Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 23:13:04 -0500
From: Kit Mason <kit at hers.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Skiffy Book Club Top 50
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Ivy Yap wrote:
 > --- Samuel Lubell <samlubell at yahoo.com> wrote:
 >
 >> 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?

I tried to read the first one, I really did.  But the 6 pt type and the
wordy style got to me and I bounced it at 25 pages and eyestrain.

Kit