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Yes, but it can be a hard getting through the first book Mark Send a noteboard - 08/09/2009 03:08:50 PM
A lot of people tend to give up on the first book (myself included) and have to be encouraged by others to finish it. Erikson doesn't use a reader proxy (i.e. a farmboy who knows nothing about anything and so must have everything explained to them) and as such it can be hard to figure out what is going on in the first book as you are just thrown straight into the middle of a rather complex world. Also the first book was written about five years before the second and you do notice an improvement in his writing skills in the second book.

Ultimately it's worth it as it is the best series being written at the moment.
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? Are we even allowed to complain about Gardens of the Moon anymore? Danae al'Thor - 08/09/2009 08:25:54 AM 1051 Views
Yeah, even He-man had better lines than that one, true. jh - 08/09/2009 09:13:09 AM 691 Views
Certainly you are. Legolas - 08/09/2009 09:49:35 AM 740 Views
Re: Certainly you are. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 11:30:11 AM 837 Views
I'm really beginning to struggle with the series as a whole Mad Cow Bomber - 08/09/2009 10:29:20 AM 872 Views
That's useful Yoduff - 08/09/2009 04:35:16 PM 713 Views
The Tiste Andii do keep going on but there is plenty of action Mark - 08/09/2009 05:54:22 PM 666 Views
Cheers Yoduff - 08/09/2009 07:45:39 PM 689 Views
Of course not Mark - 09/09/2009 04:27:45 PM 685 Views
This pretty much sums up my feelings. Chas - 09/09/2009 01:28:25 AM 645 Views
I'm actually thinking of picking this up ajsr1982 - 08/09/2009 02:02:12 PM 837 Views
Yes, but it can be a hard getting through the first book Mark - 08/09/2009 03:08:50 PM 662 Views
Yes, you should. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 11:04:01 PM 826 Views
I'm pretty sure a lot of people still do. Craig - 08/09/2009 06:38:36 PM 699 Views
... Seventysix - 08/09/2009 06:55:13 PM 724 Views
Re: I'm finding it easier to focus on the positives rather than the flaws when re-reading it Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 11:06:03 PM 724 Views
... Seventysix - 09/09/2009 01:10:18 AM 757 Views
Re: Me too, usually. But MoI is one big GotM-fix-it. And it does that while plotting its own self. Danae al'Thor - 09/09/2009 09:39:39 AM 704 Views
... Seventysix - 09/09/2009 05:20:52 PM 661 Views
It's sort of hard not to complain. Chas - 09/09/2009 01:31:47 AM 678 Views
Has anyone ever not complained about GotM? Tashmere - 09/09/2009 02:23:18 AM 682 Views
I actually liked it. Ghavrel - 09/09/2009 03:08:02 AM 668 Views
It didn't confuse the heck out of you at the beginning? You didn't go crazy wondering if Tashmere - 09/09/2009 11:48:15 PM 1156 Views
I started both WoT and Black Company in the middle, so GotM was easy. Burr - 10/09/2009 12:20:07 AM 667 Views
Nah. It had the feeling of stuff-not-yet-revealed. I like that. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/09/2009 04:27:50 AM 325 Views
I liked it bme - 09/09/2009 02:29:25 PM 643 Views
If I hadn't read snippets and minor spoilers from posts, I would have struggled with GotM. Jayhawk - 09/09/2009 07:38:57 PM 678 Views
I haven't. Gher - 09/09/2009 07:48:28 PM 610 Views
The confusing part was what people generally complain about. Tashmere - 09/09/2009 11:49:38 PM 643 Views
I just couldn't do it Mossman - 11/09/2009 02:16:53 AM 607 Views
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