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The series doesn't pick up until 5? Or Mat being garbage? The first I don't really agree with. Egwene's experience in the second chills and the battle was really great. The third grants Rand his title and
Things do ramp up starting with 5, but I wouldnt say it "picks up".
For the second part, I do agree. Mat is kinda a little bitch, but in 5 he does have an experience that is an awakening or turning point for him.
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Tells Rand who he really is and he starts to embrace it. And sets up his people.Edit: "ramp up" and "pick up" are the same thing... I guess what im saying is I dont think it is slow by any means. At least not at that point. 8-10 is kinda going slowly, but it is cool with me because I have become so invested in the characters.
Bud, the foreshadowing isn't exactly subtle in the first book. Mat being garbage is what stops me from enjoying other characters. 5 books with a centerpiece character I can't stand is too many. Everything else about the book isn't bad, if a little derivative. It's just that I can't stand how actively shit Mat is with every decision and having the temerity to bitch about the consequences of his own fucking actions.