The Wheel of Time: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly (A Critical Review)

Let's discuss The Wheel of Time!

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0:00 - Intro
0:28 - The Good
2:17 - The Bad
6:06 - The Ugly

Video edited by James Gibson.

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[muhammedshibin]

There are moments in the book where I said '' this is the most dragging shit I ever read ''. And there are also moments where I said '' this is the most epic shit I ever read ''. And the cycle continues.

[lrb]

My favourite book was the one where Egwene smooths her skirts.

[ManCarryingThing]

constantly impressed at how well-edited and engaging your videos are

[sambest]

I'm in book 12 right now, for some reason the slog wasn't that bad for me, I remember my dad telling me how boring and repetitive it gets, but once I got to it it wasn't that bad. It definitely took me longer to get through than the other books, but I felt engaged through most of it, even if only to get to the end where Robert Jordan likes to shove all the major events.

[gabedoslivros]

WoT romances are just like:

page 637: *she swap places with her friend because he was so annoying that she couldn't bear one more minute next to him*

page 640: *she couldn't help but fantasize when he would look at her the same way he did when he kissed her forehead before*

[donaldmorrison]

Matt is one of the best characters in fantasy and his storyline rarely drags.

And I definitely agree re-reading. It’s better the second and third time, and it was instantly one of my favourites the first time I read it.

[ll]

“They are in love and nothing more will be said about it” 😂😂😂 love the video style!🎉

[soniaalmeidadias]

Robert Jordan had no idea on how to write a female character. Being a strong woman in his books is mainly being annoying af. And something happened with Mat on the 7th book, that was treated as a joke, but was no fun at all and made me quit the series entirely.

[rossiele]

Thanks for this review! I'm currently reading Book 4 of WoT and I love it (swordman's forms too! I love that we are spared tedious descriptions of sword movements and instead we get definitions that I find rather poetic or sometimes funny)

[obijuan-kenobi]

I love the sword forms. It allows the imagination to figure out what they are based on the title, and most of the time it's really easy to figure. It's so unique and different than other books that it's enjoyable. But I understand why it wouldn't be for some people.

[steveleavell]

I've been a Wot for over 25 years, entire adult life. People starting the series now are blessed because they never had to wait 3 years between books. In fact, due to length, there is an old joke...

[davecrawley]

Pick a page, any page and play the “does he talk about boobs” game?

[dimitrioskazaglias]

Abruptly, I was tugging my braid while I was watching this video incredulously. Burn Me! ILYENA oh my LOVE! ILYENA! Blood and bloody ashes!

[thespaldo]

It's a 4.5 million word series that would be SIGNIFICANTLY better if it were anywhere from 3- 3.5 million words in total. The amount of excess fat is insane, and it has zero right to be there. The pros outweigh the cons for me, as I've read through this series twice now- which is never something anyone would do if that wasn't the case. But geez the over bloating from start to finish really drags this story down from what it could/should be.

[BranceCrantly]

The slog relates to when the books were being released. We had to wait so long between books back then. We'd get a slow book. Wait another year, slow book. Another book, main characters aren't even in it. Now that all of the books are out, it's not as much of a slog. "It's so hard to get through the slog." No, it's not. Just read it. It's important. You don't have to wait an unknown amount of time for the next book to come out. You don't have to see RJ die, and wonder if the series will ever be finished. Don't let the spooky "slog" keep you from reading the series.

[vajs]

My favorite (and by that I mean my most unnecessarily ridiculous) swordsman’s form is “cat walks across the courtyard”, which isn’t even a swordsman’s form, but is basically just what it sounds like: the swordsman just walking. Because it would’ve been too plain for Jorsdan to just write “that person walked towards…” 😂

[itszaque]

Just finished the series this week and WOW what a series!! Absolutely my favorite world building of all time, and the character development may also be my favorite ever. I can see myself appreciating the whole series so much more now that I’ve finished it, definitely a series I’ll have to revisit in a couple years.

[malithdissanayake]

I can say that I agree with almost all of your points. I’ve only read three books of the series yet and halfway through the fourth but I’m already experiencing the things you highlighted in this video. Well explained..

[chrishenslick]

As Brandon Sanderson explained it, Jordan repeated himself so many times due to no internet and quick YouTube summaries to remind you of what went on in the previous books. That being said, it is noticeable and some will be turned off by it.

[S-Lewis]

Im glad you mentioned the slog. I started the series in 1996, I had to wait for each new book for years. After re-reading the series several times between publications, after the slog, where nothing happenned with no story arc, I decided to wait for the series to end before starting again. For 10 years, I would check bookstores to see if the series had ended yet, and it hadn't. It taught me a valuable lesson: never start a series until you know it has a published conclusion.