Rating: 
Summary: A Big Let Down
Review: I personally refused to read anything concerning this book before I could get my hands on my own copy. In the previous books I've stayed faithful, and have always found something in each book that was great. (Which was a stretch for Path of Daggers) Now I'm sort of wishing I had.It's not that Jordan has suddenly started writing in a different way than in his previous books. The problem with this book is that it does not move forward the plot of the story a single iota. Not one element of the plot is changed in a signifigant (or interesting) way. Too much time is spent on Egwene and WAY too much centered on Elayne and the pointless succession of the throne.
I am not a serious literary critic, but I think that I've stumbled across Jordan's problem. He seems to be focusing hundreds of pages (in his last few books) on unneeded details about the different cultures that populate his world. Kind of like he re-read Tolkien, who did this effortlessly throughout all of his books, and is now trying to make up for this by explaining the exact rules that govern an Aes Sedei speaking to the Hall...and other such unwanted details. Another thing I've noticed, he has started making jumps in plot as a substitute for describing action. One second the Seanchan are just landing, now they are taking all of the southwest of the continent. Did I miss a chapter in between? I'm not going to reveal too much about the events in the story, as they're pretty few and far between as it is. I rated the story three stars simply because when Jordan does hit his stride (you can't go over 600 pages without hitting it once or twice) he shows why the series started so strongly: he can grab you when you wants to. To wrap it all up, if I had it to do all over again I would have waited for the paperback. It continues the story you may love, and you may be drooling to find out what happens, but you can wait a little while longer before you are disappointed.
Rating: 
Summary: Bitterly disappointing.
Review: I have defended Jordan again and again and again. Yes, the first 6 books of this series are phenomenal. There has been a much slower pace in 7, 8 and 9, but they were all worth reading, if a bit frustrating. The climax of Winters Heart was great, and seemed to indicate great things to come very quickly. Unfortunately Crossroads of Twilight, as so many others have eloquently said, is a MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT. The story advances only a fraction - he could have done it in 5 or 6 chapters, had he wanted. But no. We get long, drawn-out descriptions and little conversations and details that mean nothing. Especially in the Elayne segments. What happened to the forsaken? We only get a brief and ho-hum storyline involving one of them. The "climax" could have happened at the beginning of the book, and set the stage for an exciting Book 10... but no. Now we have to hope all of this "Setting-Up" results in a return to form in Book 11.... 36 months from now!!!! Sheesh. That being said: everything that happens in this book is logical, and has to happen for the story to progress. I don't even mind it being long, the longer the better I've always said - as long as SOMETHING is happening. I won't say DON'T READ IT, because some of it is very good and interesting and well-written. Just don't expect anything earthshattering, or any major developments. You could pretty much go straight from Winters Heart to Book 11 without needing more than a cursory summary of what happened in Crossroads of Twilight for it to make sense.
Rating: 
Summary: Masochists unite to boost Jordan's coffers
Review: Oh goodness. Where to start? Like everyone else with some semblance of taste, I am disgusted by Jordan's latest effort. Check the increasingly-bitter reviews people seem to post as each new book is turned out. Only masochists can continue to read. It's as though RJ wrote this book as an in-your-face to the people who have complained that the previous three had too little plot development. Think those were bad? His loudest defenders can only insist that it will be in 'the next book' that great things will happen. 'Ha,' says Jordan. 'Nothing will happen in the next book too.'
I have never before this book skimmed prose. I had to. Page upon page of reflection in which characters reveal much the same things they felt six books ago. I'm not sure, but I'll bet he snuck a few pages in there from Shadow Rising. Men don't understand women. Women don't understand men. Will the hilarity never cease? 'Never,' sayeth RJ.
Save yourself the money. Refuse to give this as a gift. It will only end your friendship with the recipient. I disowned my own father after presenting this to me. This series is like a bear trap. There are just too few of us willing to gnaw our own legs off. Light, please give me the strength.
Rating: 
Summary: AH!
Review: OK. People are right when they say nothing "happens" in this book - there IS no action, really, but I'd never before realized how intriguing thoughts and dialogue can be. The book flows smoothly and is DEFINATELY an awesome edition to the series. After all, the characters DO have to think before they act, or else what good are they?? Exciting possibilities have lined up from Toman Head to Tar Valon for the next book - I just hope it doesn't take a full two years!
Rating:
Summary: Skip this one
Review: This series started out as one of the best of all time, and now it's sunk to this. 690 pages of garbage. Save your [money] and wait for the next one - you won't miss a thing if you don't buy this volume. Mr. Jordan seems to have forgotten that the point of a book is to tell a story, not wast paper.
Rating:
Summary: This was a Jordan book?
Review: You know... I've always considered Robert Jordan "chunky" reading. By that I mean there is always something going on, new plotlines, new twists on old plotlines, new characters... But I finished this book and thought to myself "Was there anything at ALL in there that was worth reading?" For the first time in this series, the answer was "No." I kind of liked the update where we all found out what everyone was doing when Rand and Nynaeve cleansed the Source, but my God... 300+ pages of it? And even when Jordan had finished treading water he just sank. This is a horribly disappointing book. The only reason it gets two stars is because Jordan has enough talent to make fluff mildly readable. Sadly, we all know he has more talent than this book shows. Note to Mr. Jordan: If you're tired of writing about your world, then just let us know. We'd rather find a new and interesting one than line your pockets.
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Summary: I waited two years for this?
Review: I'm very disappointed... a couple suprising things happen, out of 600+ pages of the first WoT novel I've actually found hard to stay with. It took me a few days to finish it, since I kept getting bored with the lack of plot advancement. RJ, we know you can do better than this. You've proven it, so why are you leaving us with virtually nothing new until book #11?
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Summary: These really are the Crossroads of Twilight
Review: How did this happen? There were great books in the beginning of this series; books that hypnotized and seduced readers into the Wheel of Time cult. I remember a time when every book was interesting and there was an actual story with forward progress and resolution. Now resolution means waiting many, many books bogged down in useless exposition bloated with maddening repetition and self-indulgence. Remember when a book might cover a couple months worth of time and the theater would constantly change? Me too. I long for those days, but instead we are given books that cover the span of a week and accomplish nothing. Just the fact that he is on the TENTH book of a series and still has so many plot threads unresolved says a lot. No series, I don't care how good, should go ten books long. A good book/series is supposed to leave you hungry for more. Neither this book nor its respective series accomplishes either. If you enjoy torture then read this book. It's like watching a 30 hour movie that begins and ends in the exact same location, with no change in situation or intention. These characters have grown stale and boring. For me this book IS the Crossroads of Twilight. The death nell of the series has been sounded and I now lay to rest what should have been a revolutionary fantasy series. R.I.P. Wheel of Time. Your epitath reads: I could have been great, but my creator loved his own words more than the fans he was writing them for. What a shame. Do yourself a favor and pass this series by. If it's fantasy you hunger for, then seek the land of Westeros.
Rating:
Summary: I would really rate it NEGATIVE 5 stars
Review: If you have read any of the other reviews you will see a common thread. NOTHING HAPPENS. Not one significant story line progresses in this book. Robert Jordon is trying to get as much money as he can milk out of this series. You will get a very though discussion of weavels throughout the whole book. I wish I had read this in college because I could have benefited from absolute artistry of stretching a 200 word short story into a 600 page book. I've NEVER been so disappointed in a series as I was on book 9. Crossroads of Twilight was even WORSE. I can't believe I read the whole thing, it felt more like work than pleasure. Jordon as managed to totally mess up what had the potential to be one of the best series in the genre.
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Summary: Jordan is a COWARD
Review: He's obviously afraid to end this series because we would all see him for the one trick pony that he is. To use an analogy, he's like a one hit wonder band. But he has a luxury that all these one hit wonder bands don't have... he can stretch out his only decent tune over years and years. Imagine if one of these bands could release their only hit song in bits 'n' pieces over the years. I'm sure many of them wish they could. Intro and verse here... two years from now we'll give you the bridge... two years after that we'll give you the chorus... then we'll just repeat and spread out the verses over the next ten years until we're old, fat and rich before wrapping it up. Well guess what, Jordan... you're already old, fat and rich so stick a fork in it already. Look at it this way, if Jordan were truely an inspired and imaginative writer, don't you think he'd have all kinds of ideas for new stories just rattling around in his head that he'd be itchin' to get out there? Obviously not. "Master storyteller" my backside...
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