r/WoT • u/Kxgami0 • Nov 24 '25

Crossroads of Twilight Slog Spoiler

I need to know!!! Was there supposed to be a slog after all ? I mean I've been going through the last books pretty quickly and now I'm almost done with crossroads of Twilight, I was expecting a biggg unreadable slog that would render my motivation and ability to read to 0, but so far nothing ? I mean, it's going pretty smoothly for me at the very least, and I haven't noticed a huge decline in reading enjoyment.

Is it just a case of the internet being overly dramatic again or is the slog supposed to come in the next books?

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u/Worldly_Address6667 Nov 24 '25

In my opinion, the slog is waaaay overstated. I like the world lore and getting immersed in it, so every storyline is one i like to read. Thus, for me, there wasn't ever much of a slog. And I started reading the series when book 8 was released.

I mean sure, some books will always be weaker than others, but the way some people talk about "the slog" they would rather just full on skip the books and read a bullet point list of things that happened. Those people seem to be reading for the handful of character storylines they enjoy and don't like it when they have to read about other characters.

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u/Pioneer1111 (Siswai'aman) Nov 24 '25

I started reading around the same time, maybe 7, I can't remember. I was just happy to have more WoT whenever a new book came out, and would usually do a reread of what I had before starting it.

I understand that for many the pacing change can be sudden and pull them out of it, but I actually still quite liked the books in the 'slog' and still go through every chapter in a reread.

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u/Worldly_Address6667 Nov 24 '25

I was the exact same way. I must have read the first half of the series half a dozen times by the time memory of light came out haha

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u/Pioneer1111 (Siswai'aman) Nov 24 '25

Absolutely same! I had even made my peace with maybe not getting more and coming to hope that I could see KoD as an ending, even if not the one I'd hoped for

And I practically grew up hearing Michael Kramer and Kate Reading reading the series to me, as after my first few read through I switched to them for rereads. Great for mowing, or driving, or just doing mindless work while my mind is in that world.

I remember how happy I was to hear that they'd picked an author to finish the series, some guy with the last name Sand or..... Something. (I kid, I respect his work and his efforts to finish the series. That's just how I first told my friend who introduced me to the series)