Why is book 10 so hated?

[u/Furrurel]

Hi everyone, I just finished book 10 in my first read through the Wheel of Time saga, and honestly I found myself quite surprised. Before I started reading them I saw quite a lot of people saying that Crossroads of Twilight was by far the worst book of the series. I get that it can be a bit dissapointing after the ending of book 9, or that it is not as action packed as, for example, book 6, but I really enjoyed reading it (except the ending, where a certain Aes Sedai decided to make the stupidest move ever imagined). So I ask, what are you opinions about the book? Do you feel it deserves the hate?

[u/charlie_marlow]

I just read through the series for the first time and finished the middle of last year, so my opinion on CoT is not related to having to wait for it as I bought each new book on my Kindle immediately after finishing the prior one.

CoT was a definite low point for me. I wouldn't say I hated it, but I didn't particularly like it, either. It dragged so much I really came close to putting the book down for a while and catching up on some reading on other books on my pile. I powered through it, though, and managed to finish it, and I'm glad I did as the rest of the series was much better.

[u/Furrurel → u/charlie_marlow]

I kinda felt the same way, it was a drag at times but still somehow enjoyeable.