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Hero
I've just recently rewatched the prequel trilogy and The Phantom Menace was even worse than I remembered. Are you sure about that comparison? Ep I doesn't even have a real plot, things just happen in a weird unconnected way and you always wonder: who is supposed to be the main character? Its such a mess. Back in 2000s I thought Ep II was the worst one, but now I think its actually Ep I.
Back to reading: I am still on "The Wheel of Time" Bd 1. Really pleasantly surprised. I do enjoy the characters and plot a lot (although Mat is a bit annoying) and what I also love that I am 65% in and Rand wasn't even in one serious fight. They always flee, break through, talk themselves out etc and I like that. They know that they are just a bunch of untrained country bumpkins messed up with much higher forces and run for it. The paranoia keeps growing, enemies are everywhere and I do like the world building although it relies on the occasional info dump by some side character. But again, I enjoy it much more than Sanderson and I guess I will drop my Sanderson marathon for WoT. Or at least I drop Stormlight Archive for now, I am still interested in Mistborn.
