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The Wheel of Time TV Show: My Thoughts…

Well, I've watched the first two episodes of Amazon Prime's new The Wheel of Time series. And, given my love of the series and my thoughts on the importance of change in book-to-film adaptations, I thought I should give my opinion. 

Which comes in with a resounding... meh. 

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“The Terror” by Dan Simmons

I enjoyed The Terror, but at times I felt this was almost despite the writing rather than because of it. The best description I can think of is this novel is “very Stephen King”. Whether this is a blessing or a curse is up to you. 

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“City of Thieves” by David Benioff

I went into this City of Thieves blind, not knowing what to expect. What I found was a well researched and entertaining story of a side of the Second World War that we don’t hear a lot about in the West. However, there was something about it stopping clicking with me as well as I thought it should have.  

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“Where The Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens

If you are a reader who prefers beautifully detailed setting and description rather than consistent character and satisfying payoffs, this is the book for you. Where the Crawdads Sing wasn't a bad read, but Owen's experience as a non-fiction nature writer shines through. 

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“Edge of Eternity” by Ken Follett

Having hit all the right notes in the first two books of this trilogy, I was eager to see whether Follett had again managed to capture the same magic in the finale. And while I had more issues with Edge of Eternity than with the previous books, that in no way prevents it from being a worthy climax to the series. 

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“Winter of the World” by Ken Follett

I'm always going to be nervous about a sequel to a novel I loved as much as I loved Fall of Giants. But this is an instance where you don't need to worry. What we have with Winter of the World isn't so much a sequel but rather a continuation of the same story with no drop in quality. 

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