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>>20350295
UUUUUUUUGH. It's such a slooooooog.

I'm 77% into Rhythm of War now. And nothing is happening! Sanderson has reverted back to his old ways. He's laboriously explaining every small plot point. But the plot isn't really going anywhere.The conflict that he set up in the first few chapters, are still being hashed out after so many chapters later. With no real end in site.

To put this in audiobook terms: I've already listened to 44 hours. And there's still 13 left! NOTHING IS HAPPENING, AND THERE'S STILL 13 HOURS LEFT. WHAT COULD HE POSSIBLY FILL ALL THE TIME WITH?!

Venli's plot is not interesting. It's mainly just a retelling of events we already know about, except from a different perspective. Venli herself is not a fun or interesting character. So the only ounce of entertainment we get from her chapter comes from the slow drip of lore that Sanderson feeds us. Like ringing out a damp rag.

All the other characters have a single linear plot, that is very slowly playing out, step by step. There are no real surprises. No suspense. No stakes. This is a man showing you the notebooks of ideas he has for a book. This is by far worse than the slowest part of Wheel of Time.