Status Updates From The Gathering Storm (Book 1...

As much of an Egwene hater I've been, she is the star in this book so far - her confrontation of Elaida was really, really good. I'm also enjoying Rand a lot, and how Sanderson is writing the Forsaken.

However I've just gotten to a Mat chapter and what people say is true about the Sanderson version- he's written like a total red pill loser chud. Not sure what that's about, but I hope it fixes itself soon 😒

Is it messed up if I say that Sanderson is a much better writer than Jordan? Though this book lands in an odd half-way point between on the one hand, clearly mimicking Jordan as it can (laboured metaphors etc, though not *over*-laboured), while on the other being so predictably Sanderson that I've literally found myself guessing what words he's going to use next as I listen to the audiobook.