Robert Jordan

I've been reading his series of 12 books steadily since Christmas, and I've yet to finish the fifth one. I feel like a reading failure since I normally take 2 or 3 days to finish most books.

However, most books aren't thousand-pagers. The fonts are small, too.

The main plot line has now split into three separate plots; it's dense and confusing reading. I frequently have to check the glossary to remember who someone is and how to say a particular proper noun (name, place, or thing).

In the fifth book, one Very Important Character hasn't been mentioned at all. I guess he'll get page space in book 6.

Accidentally reading the first 30 or so pages of the sixth book and learning of a key character's death has made me attuned to any nuance of foreshadowing about this character. I'm probably reading too much into most of it.

I'm enjoying the read, but it will be the end of March before I finish this series. I'm just not used to anything taking that long to read.

And it's seriously going to encroach on my rereading of the Dresden Files series, prepping for the next book release in April. I've got about a dozen of those to read, too.

My eyes hurt, but I'm captivated by the thought of being an Aes Sedai, so I'll plug along.