After watching the show I thought I'd do a re-read. I'd guess I read the first one... around 2001? I normally only read reference and non-fiction now, probably my first fantasy novel in a decade.
Funnily enough my first impressions are largely good but with a sense of foreboding of the lows to come; Jordan's a talented writer than elaborates on things that I wouldn't think to, but sometimes pivots to an action scene so suddenly and quickly you're not sure why it changed if you happen to miss a single sentence. The world and plot are still interesting and detailed, but having read the series before I know there's a good chance I'll be tempted to drop it somewhere between books 3-6. They become such a slog, overburdened with characters, plot points that seem to go nowhere and the main character basically becoming a fraction of the story for one or two books.
We'll see if I finish them all or abandon ship for a nice easy read on subatomic physics or tertiary geology or something
