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Summary: Lengthy With No Plot Movement
Review: I have enjoyed the level of detail in the previous novels, but this book seemed to bog itself down in the enormous amount of sub characters and moment by moment descriptions. Very little happens in the 650+ page book by the end. In fact, the only significant and interesting plot developments are (of course) in the final pages-merely teasers for the next book.
The stereotypes of the characters are starting to grate too: the men can't understand how women think, women think men are wool headed, men struggle over the death of women they cause. Characters haven't seemed to develop much over the last four or five books.
The only reason I finished this book in hopes that the future of the series will greatly improve. If you have enjoyed the series so far, then you should be able to plod your way through this (nearly) minute by minute account of what happens.
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Summary: Buildup isn't that bad
Review: I had an advantage over other people, my brother read it faster than I did and warned me of the anti-climactic ending. So I wasn't expecting anything grand. I really did enjoy the buildup in this one more than Path of Daggers, the other buildup book. It provides good characterizations, especially of Mat(he's the star of this book even though he is involved in no action scenes and his amount of chapters appear to be the smallest). Egwene's story line appears to be stalling, with all that buildup in Path of Daggers for them, it really hit a wall. This book is good if you enjoy characterization, but if you start reading it with the expectations of action, your opinion of it will be less than stellar. I can't wait for the next one and hope the book has more action than this one, because if Jordan thinks the series will be finished in two books after this one, he's got his work cut out for him to resolve all of the loose ends. I hope he doesn't turn into the X-files when it was good and become so convoluted that he can't resolve everything logically. If you are a Wheel of Time devotee, read this book now. If you have lost great interest in the series because of the last few books, pick this up in paperback.
Rating: 
Summary: One word - POINTLESS
Review: "Boring" would be another great word to describe this book and if you want to use a phrase, "waste of money" would seem to do it justice. If you want a book 700 pages long with absolutely no movement in plot this is your book. This picks up where book 9 ends and finishes where book 9 ends. I hope Robert Jordan cares enough about his fans to move things along in the next one. Of course I seriously doubt I will be running out to get it after reading Crossroads of Twilight and either will you.
Rating: 
Summary: catharsis below
Review: 'cause that's what this review is for me...i cannot believe the lack of "happening" in this novel. It seems like Jordan cannot exceed the pace of the series. If anything he slows down. At least the prior novels, while slow, had plot twists, ect. This book should have been double in length(yes i know it's long) so at least SOMETHING would happen. Where is the content????!!! I do not need battles every page, but why can't Jordan wrap up a thread or two? This series will never and I do mean never finish in two or three books without completely glossing over or dropping entire plot elements. At this point that wouldn't be so bad if we could just get a book dedicated to the main characters: Rand, Mat, Elayne, Aviendha, ect. There were enjoyable periods to Crossroads but mainly it felt like Jordan used a "large" font simply to create a long novel. I will buy the next novel but that may be the end for me.
Thanks for listening.
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Summary: Why did it take 2 years to write this ??
Review: I agree with all who have written about the ,"non-event", this book's publication has turned into.Virtually nothing happens to advance the plot .The whole book feels like it is about 500 pages of prologue-- and in a 680 page book thats not good.I love these characters ,but for the first time in this series I found the writing to be tedious,in fact I almost quit reading it.The truth is if you love the "Wheel of Time",you wont miss anything by not buying this book,or at least just checking it out of the library or waiting for the paperback and saving yourself 20 to 30 dollars.
The REAL question is why did it take TWO YEARS for THIS version to be published ?? This reads almost like someone was doing a spoof on, "Bad Robert Jordan ",ala "Bad Hemingway Contests".At one point I read pages of description what Egwene was viewing--and then discovered it had nothing at all to do with the plot.I got the feeling it was all filler for 70% of the book.
Let me put it briefly--this was an enormous disappointment. I dont buy the "setup" theory anymore.After 10 books and over 7000 pages its time for some resolutions .If I have to wait another two years for MORE setup--count me,and thousands of other readers, out.
Rating:
Summary: Enough Already
Review: Never have characters done so little in 680 pages. Not that it matters, because if you are this far in, do you really have a choice but to read it? Still, I would wait until it is in the bargain bin.
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Summary: Wait for paperback!!
Review: Robert Jordan is the master of re-using a phrase a thousand times!! I nearly stopped reading when I encountered the "folding chair" the Aes Sedai "dignity" and the ever present light in the world of dreams .... PUHLEASE. When this series started it was about a young man who was going through changes - now he gets a bare few chapters @ the end of the novel?? All the other events were so predictable I tried to return my book!! Hey how about some action? Robert Jordan is apprently writing this for 6th graders since he does nothing unpredictable anymore and he has no action!! If you have waited this long - wait a while longer and buy it in paperback!! This book does not belong on any best sellers list!!! I'd give it negative stars if the rating system would allow me!!
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Summary: Nothing happens - 3 stars max!
Review: I wondered if I was just getting tired of Jordan, but I recently went back and re-read the old novels. They are still great, while the new ones get worse and worse. or... Perhaps my expectations keep going up, and keep getting dashed.If you are a die hard fan, buy the book. New readers, buy the older books and enjoy a real treat. If you are still facinated by the time you get to books 8-10, they still are OK with the promise of the best book yet to come. (If Jordan can get the plot moving, i.e. lets see 2-3 minor battles and several questions resolved in the next book. If he can get out the mud, we will see a book on par or better than the old books) Now a note (Rant) to the Author: Jordan, why are you spending so much time detailing every second of the day on these charactors???? WE have never been that interested in them anyway. I know, we said they were shallow, but the attempt to flush them out and make them more intersting is NOT working. The characters are still shallow, and the plot line is suffering badly. How about a major confrontation between Rand and his girls(possibly with the intervention of the Wise Ones, who seem to have a more adult relationship with the men). Let them realize he is an adult and does not need them to (always) mother him. Let them take on roles, as with the Aiel, and meet to discuss and manage their plans as a group of equal rulers. Also a confrontation between the Aiel Wise Ones and the Tower would be in order. Lets establish some mutual respect. EXACTLY what is the tower better than the Aiel Wise Ones at? Something I hope!
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Summary: A Transitional book.
Review: This book is not as bad as many reviewers suggest it is. One of the secrets to this series is to re-read all the books before the next one comes out, then it flows much better. This books biggest problem however, is that there is not one plot line - of the many Jordan has introduced, that gets resolved and therefore the book leaves you unsatisfied at the end. So it's merely a transitional book to get us to the next one. If the next one starts to resolve some of these then this book will be worth it if not there is always George R.R. Martin's Fire and Ice series to look forward to.
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Summary: Worst book in series
Review: Dear Tor,
Please send me a voucher for those hours I lost reading Crossroads of Twilight. I would to have them back please. This is hands down the most boring and tedious book in this series. Even though I have all ten of them in hardback, I stop here and give up on this mess. I encourage you to ...write to the editors letting them know how you feel!
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