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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Salthanas" data-source="post: 580892" data-attributes="member: 9689">Having read Jordans 10th book in his series (we in the UK got it slightly before the US) I definetly agree with the above sentiments. While I like the Wheel of Time series the later books have started to meander so badly that it becomes a sever test of endurance to read them mainly because of the rising sense of frustration one feels to tell Jordan to get on with the story. Jordans latest offering was the first book I've read that for an entire 700 odd pages nothing happens, the first 250 pages alone cover the same time frame from different peoples point of view! Its about the only time in my life that I seriously considered book burning to be a good idea. On the original question of which is better the films or the books, I say the books without question. Although Tolkiens work can at times be slightly laboured I can forgive him for this purely because at its best his writing can be so beautiful and evocative that it reaches a level IMO that no other in the genre has yet reached. Even with the spectacular special effects and wonderful landscapes that Peter Jackson has used to bring the films to life they still pale in comparrison to the images that Tolkiens writing can create in the mind. I can understand  however that the books are not going to be everyone's cup of tea so to speak and its a credit to Peter Jackson that his films have managed to capture such a large audience and yet have managed for the most part to remain faithful to the original work.yours Salthanas</blockquote>

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