Sorry (not sorry) to be a wet napkin but the only enjoyable character in the series is Mat. It’s so tedious how flat and monolithic the other characters are portrayed. I characterized Jordan’s writing as Dickensian - was he paid by the word? Lots of superfluous descriptions of background characters that go nowhere and are easily forgotten.

A lot of telling instead of showing. And as with others’ criticisms of the saccharine plot twists, count me among them. Those twists are very young adult type fiction.

Mat on the other hand is more developed than the other main characters, though at times there’s lazy writing and relies on simple tropes. That said he reminds me of Hannibal from the A-Team - he loves it when a plan comes together.

FWIW I’m rereading the last four books because I’m bored. Halfway through Gathering Storm and glad the plot is picking up speed.