I've reached a Dilemma

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

I tried, I really tried. We are 2 days out from WaT and I still have, half of RoW to finish for the 2nd time, 2 days isn't enough to finish it. What should I do?

[Trusk'our he/him]

23 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

I tried, I really tried. We are 2 days out from WaT and I still have, half of RoW to finish for the 2nd time, 2 days isn't enough to finish it. What should I do?

Do you need to finish RoW in 2 days?

Personally, I would just take some extra time, assuming it's possible. 

Or, if you feel confident with your knowledge of the book, perhaps just skip to WaT.

[who_slew_aicirtap she/they]

There are also some really good in depth summary videos. Daniel Greene recently posted one that goes through each chapter.

Edited December 5, 2024 by who_slew_aicirtap

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

31 minutes ago, who_slew_aicirtap said:

There are also some really good in depth summary videos. Daniel Greene recently posted one that goes through each chapter.

Where is this? I’m thinking of getting Wind and Truth for Christmas (giving me time to finish Mistborn and Elantris) and I am going to need this.

[who_slew_aicirtap she/they]

1 hour ago, Hoid_Slayer said:

Where is this? I’m thinking of getting Wind and Truth for Christmas (giving me time to finish Mistborn and Elantris) and I am going to need this.

I just watch them on Youtube

[Treamayne]

2 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

I tried, I really tried. We are 2 days out from WaT and I still have, half of RoW to finish for the 2nd time, 2 days isn't enough to finish it. What should I do?

2 hours ago, who_slew_aicirtap said:

There are also some really good in depth summary videos. Daniel Greene recently posted one that goes through each chapter.

1 hour ago, Hoid_Slayer said:

Where is this? I’m thinking of getting Wind and Truth for Christmas (giving me time to finish Mistborn and Elantris) and I am going to need this.

Summary of Stormlight Archive (text) Summaries

Though I too have not finished the reread - and I will read SA5 when I do (even if that means not starting book 5 on release day). That's why we have the spoiler zone, so we can continue to avoid those spoilers until we do get to read the book.

[Returned he/him]

I'm in the same boat, and the choices are to wait on starting WaT or abandon the end portion of the the re-read of RoW.

I'm going for option 2, for two reasons. One, I doubt I'll be able to restrain myself. And two, the end of RoW was mostly big reveals and fewer subtle, setup details (a common conclusion to a Sanderson book). I figure that of all the RoW details I remember the big reveals best of all and so I won't get quite as much of those out of the re-read as I will get from the rest. So it won't have too bad an effect on my WaT read through, especially because the recaps in previous SA books have been more than solid.

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

9 hours ago, Treamayne said:

Summary of Stormlight Archive (text) Summaries

Though I too have not finished the reread - and I will read SA5 when I do (even if that means not starting book 5 on release day). That's why we have the spoiler zone, so we can continue to avoid those spoilers until we do get to read the book.

Thank you so much!

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

9 hours ago, Treamayne said:

That's why we have the spoiler zone, so we can continue to avoid those spoilers until we do get to read the book.

Do you know exactly when WaT spoilers will be allowed in the general forum? As I said earlier, it could be a while before I get around to it, and I don’t want to spoil anything to myself.

[alder24]

13 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

2 days isn't enough to finish it.

I'm sorry, but you confused me here. I've read whole RoW in 2 days - who needs to sleep  

If I were you I would just finish RoW reading it at my normal pace and then start WaT - I can't stand not finishing reading a book before peaking a new one. If I have to delay reading WaT, so it be.

59 minutes ago, Hoid_Slayer said:

Do you know exactly when WaT spoilers will be allowed in the general forum? As I said earlier, it could be a while before I get around to it, and I don’t want to spoil anything to myself.

I think it's half a year, so you have a loooot of time. 

[Treamayne]

@Hoid_Slayer Please do not double post. If you need to add something and you are still the last post in the thread, then edit the post to add your new comment. If you are unsure how to do so, then please see the Sharder FAQ for lots of useful info - this included.

57 minutes ago, alder24 said:

1 hour ago, Hoid_Slayer said:

Do you know exactly when WaT spoilers will be allowed in the general forum? As I said earlier, it could be a while before I get around to it, and I don’t want to spoil anything to myself.

I'm sorry, but you confused me here. I've read whole RoW in 2 days - who needs to sleep  

If I were you I would just finish RoW reading it at my normal pace and then start WaT - I can't stand not finishing reading a book before peaking a new one. If I have to delay reading WaT, so it be.

I think it's half a year, so you have a loooot of time. 

Yes, the Spoiler Policy is six months to allow people to read at their own pace, as well as those waiting on later release dates (like foreign language editions) or non-purchase options (such as arriving t oyour local library collection).
Spoiler policy at the link in-full; extract here:

Spoiler

Spoiler Period and Spoiler Period Lengths for Forums and Discord:

• Cosmere novels - six months
• Cosmere everything else - three months
• Non-cosmere novels - three months 
• Non-cosmere everything else - one month

Hope that helps

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

11 hours ago, alder24 said:

I think it's half a year, so you have a loooot of time. 

Thanks, I was hoping for something along those lines.

10 hours ago, Treamayne said:

@Hoid_Slayer Please do not double post. If you need to add something and you are still the last post in the thread, then edit the post to add your new comment. If you are unsure how to do so, then please see the Sharder FAQ for lots of useful info - this included.

Yup, got it, will do. Rookie mistake.

10 hours ago, Treamayne said:

Yes, the Spoiler Policy is six months to allow people to read at their own pace, as well as those waiting on later release dates (like foreign language editions) or non-purchase options (such as arriving t oyour local library collection).
Spoiler policy at the link in-full; extract here:

  Reveal hidden contents

Spoiler Period and Spoiler Period Lengths for Forums and Discord:

• Cosmere novels - six months
• Cosmere everything else - three months
• Non-cosmere novels - three months 
• Non-cosmere everything else - one month

Hope that helps

It definitely does!

[Master Silver]

On 12/4/2024 at 3:23 PM, IcedOutPenguin said:

I tried, I really tried. We are 2 days out from WaT and I still have, half of RoW to finish for the 2nd time, 2 days isn't enough to finish it. What should I do?

Don't sleep, if it is on audio book, you have loads of time. But then you will need to sleep before tackling Wind and Truth. There is nothing like rushing that spoils a good book.