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Originally Posted by Matthean
Just scanning this thread, I'm seeing pretty much the exact complaints that were mentioned about The Wheel of Time series. It got over bloated and I started to lose track of various things. Considering how I got lost in The Stand, I thought I was doing rather well for how far I got into The Wheel of Time series before that started to happen. But it did happen. I had also falsely heard a well known author got deep into a series and then died. It become my fear with the Wheel of Time series and since that series was becoming a long winded mess, I figured I would hold off on the Song of Fire and Ice series until it was done.
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I am not sure that is exactly what's happening here.
But if you got lost in The Stand, you will be utterly confused in this series. It's a cast of thousands. I've read each book at least 3 times and I still pick up new things I missed or connections I didn't get.
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