I read (what was then) most of the Wheel of Time books back when I was in High School. I read them all up to The Path of Daggers, but then lost my motivation with them. I think the first five books or so were very good, but then the series just started to drag an awful lot. I found them entertaining enough and wasn't too fussed about the quality when I was about 14. The only thing that's put me off re-reading them is the sheer length and given at Uni I have very little time or motivation to do non-course reading, it might be a while before I revisit them.

I think Aaron's post probably about sums it up for me though in terms of Jordan's writing style and the quality of it.

I do think they could be paced a hell of a lot better though, because sometimes there's either too much going on in too many different places or things just seem to move at a glacial pace anyway. My favourite characters were Moiraine, Perrin, Faile, Morgase and the Forsaken. I wasn't a big fan of Aviendha. Of (SPOILER)Rand's harem, I probably most like Elayne.