I just finished Wheel of Time for the first time two days ago and while there are definitely “slow” parts, I think it may be my favourite series of all time!
On the other side of it, Book 10 may be the worst book I’ve ever read.
My friend said, "This is a great series. You HAVE to read it, Sandy." I got about 100 pages in and complained to him, "What the hell? Nothing interesting has happened." He said, "Oh well, yeah it doesn't really get good until you're 300 pages in."
So I put it back on the shelf and never opened it again.