What makes this a 5 star read??? The lack of main characters, if that makes sense. We have Rand of course but everyone has their own story and it gets fleshed out just as well as Rands. I think the length of the series means that nothing is rushed, everything gets the coverage it needs to bring the story to life. No corners are cut in the story, it's all there for us to read.
Also Perrin... what a sweetheart, he makes me smile. The sweet innocence of him, love it.