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Summary: The worst yet
Review: This is definately the worst of the series so far. I agree that you could easily skip this book altogether. This book frustrated me to no end in that all storylines carried over from the last book were left unresolved and the only progression is that we now understand the different characters intentions. It is not enough to simply learn a few details while you read 600 some odd pages of dialogue and observations while the plot of the characters I have grown to love did not advance at all. At all! I just cant understand how Robert Jordan could let this go to publish. I have to remind myself when reading this that this is the same guy who wrote Eye of the World, Great Hunt, and Dragon Reborn which in my opinion standing by themselves comprises one of the greatest fantasy epics ever written. Unfortunately Jordan has hit rock bottom with this latest installment.
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Summary: this is why characters get ignored in books
Review: I think it may have hit us why only a few people get mentioned per book before, he has split up so many story lines that it's not even funny. it's time for him to bring the boys back together, and reduce the differnt story lines again. I almost think he was trying to see if it's even possible to split that many characters at once.I think the last 4 books could be re-released featuring only a single character, and still might even be able to stand on their own, slightly. This sure isn't the old Conan stuff he did early 80's. but it's still better than the middle books
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Summary: SET UP
Review: I have read about 1/2 of the book and it appears to be another "set up" book. It is laying the foundation for the concluding books (I have read there will maybe 3 more) of the Wheel of Time. This is a must for all WOT readers but not the best, not even the second or third best.
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Summary: Another installment where nothing happens...
Review: What started off as a great fantasy series has now sunk to damn near unreadable. I barely got by book 8, had to mostly skim through book 9 and once again had to skim through book 10. Perrin & Mat are the primary foci of this book, yet nothing really happens with them either. Rand barely appears. Too many characters do appear in the book whose names I've long forgotten. The end is nowhere in sight, excepting that I think "Crossroads" has finally pushed me over the brink of giving up on the series. On a brighter note, I have begun to re-read The Eye of the World and am greatly enjoying it. I look forward to the re-reading the next six books, which were truly great works, but this time, I'll just stop there.
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Summary: More Detail, Little Excitement
Review: Sadly, Robert Jordan returns to his style in Path of Daggers with his novel Crossroads of Twilight. He provides lots of detail on individuals, their problems, their reactions, the reactions of those around them, their clothing, the weather, their hair styles, as well as snorts, sniffs, and arms crossed under breasts. But there is little plot advancement. The best part of the book deals with Mat and Tuon and that plot advances--a little. The plot thread about the White Tower's search for the Black Ajah advances--a little. The plot thread on Egwene's seige of the White Tower advances--a little. The plot thread on Perrin's search for his wife advances--a little. By contrast, the plot thread on Elayne's effort to become Queen of Andor DOES NOT advance, despite over a hundred pages of description. I fault both Robert Jordan and his wife, Harriet for these problems, since she edits his books. He is creating a unique, 12 volume novel, which in its entirety is very good, but it has dry sections--entire books shorn of activity. Rather, he seems to be in mystery mode, where he drops clues about various mysteries, without advancing the plot. Similarily, he shows his characters growing and changing, but with little progress toward denoument. The book is required reading for those hooked on the series, but I doubt it will capture any new readers.
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Summary: Better than you think
Review: Back when it all began in the Two Rivers, RJ had to move a small party of heros around, showing the sights, fighting sinister evils, etc. Standard boy-from-farm-saves-world fare, and excellently done. Since then, the fellowship has been broken, politics have become important, a dozen armies and generals war and scheme...it should come as no surprise that the books slow down as each arc has to be advanced in tandem. Wagons moving incrementally, Perrin not actually going anywhere, a tedious seige, hundreds of characters, sub- sub-plots that are never resolved: these are no more or less than the events grand and mundane of a fully fleshed out world. Sadly, since it takes Mat a month to move to his next adventure--or Rand even a day to cleanse the Source--we can not suddenly skip ahead, because we would be jumping over the relevant actions of other characters in the interim. This said, politics is only exciting up to a point, and while this book lacks the climaxes of its predecessors, RJ is finally getting rolling again, in terms of both style and dramatic setup. The courting of Tuon is as touching as anything Rand and Min ever did in Baerlon. Perrin is shown as a complex and ambiguous character. RJ uses the classic technique of priledging us with insight and lets Egwene stumble about without it. One gripe is the yellow journalism on the dustjacket. No one is chasing Mat. Perrin does not lose his soul. I hope RJ is still writing for love, not money. This book is not exciting, but it is interesting; a good yarn. If you want lots of melodrama and sword fights, if you want all the baddies to die and the few good guys who die to make brave, predictable speeches and then be revived anyway, read David Eddings.
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Summary: the worst book so far
Review: I was hugely dissappointed to find that book 10 is the slowest moving book thus far. (at least it seemed like that to me) I skimmed over much more than I read in hopes of finding something resembling a storyline. There was so much useless drivel and description that I fell asleep reading Robert Jordan several times!! (a first) Who am I to say "don't buy"...if you've stuck with the series this far, in all likelihood, you'll buy as I did regardless of the poor reviews. But "don't buy". Get on a waiting list at a library. RJ needs to quit milking his previous success.
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Summary: Oy! Robert! Lets get a move on
Review: Ok. I bought it. I read it. I wish I hadn't. Will the real Robert Jordan please stand up? Have you ever bought a really cool product only to find that the only way to get the really good stuff to work is to buy 15 other add-ons? I really feel that way with the WoT series. This book feels just like what it is: a giant hook for the next few books. If you have read the first 9 installments then you should read this one just to keep yourself up to date. If you are thinking of getting into this series for the first time, read the first 4 books then wait for the final one to come out. Robert, please don't make us wait 3 years for 600+ pages of treading water.
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Summary: This is the worst one yet
Review: I can't believe that some people claim this book is the the best one yet. This book just proves that Jordan doesn't know how to tell a story. BUILD to a climax, please., Mr. Jordan. This is nothing more than a soap opera. A bad one, at that.
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Summary: Snore...
Review: This is a book that could have been sumated in the prologue/introduction. It really does move slow, and unfortunately repeats itself in parts. Jordan has woven so many characters into his pattern, that he's struggling to mention them all, and sometimes glossing over the main characters. This book seems to be a slump where he attempted to bring some of those loose ends together, and fails. I'd cross my arms, and sniff...but it's not worth the effort. At least we have the new George R.R. Martin book to look forward to soon...
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