[Wot-l] New here...

[Chris Johnson]

Hello everyone,

My name is Chris.  I'm from Montana.  I just joined this list because I have
tried to get into reading Eye of the World (and, eventually the rest of the
WoT series) 3-4 times, and I just can't get past the first few pages.  It's
SO confusing because it starts right in the middle of a scene, and the
characters, their history and their universe is already so established and
complex.  Is there a reader's guide (a "WoT Companion," so to speak) or
something out there to give me the background I need to start the series, or
would the WoT Wiki site be my best bet?  I know Robert Jordan was planning
an Encyclopedia before his death (which I just now read about, R.I.P.); that
would've been perfect for me!

I really want to get into--and enjoy--this series...it may sound cheesy
and/or ignorant, but what first attracted me to EotW was 1) its cover
(really beautiful and I could tell it was an adventure story, which I like);
and 2) the thickness of the book:  something about LONG novels appeals to
me; I prefer sweeping saga-like stories over the short and sweet variety.
Not necessarily drawn-out, slow-paced books (*ugh*), but books that really
DEVELOP stories and characters.   Nothing irks me more than really getting
into a book and then being left at the end, hungry for what happens next!

So anyway, hopefully you guys can help me out and get me hooked on Wot!
*fingers crossed*

Thanks,
Chris
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