I am trying to enjoy each page but it's a challenge and Erikson doesn't do himself any favors with long pauses between action or characters waxing philosophical page after page. Redmask, the brief inclusion of the K'chain Che'malle and Karsa helped this story but they weren't the focus of this story.

I have invested seven months in to this series, I can't stop now. The final three books are monsters and take up a third of this entire saga but I need to push on.