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Summary: Good Series Gone Bad
Review: I can only assume that Greed is what has inspired lackluster writing and an un-moving plotline. Yeah ... I can see the setup just like everyone else, but this is just stupid.Also, this is the second book in a row which has a dustcover that contians lies ... nowhere does Perrin risk his soul for Faile. hmmm ... I seem to remember that being in the dustcover of book 9 too. Maybe the last battle is really between pissed off fans and a writer who seems to have lost his touch. Despite its shortcomings I must say that Crossroads did top Winters Heart for WORST BOOK YET and I think we can continue to count on Jordan milking his once loyal fans until no-one cares how the series ends ... A true disappointment.
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Summary: Oh God, I'm a sheep.
Review: For me, this series really ended with book six. Until that point, I placed Robert Jordan on a very narrow pantheon of fantastic fantasy authors that transcended the genre to become...great authors, period. Now, I dutifully await each opportunity to fork over twenty bucks.. Sigh.
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Summary: Can you say, "Soap Opera?"
Review: I sure can, however if we asked Mr. Jordan that it would take him more than a dozen attempts. I have seen soap opera plots move along faster than WOT. While I enjoy his writing, and I'm rather addicted to the characters and storyline, Book 10 left me feeling rather cheated. But, I had to have my fix to what will happen next (Not much...) and I'll probably buy the next one in a year or two. WARNING! If you have yet to start reading the Wheel Of Time series, DON'T! Or at least wait another decade for all of the books to come out and then read it. It will save yourself a lot of anguish.
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Summary: VERY Disapointing!!!
Review: After a LONG wait, I was very excited when I received my new book - Crossroads of Twilight. The last 9 books kept me spellbound with the story that so many have followed. I read on and nothing happened. Maybe I'm just spoiled. I was used to each book having Giant discoveries and battles with climactic endings. This book took it's readers nowhere. Nothing happened to help the good guys triumph, the bad guys did nothing either. All it does is lead us into the next book. The climax? I don't remember there being one. Do not waste your money unless you just want to follow the story. Even then, wait for paperback!!!
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Summary: In it for the MONEY? What a poor attempt at a book!
Review: These reviews pretty much reflect my opinion as well. There were way too many times he jumped to the point of view of characters that nobody even cares about, then to top it off doesn't develop the the theme. There is absolutley no plot progression. Nothing about the cleansing of saidin, or anyone even realizing it's been done. Rand has a whole 10 pages. Mat gets a whole 30 miles from Ebou Dar & Perrin gets no closer to Faile. The women are still brainless twits. The biggest thing that happened to Elayne was a bath, & Egwene hasn't even begun a seige on Tar Valon. Basically this seems as an attempt to make a little more money without producing anything of quality. The descriptions about things nobody cares about comprises about 90% of the book, there is no action, there is noplot advancement. I've got to say I'm ready to start waiting for my library to carry these books. They've been going downhill for 5 years now & this may be the straw that broke the camels back!
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Summary: When's it kick in?
Review: As I turned page after page, I kept thinking, "Ok, it's a slow, building intro, it'll get good soon." Imagine my surprise when I turned a page and I was suddenly at the back cardboard binding! Actually, that particular page had more texture than the other 600.
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Summary: waiting for godot
Review: It appears that Jordan has forgotten for most authors, the key to a good story is that there is a good story. One that brings you from a beginning to a hopefully rousing end. I guess he is too caught up in the warp and the woof of the weave of time that always is a beginning; not THE beginning, but a beginning, and absolutely never, never an ending. Frankly, no one would have missed anything in the plot development if this last volume of WOT was balefired out of existence. I most regret having bought all his books in hardcover... now it seems that they, if ever completed, would take a space on my bookshelf larger than the encyclopedia britannica, and yet tell a story that goes nowhere
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Summary: A Time of Leaving...
Review: For over two years the fans of Jordan have been waiting in desperate apprehension over the arrival of this book. After the dramatic conclusion of "Winter's Heart", faithful readers had hope that Jordan could restore the pace and plot of the flailing "Wheel of Time" series.
With almost total agreement, the fans have sounded their disapproval of "Crossroads of Twilight".
This book suffers from a few very grave flaws: there is no progression in any of the main storylines, Jordan introduces and spends a large amount of precious "screen time" on more miscellaneous, completely superfluous characters, and the leading characters behave, in concert, in a way no rational group of people ever would.
The feel you get from reading through the book is that the book was rushed. Which may certainly be true, if rumor is to be believed TOR had to pressure Jordan to finish this book "quickly". Hard to believe since we have been awaiting its publication for over two years, but it's true. The book is riddled with wording and grammatical errors. Large sections of the book read as if the writer were writing in stream-of-consciousness: describing mundane details that the writer sees happening as he is writing. In doing so, there is a large amount of repetition which quickly becomes tiresome. There is no doubt in my mind he should hire a professional editor.
Over the past several books, the once-loved characters have stagnated in their development and have been simplified and over-characterized by stock phrases and stereotypical behavior. Lack of simple communication on the part of the characters leads to hundreds of pages of completely aggravating irrelevance. Terrible character decisions simply reek of the desire to contrive conflict.
The first four or five books were terrific. Books six through eight were bad. Book nine had some redeeming qualities, but after spending twenty dollars on and reading through book ten I have decided to take my leave of "The Wheel of Time". I will continue to recommend the first five books, but not the series and if you have not bought this particular book yet I would urge you not to. You will be severely disappointed.
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Summary: Enough of this whining!
Review: Goodness there's a lot of whining going on about this book. Most of it includes the claim "nothing happens." What those who make that assertion mean is that no climactic ("cast of thousands") battle takes place nor is there a dramatic showdown between Rand and one of the never-say-die Forsaken as has been a common ending for other books in the series. However, to say nothing happens is ridiculous and simple minded. Quite a lot happens - there's more to this story than battles and showdowns. The book does NOT consist of blank pages as you might conclude from reading other reviews. It contains some of the most interesting character and relationship development of any of the WoT books. Some nasty folk get their just deserts and others turn out to be more complicated and perhaps a touch less nasty then we formerly believed. And some of our heroes turn out to be a touch MORE nasty than we formerly believed. Characters are faced with, and make, tough choices. The ending leaves you desperate for the next chapter. If you need continuous battles and to-the-death confrontations (though there certainly are some of those) then your time might be better spent on video games. If your devotion to the series includes an appreciation for a bit more subtlety and intricate plot development, you'll probably enjoy this installment. I sure did.
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Summary: He ruined the greatest series of all time
Review: Jordan has dragged this story line so far and introduced so many damn characters that this book is akin to a blithering fools ravings. He's got so many stories going that by my count the entire book takes up less than two weeks worth of time. TWO WEEKS in 600 pages! He had captured my imagination with the early books but now I'm sick of struggling through the last three books every time he switches a story to try to find the names of the people he is describing and why they are important. Worse, I'm tired of seeing similar Aes Sedai names and trying to remember why they are important instead of hearing about their damn dresses. The man can describe things like a minstrel, but that is all he does in this book. He describes bread and grain and mud and snow and cold, meanwhile the main characters don't do ANYTHING! BOO HISS!
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