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Summary: The story is not fun to read anymore
Review: The earlier books were fun to read. This series and especially this title has made the series a chore. I skimmed the last half of the book hoping it would pick up and the story would begin to move forward. It never did. I have purchased all 10 of the author's novels in this series. I won't purchase the 11th.
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Summary: A new worst book in the series!
Review: I normally don't like to read books during the school year because they take away from reading school books, but I find my self more interested in school work than reading this book. It's almost a chore. Unfortuately I'm only 1/2 way through the book. If you want to read this book just to keep up with the story, wait for paperback or go to your local library. It's not worth it.
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Summary: The endless braid-yanking continues
Review: ...this novel is a big waste of time. So we are all breathlessly waiting news on whether Rand succesfully cleansed saidin: we recieve instead endless descriptions of every minor characters amazement at the use of so much power. Is saidin cleansed? Eh, well, it's hard to know for sure. But we'll certainly tell you that Egwene, Cadsuane, Mat, the Ael, the farmers in Two Rivers, and a rat were really impressed with the effort expended. In the meantime, everyone goes about yanking on their braids in exasperation, as well as being surprised and embarrased at how they respond obediently to torture and humiliation. In addition, where did Nyneave go? Are we not interested in her anymore? Basically we end up where we started. No plot resolutions are resolved, no new information is given. It's like plowing through the Silmarillion in preperation for "the return of the king." Not necessary, verbose, boring, full of factual data that is unnecesarry to advance the plot. I recommend waiting for the next book. You could literally read a two page synopsis and be caught up with everything that happened in this book.
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Summary: Shades of Daytime Soap Opera
Review: I'm a devoted Jordan fan, but....skip this book, and try the next one. This is beginning to read altogether too much like a daytime soap script, where you can skip a year and it seems like you never missed a thing.
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Summary: Boring, Boring, Boring
Review: An interminable rehash of descriptions of numberless characters, each described in agonizing detail until the mind cannot hold it all. Deja vu all over again. The author should be ashamed for using his readers and loyal fans in this way. The plot is not advanced appreciably.... the jacket cover says all that needs to be said. C'mon Jordan, get with it! ...
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Summary: A Really Bad Novel
Review: I felt very dissatisfied after reading this book. I'm such a fan that I reread all the other books again before reading this one, but that didn't help my sense of outrage after finishing it. I was so frustrated to realize I was reading endless and pointless details that could drive one mad. I don't care how to wash silk, draw a bath, or how salt is made or sold. And will RJ ever learn that anything involving the Andoran succession or the Whitecloaks bores us to tears? Do we really need an extended scene of Perrin scoping out his camp, complete with ludicrous scent assessments every novel? Space taken up by this filler could have been used to actually tie up some plot lines, but no such luck. Believe the bad hype -- nothing of significance is resolved and barely anything happens.
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Summary: Don't waste your time with this one
Review: This book has got to be the worst of the series to date. Not only does the plot go nowhere, the writing is horrible as well. It feels like RJ has just copy and pasted sentences from the other nine books. His descriptions are the same old tired phrases that I've grown to dislike even hate. I often laugh while reading this book... not because it is funny but because i wasted my money on it. Go to the internet and read the Chapter summaries instead of buying it.
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Summary: Not worth the wait
Review: I can't believe that it took three years and nearly 700 pages to write this book. The entire storyline of this installment can be summed up into two words "nothing happened". I have every book in the wheel of time series and have read them multiple times with great enjoyment. But this last book is just horrible. You keep reading the book waiting and hoping for something to happen and nothing ever does. In the Prologue, the "Wolf" is introduced into the story line then never heard from again. Are we to wait three more years to find out what his attack plan against the Seachan is and wether or not it will work? It is almost as if Robert Jordan doesn't know how to end the series and is writing this book to waste time. I recommend that anyone who has not purchased this book wait for the next installment and start from there. You won't miss a beat. Severely dissapointed in Mr. Jordan.
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Summary: Very disappointing filler material
Review: This book is an exercise in frustration and disappointment. The first 500 pages of the book refer to events prior to the end of Winters Heart. It covers the minutiae of characters I couldn't even remember (and didn't want to remember), and fails to even introduce Rand until the final few hundred pages. For the first time in my life I felt justified in skipping pages in a book. Characters I've previously admired seemed to lose their hold on reality. For example, Elayne decides not to use Rand's troops to cement her hold over Andor, strangely seeming to believe she has the time to sit in Caemlyn and wait for the nobility to recognise her (whilst the world outside falls apart). Egwene finally gets to the White Tower and then decides not to actually invade it due to a crisis of confidence. The author then uses an obvious trick to get her captured in Tar Valon, clearly setting up a final justification for the invasion. It would have been far more meaningful if Egwene had forced the invasion through an adult decision, as in the prior books, rather than a last minute coincidence. Such determination would have nicely paralleled Rand's own leadership experiences. This kind of filler material would be understandable if the author was releasing installments every few months, but for a two year wait it is not acceptable to me. Having read every prior novel and followed the series avidly in the past, this book will be the last one I'll bother to read.
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Summary: He's finally done it
Review: Jordan finally achieved what he has apparently been trying to do since book 5 of this series - write a book that goes nowhere. The four to five pages of Crossroads of Twilight that actually involve Rand are succinct and to the point, but the rest of the book is ridiculous. Jordan routinely takes several pages at a time to describe a conflict between two characters that are clearly minor side carachters with little to do with advancing the plot. This book ends as if Jordan were simply tired of writing, and wanted to publish something to keep readers interested in his series.
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