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Summary: my first and last robert jordan book
Review: awful. i can't imagine how the author can publish such rubbish. basically, nothing happens.
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Summary: Wheel of Time Indeed
Review: Like many readers, I loved the first three books in this series.
After that I was just hanging in to see what happens.
Book 10, Crossroads of Twilight, answers that question. Nothing!
It is indeed a wheel because the characters keep doing the same things over and over and over and over ...... well, you get the point.
I have to do research from time to time to see if a book is new or if I have read it before.They all run together.
Mr. Jordan we are begging you, get on with it!
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Summary: Why o Why Mr. Jordan?
Review: Most of the reviews of this book and this series are completely accurate. The first five of six books of this series are among the greatest fantasy books ever written by anyone. Then Mr. Jordan decided to start trying to milk this for as many books as he can. Since those first five or six books this series has become plodding and uninteresting. I have continued to read each new instalment, hoping for the old magic, but it just hasn't come back. So unless your like me, and just wanting to hold out hope that this series will return to its old self, DO NOT buy any book from this series after you've read the first five or six.
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Summary: The Pinnacle of Literary Boredom and Rubbish
Review: Like the sundry other reviewers, I've been a Wheel of Time fan since the opening pages of "Eye of the World." Sadly, the series has experienced a sharp decline in quality, and unfortunately attempts to make it up with an ungodly amount of descriptive quantity. Book 10 is the pinnacle: instead of the vague sense that RJ has lost it, Book 10 either screams, "Stall as much as possible until I resolve the plot to myself, or: I need a new yacht--let's write Book 10." The absolute repetitive and unimportant description (do we really need to know the minutiae of livery of every common house servant, or that Elayne drank "watered-down wine" before she slept, EVERY MOMENT?!) truly tests the let's-watch-paint-dry patience of even the most enthusiastic Wheel of Time fan. I used to wait anxiously for the arrival of the next book, but lately there's only been a vague sense to pick these incredibly boring books up. I'll admit, since I started it, I'll probably finish it, which is what RJ wants, but I certainly get the sense that I'm being an idiot for doing so.
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Summary: No, not the worst of the series, just dull
Review: I stopped buying these books several years back; just use the library copies now. Recently I was browsing and saw a new Jordan, checked it out, and was about 175 pages into it before realizing I'd already read it. There is one thing it does have one thing going for it: it is a fairly good synopsis of the latest events in the series. Do not, however, waste your money and only waste your time if you need a good soporific.
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Summary: ...
Review: All I can say is, "...!?" I read the book, but I couldn't give you a freakin' summary because I am not entirely sure anything actually HAPPENED. RJ's talents have gone from writing wonderful fantasy novels to being able to cover 600 pages with words and yet still convey absolutely nothing. The first five books are positively brilliant; then it slows down a bit in the next four, and then... you have the tenth one. I wouldn't call it a book. Waste of paper, maybe. Or something to bludgeon Mr. Jordan with. Possibly some good fire fuel... As you may recall, Mr. Jordan's bio seems to include something about he intends to keep writing until they nail shut his coffin... Well, we (the angry readers) might as well nail it shut now, because if the rest of his books are like this then he may as well not be writing any more. Wait a damn minute... did I just call it writing? HA! And I refuse to be sparing with my insults, because I think RJ insulted his readers as a whole by wasting our time with a 600+ page book whose plot (PWP?) makes a snail look like Speedy Gonzalez. And then... there's New Spring. I haven't read it, so it might be good... and it is nice to see the history behind some characters, but... THAT IS SOME SERIOUS PROCRASTINATING! You better get writing the eleventh, RJ, and make it snappy! The plot had better be as fast-paced and action-packed as the first three, or I will skewer you with a skewer from skewer-space! It is going to take him a long time to recover from this, because he's lost a ton of readers from this mess-up... not to mention he lost plenty from the last, slower-paced books. I'll still keep reading, at least until I find that I've read 3 plotless "books" in a row, at which point even an avid fan like me will gleefully torch the "books". If this was some stunt to make more money, well... Mr. Jordan, you will not have any more bestsellers, EVER if you keep this up... ...
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Summary: Armageddon is here! The Dark One finally strikes!
Review: For those readers anxiously waiting for the Dark One to lash out with the first fell stroke of the Last Battle, you'll find it here in the Crossroads of Twilight. No, the vast armies of Trollocs and their Eyeless taskmasters don't boil forth from the Blight to overrun the heart of Randland, leaving only carnage and destruction in their wake; instead, in a dazzling and completely unforeseen plot twist, Shai'tan unleashes his legions of weevils against our unsuspecting heroes, and no one's grain is safe. I'm getting chills now just thinking about the brilliance of the move. Just think: weevils in the grain require winnowing, and winnowing cuts down on the profit margins of merchants, and lower profit margins means bankruptcy. I absolutely cannot wait for book 11, where we will surely see the entire economy collapse, and then it's just a small matter to bring this incredible series to a close. The Dark One will be revealed as an evil loan shark, and he'll break free from the Central Bank of Shayol Ghul and repossess every palace, dress-shop, and circus on the continent. I just hope Cadsuane can teach Rand some creative re-financing options before the situation becomes hopeless. Some other notable developments: The quality of tea has really taken a nosedive since the early books in the series, and it's starting to negatively impact the morale of our heroes. After all, what's the upside of fighting off pure evil if you can't even get a decent cup of tea when you're pregnant and temperamental? The Dark One inappropriately touches one of his minions. I'm expecting a sexual harassment lawsuit in the next volume. Hundreds of dresses are described in such intricate detail that I was able to sew exact replicas. I'm wearing one right now, in fact. For hundreds of other patterns, you can shop at wheeloftimewardrobe.com. We are introduced to the riveting social intricacies of the gai'shain laundering subculture. Perrin gets bored with his own plotline and breaks out of character for a minute before returning to form. Woolheads battle ninnies and hilarity ensues. Braid tugging is on the wane. Someone sniffs.
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Summary: This isn't a book, it's a bad fashion show...
Review: Oh brother. I just don't know where to begin. Any plot development in this entire 600+ page book, what little there is of it, could EASILY have fit into one of Jordan's infamously long-winded prologues. Everything else is nothing but tedious, painstakingly long descriptions of what each character is wearing, their facial expressions, Aes Sedai temper tantrums, etc., ad nauseum, ZZZZZ... snore. Wha... oops, sorry, I dozed off there for a moment. What happened, Mr. Jordan, did you have a bunch of airheaded teenage girls ghost-writing this drivel for you? What a shame that such a once-promising series has now become the butt of so many jokes. Mr. Jordan, on the off chance that you might see this, please get a grip, pop a hole in that blimp sized ego of yours, get back to writing books and leave the fashion shows alone.
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Summary: The 600 page prologue
Review: I think RJ has gone crazy. The first 5 books were literally fantastic, complex yes but absolutely spell binding. The next 4 were good but not the very best, still enjoyable. This last book though could be better used as a door stop or cindeling for a fire that would last for a few hours. I usually read these books through at least two or three times, but I couldn't even finish glancing through this one. It reads like this "It is so hard being a princes and pregnant.cry.cry.cry, I think I'll have some tea. Not to much honey in the tea though. I shouldn't make it so sweet..I like sweet tea though...ooo I am so sad...If only I knew what happened yesterday really far away...O this tea is perfect not too sweet or bitter...I think I'll have a cookie with my tea...but not a sweet cookie" I think that with a 18 pack of jolt cola and a free night I could write a novel that people would really enjoy. Things would happen, people would do things, webs would be woven, it would not just restate what everone already knew from 2 dozen different angles. I really hope the next book is better and I mean in the first 200 pages or so because I cant read another book like this. If it is good any new readers and just skip over this novel and pick up in the next one because it is a 600 page prologue where nothing takes place. RJ needs to go back to eigth grade lit, and remember that a novel needs: characters, and setting, and o yes a PLOT and ACTION and some kind of CLIMAX and RESOLUTION.
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Summary: Great book in context of the series
Review: I personnally loved this book. The construction of a world as complex as Wheel of Time with so many interesting characters and plotlines obviously takes a long time to write. It is this attention to detail and intimate character writing that makes WoT so great. At this point in the series, Jordan is beginning to wrap up things up, and this book sets the stage for the big finale. Because of the scope of the series, this set up for the end actually required an entire book, which is why so many people disliked this book. No, there isn't as much action as many other books. No, there aren't any huge moments like at the end of book 9. But the last ten pages of Winter's Heart isn't what makes this series worth reading, though many people seem to think so. If you want nothing but action, find another series, because this series actually involves character development and political intrigue. Jordan took a risk in leaving out moments of major action in this book, and he's paid the price according to reader reviews. As a stand alone book without the story from the first 9 books or the anticipation of the impending finale, this book would be boring. But in the context of its position in the series, it's a great book and the series remains a must read for all.
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