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Summary: patience is a virtue
Review: I first started to read this series when seven novels had already been published with number eight on the way. I was fortunate because I got to read the bulk of the series in a short amount of time. I truly enjoy the series and Jordan's writing style. Like many fans, I, too, had been waiting for two years for the release of the tenth book. The end of the ninth book was so great that I couldn't wait for the next installment.
After reading COT I must admit that it was rather anti-climatic. However, that does not mean this is a bad novel and should be avoided. COT's slow pace and character work is absolutly necessary after the world-altering end of book nine. I understand that a lot of fans have come to associate this series as an "action-fantasy." To you I say that you have deluded yourself. Once you found out how many novels Jordan was planning to write in the series you should have guessed what was in store for you. WOT is not an "action-fantasy." It is a historic fantasy. Jordan is a historian and is treating is masterpiece as a historical work of a fantasy world. If you don't like studying history, put down WOT.
As a stand-alone novel, COT is flawed. This book will never be appreciated until book 11 is released. The novel relies too much on future events. COT should be read as an intermission to the series, not as a step in the progression of WOT.
To all the fans that want a quick resolution to the series -- GROW UP! Put down the remote, open more books and gain an attention span! The end of book nine removed the greatest obstacle of the ENTIRE SERIES for the MAIN CHARACTER, and you expect Jordan, the highly detailed writer, to ignore the world's reaction to this development? No plot development? This is a character piece, thus it is not plot driven! Trust me, Jordan has a very specific end in mind and is not dragging the series out for more money! Jordan has commented that he has the last chapter written. WAIT! It's coming. If its action you want, go to the movies, pick up a comic book, watch a football game.
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Summary: An amazing feat of literary contortionism
Review: How did he cram a 50 page book into 700 pages? I'm speechless.
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Summary: Don't buy the hardcover
Review: Wait until all the books are out before you buy this one. He's milking it for all he's worth at this point.
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Summary: WHEN NOTHING IS HAPPENING THE WORD IS BORING
Review: What ever happened to Robert Jordan's talent in writing. I used to really love his books and could not set them dowm. I would read them over and over. Now it is a battle just to read his book because it is so boring. I think the reason is Jordan used to pick one or two major things to accomplish and happen each book and he would dedicate the book to moving towards that for a great finish to each book. This would make the reader feel like "Wow what a great book." Now you read this book and it has 100 little sub plots going on which he spends way more time on each of them than they are worth. Nothing happens Except maybe to Egwene which leaves you hanging because he doesn't finish it. When I read Winters Heart I thought Jordan was starting to get back on the right track because he worked towards at least one major thing happening which was the removing of the taint. Now this book I feel I could of skipped it because I feel like nothing of import happened or got accomplish in the whole book. In other words ALL FLUFF and NO SUBSTANCE.
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Summary: A contradiction of everything that has happened.
Review: Mr. Jordan lost his way long before. I swore after Path of Daggers that I wouldn't read any more. After recieving Winter's Heart as a gift I thought I was right until the end when at least something happened. So when a friend loaned me Crossroads I read it with something approaching optimism. How wrong I was.
I called this a contradiction of everything that has happened. The Dark Lord actually used to be threatening. The forces of evil used to kick ... and take names. Our beloved characters were actually threatened. Nowadays I'm less concerned about armageddon then the characters just going into meglomania fugues.
Jordan has lost it. He's just squeezing every dollar he can from us sad saps. I will forgive an author I love many things. But continually putting out swill just to fatten his own pocketbook crosses the line. This series has ended for me, not in glory like it was supposed to, but in mediocrity.
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Summary: I like it, take it for what it is, a chapter in the whole
Review: .First: It is clear that the first 6 books are vastly different than the rest, including this one. Second: For someone who has been reading this series for years, you'd be ready to strangle the author to death by the time you are half way through this book. Third: Almost nothing happens in this book. Fourth: This book was a very good read. Finally:
For someone who just picked up the Eye of the World and read through the whole 10 books for the first time (which I did up to WH less than a year ago), Crossroads of Twilight just becomes a part of the whole experience, and it expands upon the story nicely. It is a good read, and although it manages to accomplish not much of anything, it still is a fine read, and I very much liked it. If you look it this way, you'll enjoy it, but if you have been waiting for this for two years and have been a reader of the series for at least the last 4 books, you'll hate this book, and you'll vow to never buy another Jordan book, and say that he sold out, and blah blah blah. Then in two years, you'll buy the next book anyway. I will be.
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Summary: ROBOT Jordan vs. The Sims
Review: After reading this lackluster installment of what was once my favorite fantasy series. I think that the rumours are true about the author's self destructive life style. He has obviously lost a large number of neural pathways and has burned out his brain.
This book was written by ROBOT Jordan. He is obviously on cruise control and living in some kind of artificial simulated reality where writing is a program and text is reproduced according to alogrithm. I think TOR needs to step in and have a real live author help pull his strings for him.. Kind of like what Geppeto did for Pinnochio. Better yet bring in a faith healer or an exorcist. All I know is that Jordan is going to need some major mojo or voodoo to re-animate his "cold dead hands"....Hopefully it will happen soon or else all we'll be left with is a pile of dust and a test pattern....
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Summary: Great story, but dragging it's feet...
Review: I love the Wheel of Time story. I agree with everyone that the story is taking far too long to get to the point. It's a complex storyline with a large cast of characters, and by the time this latest book was released I had forgotten most of them and so didn't enjoy the story as much as I had hoped. This book did seem more like book eight, part three, than a complete novel in its own right, and I feel disappointed somehow. It simply feels incomplete. It didn't help that the main character only appeared in three chapters almost as if no longer a major part of the story. I am also tired of the big expensive hardcover format being the exclusive version for so long, and didn't feel it was worth it for this particular "partial" story. I do not want to rush Robert Jordan. I am in no hurry for the story to truly end. Despite the fact that this story was simply another interim storyline, the book was great! The characters and story are great. However, Robert Jordan should be concerned about losing his audience if this much time continues to elapse between books.
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Summary: Extremely Disappointing
Review: I have been a fan of Robert Jordan's books have the past five years and have read all of his books multiple times. However, Crossroads of Twilight was a let down. After waiting two and a half years I found this book to be unsatisfying. The plot devolpment was horrible, very subpar in comparison to Jordan's other novels. The circumstrances the characters find themselves in the beginning of the novel are nearly identical to those at the end.
For the people that are big fans, like myself, I assume you will go on to by the book despite my criticism. For the people that are considering, skip it. You can go from the book 9 to book 11 (whenever that comes out) and not miss anything.
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Summary: WHY WASTE YOUR GREAT FANS TIME AND MONEY
Review: I just finished your tenth book in the wheel of time and I can"t tell you how dissapointed I am! To waste that many pages of good trees, when you could have done the same in just over 100 pages is beyond any of your readers minds. This series started out so great and so many of your books carried on this greatness, but your last 3 or 4 have just not done your readers justice. Why wait to finish this series? You add so many unneeded and terribly boring facts, are you just trying to sell books? We all know what is going on why postpone the climax. Please just let Rand,Mat, Perrin, and the rest just get to the last battle. Then if you feel it is needed start a new series!
Please do not dissapoint us AGAIN.
Thank You, Barry Peters
P.S. Tolkien would never do this.
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