start date for this is November 21.

Nov 21st sounds good!

Great! I heard a lot of good reviews for this series.

I'm already reading The Eye of the World at the moment so will jump in on discussions once you guys start reading. Hopefully, I'll be able to hold off reading the next in series, till you guys schedule them.

I have read everything but the last one. I will be lurking. :)

Yayy!!!! This is the best fantasy series I've ever read. I love it so much. Can't wait to re-read.

oh man... so many books to read in November... and somehow I missed this one...

ah, it's late in the month... I would love to read along.

Taryn wrote: "Yayy!!!! This is the best fantasy series I've ever read. I love it so much. Can't wait to re-read."

Just based on your comment, I need to read this. :) My boyfriend claims that Terry Pratchet's disc world books are the best fantasy series. I'd love to stick it to him.. :) Hopefully I can snag this from the library.

Mollie wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Yayy!!!! This is the best fantasy series I've ever read. I love it so much. Can't wait to re-read."

Just based on your comment, I need to read this. :) My boyfriend claims that Terr..."

Disk world???? No way that's the best! Robert Jordan can take Terry Pratchet any day or any age :)

I have read a little Discworld. Never read The Wheel of Time, but it's hard to believe is inferior to the Discworld stuff. Then you have Tolkien, Rothfuss, Martin, etc. Let the great fantasy author smackdown begin!

Mahfuz wrote: "Disk world???? No way that's the best! Robert Jordan can take Terry Pratchet any day or any age :)"

I don't know, Pratchett is pretty good and i love the humor, dry wit, and sarcasm. Of course, you cant go in comparing. Have to evaluate on their own merit. I'm sure Jordan has his own redeeming qualities.

Justin wrote: "I have read a little Discworld. Never read The Wheel of Time, but it's hard to believe is inferior to the Discworld stuff. Then you have Tolkien, Rothfuss, Martin, etc. Let the great fantasy author smackdown begin! "

I wonder if we could turn that into a reading challenge. Not sure how but that's a great tag line. :) Although I will admit, I have not heard of Rothfuss, I'll have to check her?Him? out.

Him. Patrick Rothfuss. The Name of the Wind. Stop what you're doing and read it immediately. Best fantasy book I've read in a long time.

I'm sorry, I'm reading How to be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell. (How to Train a Dragon #2) Now THAT's some fantasy.

I will definitely add The Name of the Wind to my list and get to it within 3 months though.

Good move. It's the first of a trilogy. I haven't read the second book yet since I have found myself with a ton if books to read by the end of the year.

Mollie wrote: "I'm sorry, I'm reading How to be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell. (How to Train a Dragon #2) Now THAT's some fantasy.

I will definitely add The Name of the Win..."

Hi Mollie. I've already read the first 5 in this series and loving every one of them. They're just great fast and easy reads.

I have the last book in the 'wheel of time' series even though I haven't read the first 13!!

The third book in the WoT is my favorite, but all of them are so intricate...I just love them. I think a lot of people stop loving them after a couple in because there are just so many characters- but to me that's what makes it so amazing!

I have the first 10 books in this series on my Nook but haven't started them yet. I may jump in to discuss.

Before we start, I want to tell you that my favorite character when I only read the first book was Nynaeve, and that she stayed my favorite character throughout the entire series. That has never happened to me before!

Zara wrote: "Hi Mollie. I've already read the first 5 in this series and loving every one of them. They're just great fast and easy reads. "

I'm enjoying them, too. They are so very, very different from the movies. I was quite surprised although I don't know why. I do like the light-hearted quick read after slogging through a mammoth tomb

I've never read these books even though I bought the series from a Friends of the Library book sale. I'm still searching for book #12 though :).
I'll try to join in too.

I've got through to about book 5. Love the series so far, though my head does begin to spin with all the characters!

I want to start the series so I will be joining you guys :)

Sophie wrote: "I've got through to about book 5. Love the series so far, though my head does begin to spin with all the characters!"

The truth is...it just gets more and more confusing lol Especially because some of the characters start having very similar names. But it is so worth it. I loved every second of this series. It was the first series (yes even including HP) that made me really sad for its end.

I finished reading The Eye of the World. Can't wait for you guys to get your copies and get started. You guys will surely enjoy it.

Taryn wrote: "Before we start, I want to tell you that my favorite character when I only read the first book was Nynaeve, and that she stayed my favorite character throughout the entire series. That has never ha..."

I love Nynaeve too! She's consistently been a favorite as I've read the books too

I've read books 1-7 and New Spring and am currently reading tor.com's rereads for book 6 and 7 since it's been so long so I can pick back up at book 8 and finish off the series. So once the buddy read has caught up to there I'll join in for sure. I'll probably lurk until then though

I love this series more than I can say and re-reading it is going to be a dream.

I'd like to join in. I read The Eye of the World a couple of years ago but didn't continue with the series even though I liked it. So I would like to reread it and then continue on.

Hello everyone! Will we have a Chapter Breakdown to guide us during this BR or we'll read at our on pace?

I think will prefer the chapter breakdown :)

Since the book is so big, I'd prefer a chapter breakdown too.

How about something more or less like this:

The Eye of the World

Chapter Breakdown

Nov 21: Prologue - Chapter 4_The Gleeman

Nov 22: Chapter 5_Winternight - Chapter 8_A Place of Safety

Nov 23: Chapter 9_Tellings of the Wheel - Chapter 12_Across the Tare

Nov 24: Chapter 13_Choices - Chapter 15_Strangers and Friends

Nov 25: Chapter 16_The Wisdom - Chapter 19_Shadow's Waiting

Nov 26: Chapter 20_Dust on the Wind - Chapter 23_Wolfbrother

Nov 27: Chapter 24_Flight Down the Arinelle - Chapter 26_Whitebridge

Nov 28: Chapter 27_Shelter From the Storm - Chapter 31_Play for Your Supper

Nov 29: Chapter 32_Four Kings in Shadow - Chapter 34_The Last Village

Nov 30: Chapter 35_The Caemlyn - Chapter 39_Weaving of the Web

Dec 01: Chapter 40_The Web Tightens - Chapter 43_Decisions and Apparitions

Dec 02: Chapter 44_The Dark Along the Ways - Chapter 47_More Tales of the Wheel

Dec 03: Chapter 48_The Blight - Chapter 55_The Wheel Turns


I tried to break it around 55-60 pages per day.

Sounds good, Juliana!

Looks good to me, Juliana. Thanks!

Perfect! Oh man, I have so much to read lol I gotta catch up

Yes- love looks good!

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I just finished chapter 4 (already behind my own schedule) and I'm enjoying the writing so far.
The Prologue left me curious about what happened before that point, and I was hooked by the first paragrapher of chapter 1.

(view spoiler)["The Wheel of the Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again.(...)"

It really set the tom of the story for me.
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I'm still getting used to the different names and places, and I'm consulting a lot the maps to get more familiarized with the world.
Any one else like maps in fantasy books?

(view spoiler)[And about this mysterious Black Rider that only the young one can see him? Any thoughts? (hide spoiler)]

I'm on chapter 5. I've read this book before but it's been four years so I don't remember a lot, but bits and pieces are coming back. I agree that the names take some getting used to and I find maps helpful too in getting the places straight. I agree that the mood is set even from the very beginning. (view spoiler)[I think that the Prologue gives the reader just enough background to understand what the characters are referring to but leaves so much mystery that you have to pick up clues along the reading to figure out just what happened. The Black Rider is really spooky; it seems that the boys who see him are set to figure prominently in the story. (hide spoiler)]

It's interesting to see reactions of people who are reading it for the first time knowing what I know having finished book 8.

@Juliana - (view spoiler)[That phrase reoccurs every book, and I agree it does set a nice tone. I really like it (hide spoiler)]

@Jackie (view spoiler)[I got that impression about the boy's future in the story. (hide spoiler)]

I like having maps in fantasy books. Seeing how the world has been created entirely from the author's imagination, it's good to have the places sketched out, to see how distant places are, and thus, the protagonist's journey... Maps always help aid my imagination and involve me deeper in the author's created world.

Erin wrote: "It's interesting to see reactions of people who are reading it for the first time knowing what I know having finished book 8.

@Juliana - [spoilers removed]"

So spoilers for the whole series here:

(view spoiler)[ I've read all the books, and loved them more than I can say. The first book makes so much more sense to me after getting through the series. I always think it's interesting that the Mydraal didn't kill Rand when he had the chance. I guess that because no one really knows how the prophecy will play out, they didn't want to be too hasty. I love meeting Thom and Mat and Perrin again for the first times. It's cool to see them as innocent kids before everything crazy goes down.

Also, maybe because I'm rereading Harry Potter at the moment, but do the Mydraals remind anyone else of Dementors? I wonder if JK Rowling ever read this series. Because not only do they sort of look the same, they have the same purpose...sucking out a soul, worse than death, etc. I remember having the same thought while I read through the series the first time. (hide spoiler)]

Taryn wrote: So spoilers for the whole..."

(view spoiler)[Yeah, I guess Mydraal do kind of reminder me of dementors. I had never really made that connection but I definitely see it. They also make me think of Ringwraiths from LOTR (hide spoiler)]

Erin wrote: "Taryn wrote: So spoilers for the whole..."

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yes, they really do! Well, I know that Jordan was a huge fan of Tolkien so I guess that kind of makes sense. He even said that Tolkien was his biggest influence, and that, if he could, he would have continued LoTR. (hide spoiler)]