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Summary: Don't Bother
Review: It is obvious that Robert Jordan doesn't have any passion for this series any more. Skip this series and pick up a real one. George RR Martin's Fire and Ice series puts this one to shame.
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Summary: 75 pages of material...
Review: This is the most disappointing book of the Wheel series. Heck, this is a disappointing BOOK on al levels.There are 75-100 pages of REAL material that advance the plot at glacial speed, crammed into this 680 page bloated waste of tree pulp. The prologue itself is longer then the actual useful pages contained in this train wreck. The characters don't evolve, the plot stagnates, excessive use of description is rampant, and the characters seem to get stupider (and for some, this is QUITE a task). This is one book I would either snag from the bargain bin is you MUST own it, or borrow it from some poor sucker who bought it, if only to go through the same painful reading that the rest of us suckers went through. I will be waiting for the next book...at the library.
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Summary: Endless Waiting.
Review: If this is the crossroads, then the roads stretch out in both directions forever. The plot is not advanced an iota. Nada. After the semi-cliffhanger of book nine (Rand unconcious, source clean, maybe, etc) I was really hoping for something to happen, some questions to be answered, some plot/character development. I was sorely dissapointed. Really, I think this book has put me off the series entirely. After books 7, 8, and this one, there just doesn't seem any point. At this rate, we might see the end of the series by the year 3000. Is Jordan getting paid per word?
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Summary: Not Up To Par
Review: Like many other people, I greatly enjoy the Jordan books. However, like many other readers I feel this one is not up to par. The characters talk and talk endlessly and never do anything more than take a bath or look through a telescope. ALso, the Prologue was tough for me to follow, and I have read each previous book! I hope this is not the end of the series! I can't recommend the book and don't think any reader will miss out if he jumps from the previous one to the next to come. Bummer! And now we all sit and wait another year or two. For those of you wanting something to read, try Robin Hobb or George R. R. Martin.
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Summary: it's time for a conclusion to the story
Review: Keeping the plots and subplots...and subplots of subplots straight is hard enough, but the last few books leave a feeling of a story being dragged out....Mr. Jordon you can write wonderfully, please do so and finish the story....I promise I'll buy your next series too so it's Ok to finish this one...:)
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Summary: Yawn...............
Review: snoozed..snooze...snooze...(wakes up) Oh, im sorry this book is so dumb and boring i fell asleep
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Summary: WASTE OF TIME AND PAPER!!!
Review: The truth about this book; you have a 600 page book that has about 200 pages of dialogue and 400 pages of superfluous description. Jordan really has lost control of his plot and his editors should know better than to let him get away with publishing this tripe. There is no character development, almost no plot development, no real storyline. The reader is introduced to a maelstrom of confusion and disjointed thoughts of the author. The simple fact is that this book could have been shorted by two-thirds and then rewritten to actually go somewhere, heck anywhere. Save yourself some money ignore this book and skip to the next one. Maybe someone will put Jordan over their knee and knock some sense into him. I've been reading Jordan since the late 80's when I was in high school. As of this book he has officially lost a fan. I will finish out the series because I'm hooked, but then will never read him again.
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Summary: The best transition novel in a series that I have ever read.
Review: The best transition book i have ever read. But you must remember that it IS a transition book. It's like the chapter in a novel where everyone is deciding what to do, usually taking place just previous to the build towards the story's climax.
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Summary: Crossroads of Wasted Time
Review: After ten years, several readings of each book in the series, and countless hours waiting for each new installment, I am beginning to think the Wheel of Time series is at the crossroads of wasted time! The first few books clipped along at an exciting pace revealing a world of wonders and imagination. However, with the exception of Winter's Heart, the reading the last few books has been the equivalent of grating nails slowly across chalkboard. Nothing happens in CoT except the movement of pieces on Jordan's colossal, intricate chess board of a series. On another note, the quality of the books is abhorrent, and I mean the actual paper, glue, and cardboard physical construction. Hours after purchase, I saw the binding creaking and coming appart. Other books have cracked bindings, and the covers have curves; I don't handle them that much. In addition, there are glaring grammatical errors in the writing: words repeated, the wrong article used, etc. There seemed to be one mistake every 50 pages. If you skip this book, you will not be lost the next.
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Summary: More Like "Crossroads of Boredom"
Review: This book was a huge, disappointing, waste of time. Other than the Mat section, the entire book is just filler. Even the book description is terribly misleading. It should read like this: Perrin Aybara seeks to free his wife, Faile, but first he must deal with the menacing problem of weevils in the barley. Can the townspeople remove the weevils in time, so that the soldiers can eat bread? (who cares?) At Tar Valon, Egwene prepares to lay siege to Tar Valon. Will something else come along that will distract her enough to put off this plot thread for the entire novel? (answer: yes) In Andor, Elayne fights for the Lion Throne (By novel's end, she is still fighting for the Lion Throne). For Rand al'Thor, nothing happens the entire book (NOTHING). In summary, do not waste your money. You can pick up the next one and not miss a thing. Hopefully, some plot development will actually occur in that one. Unfortunately, we have to wait another two years to find out.
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