Honestly, I found the first book to be a slog. However, they are doing a fine job of moving this section of the story along. There's 15 books of over a thousand pages each, so there's a LOT of adventures to come. People need to be a bit patient.
So far, three episodes in, my only real complaint is the Two Rivers village Emmon's Field is unrealistically clean and idealized. That in itself knocks it down a peg or two from Game of Thrones. However, I do suggest people try to stick with the show for a few more episodes. I'm on book six of the series and based on the books I fully expect the storyline to eventually become as complex and absorbing as GOT.
As usual there's some dude(s) in the comments complaining about "wokeness." I say suck it up, buttercup, it's about time more non-white actors got a regular paycheck.
There have been a few times I've thought about giving up on reading the books because of how annoyingly some of the women characters are portrayed in this 90's era series. Thankfully, the shows writers have made an effort from the start to tack away (somewhat) from the male-centricity of the storyline, and I trust they'll continue to make reasonable adjustments going forward.
The positives: the series is visually stunning, the actors appear to be perfectly cast for their roles, and the plot is ticking along nicely. I was expecting to be mildly disappointed but instead I'm intrigued to keep watching to see how they decide to navigate the abundant material the books present.
Yes, a lot is being skipped over (or even newly fabricated, such as Perrin's back story). That is not necessarily a bad thing in my view (at least Perrin now has a reason for being such a sad sack throughout the first book or two). Don't be put off by the negativity coming from the fanbase purists. There's just no possible way to cover every detail in the books. Non-the-less, it still has the potential to be a glorious ride.
So far, three episodes in, my only real complaint is the Two Rivers village Emmon's Field is unrealistically clean and idealized. That in itself knocks it down a peg or two from Game of Thrones. However, I do suggest people try to stick with the show for a few more episodes. I'm on book six of the series and based on the books I fully expect the storyline to eventually become as complex and absorbing as GOT.
As usual there's some dude(s) in the comments complaining about "wokeness." I say suck it up, buttercup, it's about time more non-white actors got a regular paycheck.
There have been a few times I've thought about giving up on reading the books because of how annoyingly some of the women characters are portrayed in this 90's era series. Thankfully, the shows writers have made an effort from the start to tack away (somewhat) from the male-centricity of the storyline, and I trust they'll continue to make reasonable adjustments going forward.
The positives: the series is visually stunning, the actors appear to be perfectly cast for their roles, and the plot is ticking along nicely. I was expecting to be mildly disappointed but instead I'm intrigued to keep watching to see how they decide to navigate the abundant material the books present.
Yes, a lot is being skipped over (or even newly fabricated, such as Perrin's back story). That is not necessarily a bad thing in my view (at least Perrin now has a reason for being such a sad sack throughout the first book or two). Don't be put off by the negativity coming from the fanbase purists. There's just no possible way to cover every detail in the books. Non-the-less, it still has the potential to be a glorious ride.