I’m a big fantasy fiction nut. TWOK by Sanderson has been recommended to me countless times. I really enjoyed part one, Kaladin and Shallan’s stories.
The interludes were really tough for me to even be interested in, and now in part 2 it’s just really boring me. Idk should I push through? The story telling of the first part was great and it sucked me in, part 2 is proving to be boring and tedious.
Any thoughts?
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I think it’s totally fine to just not be into it.
That being said, a lot of people enjoy Sanderson a lot, and if you happen to end up liking it, it’s a very rewarding series to get into because 1. there are a lot of books in the series 2. Sanderson is really good at churning out more books consistently.
So like, if it was Rothfuss, maybe it’s not worth to try and push through, since even if you ended up enjoying the first book, you’ll end up stuck and disappointed after the second book anyway. With Sanderson, if you happen to “acquire” the taste, you can get a lot more out of it. That being said, if at some point it’s just clear you don’t like it, it’s still fine to give it up.
The interludes allude to important things, but I need my Kal and Shal time.
I love the Kal and Shal story lines!!! I’m gonna stick it out for the sake of them
Honestly, if you’re struggling with the interludes it’s ok to skip them. It’s also generally accepted the first book is pretty slow to get going. I’d push through, the series gets better and better.
If you’re struggling to keep reading, I would just skip or skim interludes. You can always circle back to them, and they don’t tie in directly enough in the first book to ruin the experience. I loved the books, but have always struggled with perspective shifts. They jar me out of the story every time.
It’s not really possible in later books, but whenever I re-read the first book, I read straight through with either Kaladin or Shallan. Other fans will have opinions on this, but I don’t like jumping between perspectives when they don’t tie in yet.
If you like the world and the story so far, I would try to finish the first book at least. Then judge from there I’d you want to continue. If you’re not into it though, you’re not into it.