Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 18:04:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Ivy Yap <yapivy at techemail.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Skiffy Book Club Top 50
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

--- Samuel Lubell <samlubell at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>Unlike the Harry Potter books which are mostly
>complete in themselves the Wheel of Time books are
>more or less a continuous narrative.  And since he
>hasn't written the end yet (or even come close to it),
>we can't really say how good the series is.
>
>And the amount of padding is incredible.  The most
>recent book was 100% padding.  Absolutely nothing
>happened until the very last page.  The hero of the
>series didn't even appear until after page 500.

The thickness of those Wheel of Time books is the main reason I haven't even tried to read any of them.  I look at them and just feel exhausted.  Is he getting paid by the page?

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