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Summary: Another great installment
Review: Perrin finally returns and plays the role he deserves. Rand has always been a lackluster character in my opinion but in the secondary characters of Mat and Perrin, Jordan seems able to draw out real insight into the way humans act and behave. This is no "The Idiot" but it is definately a character driven story if anyone would ever take the time to look at them and how they behave. The characters and the well developed world in which they live brings it all together into an impossible to put down book.
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Summary: Jordan, Progress please? Nope, not on the menu
Review: I'm an avid Wheel of Time fan, and after waiting for this book for two years, I expected a real thriller. The 9th book, Winter's Heart, was pretty slow except for a few scenes throughout the book. I figured that RJ might pick up the pace in the Crossroads of Twilight, after all there were many unresolved issues at the ending of WH. You know, Faile's kidnapping, the assault of the White Tower, the army threatening Andor...... As I read the 10th book, I realized the Jordan put absolutely no effort into making this book even somewhat entertaining. ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING was reslolved in this story. Jordan uses more paper on topics like the details of Egwene's dresses and when the Aes Sedai are going to sell some cuendillar than he does about Rand or any other interesting for that matter. It seems as if things are at the exact same place as they were when the Winter's Heart ended. When the series is complete (hopefully Jordan doesnt die before them, as he will if he takes 3 years to write a book that goes nowhere) this entire book could be cut out of the series without anyone noticing, unless of course you like reading about the conversations that a few rebel Aes Sedai are having over a cup of over-honeyed tea, for 600 pages! Is the editor blind? Is Jordan going senile? We'll find out in the next episode of.......
The Wheel of Time.
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Summary: waste of time
Review: If you were to skip this book and move directly on to the next one, you probably wouldn't miss a thing. Why? Because nothing happens. NOTHING HAPPENS. Oh yes, except that we get endlessly detailed descriptions of all the women's clothing. And the men's, for that matter. Maybe if Jordan stopped noting the amount of embroidery on Elayne's dresses and the amount of lace in Mat's cuffs we might get somewhere! Approximately the first 400 pages take place either BEFORE or on the EXACT SAME DAY as Winter's Heart concludes. Yep, that's right folks, four hundred pages of the same day. Apparently the rule of thumb here is to make each book longer with less content.And on another note, why is it that all the women in Jordan's books are domineering, overbearing, and manipulative? I'm all about women's rights and so forth (and I am a woman), but these women so condescending and self-righteous it makes me sick. And they don't get any better here. I love Robert Jordan as much as the next person, and I will probably go on buying his books until the series ends (should that ever happen), but he needs to stop meandering and get on with the story!
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Summary: Robert Jordan does not disappoint
Review: In the 10th book of this epic saga, Jordan continues to weave a richly detailed and exciting story that captures the reader from start to finish. In fact, his ability to delve deeply into the events is what makes this series so singularly absorbing. As much as for the storyline, these books are about a world, with all its unique nuances laid out before us. The plot did not advance as much as many had hoped, but I felt that any less detail would have detracted from the enjoyment I got out of the book. There are myriad examples of this. The descriptions of the people and the houses in Andor give a personal basis to the political intrigue surrounding Elayne's quest for the throne. The interaction between Mat and everyone is fascinating. Etc. Personally, I could read another 10 books at this pace, and still be sad when they finish. The bottom line is--don't cheat yourself out of this book, or out of this series. It's fantastic.
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Summary: Epic Fantasy turns into Soap Opera
Review: Several years ago, the publisher sent me a paperback copy of "The Eye of the World" in response to an enquiry about a series that had ended. This started an exciting journey that now threatens to become an endless trek. The first three books were outstanding, the next three very good, but with this book the series is officially a soap opera where nothing happens, despite all the words. At this rate, it will take another 14 books to tie up all the plot lines and foreshadowed events. What a shame that many authors today ruin great series by trying for the security of a lifetime job.
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Summary: The absolute worst WOT book so far...
Review: Robert Jordan owes me two years of waiting and $...! This series has gotten progressively worse after book 5. Crossroads of Twilight dips to new lows. I can't believe Jordan made the world wait two years for this... He makes next to no progress whatsoever in the story! The cast of characters is immense, which adds to this series early greatness, but lets be honest it begins and ends with Rand. How you can write an entire book and only dedicate 2, 2 1/2 chapters to the key character, only AFTER 500+ pages of reading about everyone and their grandmother! I am so disgusted right now with WOT, Robert Jordan, and myself for ever getting caught up in this travesty. WOT is just a cash cow now, and myself and all you other suckers are just making RJ and his publishers richer by the moment...
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Summary: Long Wait for Very Little
Review: I like Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series very much. His ability to pull the readers into a situation with the detail of his descriptions is un-paralleled. However, when those details overwhelm the story line it can ruin the book. In Crossroads of Twilight he has produced so much detail and filler that it is extremely difficult to pick out anything story wise happening. Needless to say, I am very disappointed. There is a lot of good in this book but it is buried in what would otherwise be considered filler. Detail is good when it is used to accent the story line or when it is used to bury/or hide important "clues" to the series mysteries. It is not good as filler instead of story line. Please RJ, do not make us wait so long again for so little.
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Summary: Surely this one will be better right?
Review: WRONG. As many others have already posted, I found myself skimming through pages of useless detail. You suffer whole chapters of the typical aes sedai tea parties. You know the ones that start out with people pulling their shawls and back biting everyone else, well get ready you suffer several of these. Jordan knows that his books are not anywhere near as good as they used to be, but he doesnt care. He and his publisher seemed to have come to the conclusion that charging you $... for 500 pages of fluff and 100 pages of actual plot, is great business. I told myself that this time, surely the pace and the plot will move forward. No dice people. I will not buy another. There are other writers out there who actually write a compelling story.
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Summary: Don't bother
Review: True disappointment - even though expectations were lowered by the glacial pace of the previous two or three books, this was a let-down. I agree with the reviewer that states Jordan needs a good editor - more than that, he needs an editor that is not afraid to put their foot down and strip out all the fluff and padding that exists in the past several volumes. Bottom line - bought it, read it and then promptly returned it. Not worth the price of a hardback - I'll probably purchase the mass market paperback when it comes out, just to have the collection up to date. Then again, I may not.
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Summary: A page turner, not in a good way
Review: After an investment of several hundred dollars in this series, I am in it for the long haul. However, I really find myself questioning the quality of the recent installments in The Wheel of Time. As I think back on how well written, exciting, and moving the first four books were, it is disheartening to think about how fluff-filled and boring the last four books have been. As for the tenth installment, I found myself looking ahead to see whose POV the next section was in because what I was reading was absolutely glacial in pace. The 680 pages could have easily been condensed into a 100 page prologue. I just don't get it. I have ultimate respect for Robert Jordan's talent. I just wish his editor use the red pen a bit more liberally. I genuinely want to know what happens to these characters. I used to recommend this series to everyone by saying, "He makes you care about the characters." I won't recommend this series to anyone until I see how it all turns out. I'll leave you with this. The first book was published in 1988. If we keep up the current pace of 2 years between books and there are three more books (I can't imagine there being less than three more) the series will be finished in 2009. Twenty-two years. Wow.
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