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Summary: 80 Pages of Prologue & 585 Pages of MORE Prologue...
Review: In chess, in order to reach the end, you must do one thing... simplify. You have the known openings, where your first moves are dictated by a set of finite rules. You have the middle game, where most of the game's interesting and unorthodox plot twists are executed. And finally, you have the exciting endgame where only the major pieces are left to determine the outcome.If I had to guess, I would say Mr. Jordan is not a chess player. CoT is a 680 page prologue. Don't be fooled by the 80 page prologue at the onset. No, it goes much further than that. I found it frustrating to realize that 10 pages from the end, the story had moved on only a fraction of its potential. Mr. Jordan seems to be stuck in the middle game, where instead of simplifying and removing pieces from his board, he has introduced new players and new story lines, clogging the board and limiting the moves of the pieces we want to see. I have been a fan of the WoT series for sometime now, having raced through the first 5 books in a little less than a year. I will continue to buy the books until the end. I have come too far to quit now. Anyone who is reading the tenth book is probably of the same opinion. However, in the vain hope that someone associated with the creation of these books might be reading... "Simplify, Mr. Jordan. Simplify."
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Summary: Nothing happened!!!
Review: I started reading these books years ago. They started slow and then got really good in the middle but the last two books have been disappointing. After reading book nine, I thought, hey, very little happened! I felt sure that book ten would fix this and move the story forward. Unfortunately, nothing happened..lets repeat that...Nothing Happens!!!! Most of the book is spent moving characters around but very little is achieved. Also Jordan is tending to focus more and more on repeatedly describing the same types of character interactions. It is getting boring!!! I figure, I'll give him one more book to move the story forward in a real way and then that is it for me. A very disappointed fan.
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Summary: Crossroads of Twilight
Review: I for one have lost patience with this extended drama. As in the last 3 books, nothing really happens. I have just finished reading this book, and if asked, could not not tell you with any certainty what went on. The characters move ever so slowly and develope not at all.If the whole collection had moved at this pace I feel sure Mr Jordan would not have won the admirers he has. The series has lost momentum, which is a dangerous thing for publishers who rely on hard back sales. I for one will wait until the next one has gone into paperback. However given the time it took for No. 10 it could be a long wait.
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Summary: I used to be a "Oh! NO! Not another one!" groaner.
Review: I used to be a "Oh! NO! Not another one!" groaner, but I've changed my mind. Yes, the break-neck speed is gone, but it has been replaced with some very thoughtful insight, I think, on Jordans part. The "middle" acts have always been about furthering the conflict, building suspense, raising questions, and Jordan seems to be, *HOPEFULLY*, building to a finale that should deliver very well.
He does pack a lot of information into these books and I had thought not very cohesively, but, I have since changed my mind about that. The books that seem "SLOW" are very revealing. I must admit I had to go back and re-read because I could not remember specifically a lot of the material, but, once I did I was like "Aha!!" that makes sense now.
I say this to say that, although not as rousing as the first 3 or 4 books, the lastest are every bit as satisfying, to me, but in a different way.
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Summary: Epic. . . Like 15 Volumes and 13 subplots
Review: First let me say that I love these books! Robert Jordan writes books on a scale seldom (read as never) seen these days. His characters are fascinating and complex, and his plot lines are seldom formulaic and often surprising. That being said, I was a bit disappointed by this book. When writing with such depth, you have to spend a considerable amount of time on each sub-plot while advancing the central plot as well. The cleansing of Saiden happened in the last book and doesn't end in this one until half way through, so the central plot doesn't advance much, sadly neither do many of the subplots. I wish he had spent half the book on advancing the sub- and main plots of the book, and focused the other half on really taking one plot line forward to (at least some) resolution. I am still preordering the next book. . . but find myself wishing for the simpler times of the first book. Robert, if you are out there it is time to bring these folks back together and tie up some of the dozen odd loose strings, hopefully before the end of the world.
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Summary: Continues the story
Review: I for one thought it was a good book. It didn't have the action of the other books, but it did continue the story. It may look like not a lot happened, but it was definitly a book to setup for more. It definitly continued in the same style as the other books. (both in the good and not so) but overall, I enjoyed it very much.
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Summary: Wait a Couple of Years and Buy the Next Installment w/ COT
Review: For just over 26 months, the world waited for the next installment of Jordan's Wheel of Time (WOT) series. The world that Jordan created, fondly named Randland by fans, has enthralled millions of readers including myself from the first page of "Eye of the World" (ISBN: 0312850093). Now in its tenth volume, the Wheel of Time story continues to expand in its complexity and arduous amounts of frivolous and comical descriptions (i.e., Finely detailed descriptions of every single article of dress!!!). The simple fact is that "Crossroads of Twilight" exists to lay the foundation for major plot advances promised in future WOT revelations. Nearly two-thirds of the book is spent in individual character reflections of previous happenings in Randland. While these reflections are important, I find the writing to be tedious and often boring. Never upon an initial reading have I felt the desire to skim pages in such an alarming rate! The sad revelation I have in reference to this book is that most of the book easily could have been written in a very short time. As stated, two-thirds of the book deals with previous happenings!!! Jordan is a far superior writer than this, and it is my hope that in the books to come that he will capture the wonder that he had in the development of the first few books in the series. While these facts will not stop true fans from buying this book and suffering through the endless pages of nonsense (including me!), it is my recommendation that if you can wait a bit longer (probably another 24 months!!!) then I would pick up COT off the bargain bin and possibly buy the next installment, which should have considerably more advances in the plots and sub-plots.
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Summary: Someone teach Jordan about plot movement!
Review: Spending good money on this book is a waste of time. If you must read it wait a few months and get it from the library. I was eagerly waiting to see how Faile would be rescued or how Egwene's Aes Sedai would gain the White Tower or ANYTHING that would have been worth spending the [$$$] I laid down. Nothing happens! Jordan apparently has no idea how the story is going to end so he just write really long descriptive passages that lead nowhere. The scene where Perrin is in the town, that may have ghosts, and is dealing with negotiations for grain is a prime example of writing gone awry. Why weren't the ghosts dealt with or at least expounded upon! The stars of the book are the weevils that seem to get mentioned in every chapter.
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Summary: Not good
Review: Just download a summary instead of reading this book. All the characters just sit around and whine about the cold and how obnoxious men/women are. Right at the end one of the main characters does something totally stupid and out of character, and that's about the only interesting thing. So either download a summary, or skip the first 600 pages. I'm not kidding. You've been warned.
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Summary: while i do not beleive he is trying to milk the story
Review: for all its worth, i DO think he has failed to excercise restrain over it. An author does write for the story, but he realy should look and see if all this detail and touching bases with the previous story threads (which we already know) are actualy making for a better story. I don't think so, NONE of the fans i've talked to don't seem to think so, and i wonder if he's gone back to read over his own work. The plot doesn't advance, the characters don't develop.. there's absolutely nothing here. Borrow this book from someone else unfortinate enough to have shelled out money for it, or check it out of the library. If you have a while, read the last couple of chapters. Hopefully either the story will pull mr jordan back towards a story, or someone will point out how glacial he's become. Either way,i am looking forward to the next book, albeit with some trepidation that it too will be this awful
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