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Summary: Why does nothing happen?
Review: I just finished this book, and while I continue to applaud Jordan for writing a rich world and having a wonderfully descriptive writing style, I must admit that I was extremely disappointed. This novel reads as filler for later books and may move the plot the least of any Wheel of Time book so far. I love this series, but I am angry that after waiting over 2 years Jordan spends 680 pages telling the eager reader that almost nothing new has occurred. Maybe I'll wait for book 11 in paperback.
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Summary: Crossroads, some get it
Review: This book was a neat experiment. What do you do after 9 novels into a super epic? You take stock. That is what this book does. Using the climactic event of the last novel as a nexus, this book diverges and tells seperate stories for most of the major characters. Crossroads is such an approriate title for this novel. Twilight of course, foreshadows the darkness the come. I'll be there reading for sure.
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Summary: Please let it end soon
Review: How much longer can he milk this thing i think we deserve the end. I love the first five books but come on Stop making your fans suffer. This book was not as bad as Winters Heart but still please let book 11 or 12 be the end. Why you still have fans .
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Summary: I wish I had never read the first 4 books
Review: The only reason that I read this book was because I have enjoyed the early ones so much. I feel like I am being strung along for my money. If there are really only 2 more books, then the events that have to happen will happen so fast that Jordan will not be able to give them the details they deserve. The descriptions of thoughts that were in Crossroads are not details that advance the plot. There was very little satisfaction in reading this book. What happened to the story, and why do I care what happens anymore?
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Summary: Mediocre Legend fades to Myth ... and is Forgotten
Review: "The wheel of time turns and Ages come and pass leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth and even myth is long forgotten when the age that gave it birth comes again ... There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning ..." of Jordan's plot writing. It seems that these words not only introduce the constant turning of the wheel, they also describe the workings of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. Though begun, it seems that it will probably never end. Have hope though, the wheel weaves as wheel wills. The wheel will never stop turning and Rand al'Thor will more likely die from a failed liver due to all of the mulled wine he drinks rather than on a trolloc's lance at Tarmon Gaidon. By the next turning of the Wheel (probably in November of 2005 at the current release of books), Jordan's legend will have faded to myth and I will probably have forgotten it. Running at 670 pages, the story runs concurrenty with the story of the last book, for those hoping for spoilers, there really aren't any to be given. There just isn't any real new stuff hashed out. Only in the last 100 pages or so does the novel really "begin" and truly introduce new material that wasn't completely transparent if you have read any of the other books of the series. For those who are considering whether or not to buy the book, it is well worth the wait it will require at your local library to acquire it. While it is a good enough read (it is nowhere near the caliber of Jordan's earlier works in the Wheel of Time), it is probably not worth the [money] that it will require to purchase it. In short, I found the novel to be redundant and dissapointing. Especially lackluster given the two year wait, I look forward to the next novel. Though the wheel turns at itsown pace, I most certainly hope that Tor decides to speed that up a bit.
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Summary: Jordan Phones It In
Review: The 10th book of a series that should have found it's end 5 books ago. Again Robert Jordan releases a book that merely trudges on with the storyline, the same old characters doing the same old things, this is half a book with nothing approaching an ending in it. While it's a good chance to revisit the world of The Wheel of Time, it's not more than a fleeting glimpse at a few days of nothing special.
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Summary: And The Crossroads Drag On
Review: Being a huge fan of this series since day one, I've always eagerly anticipated every new Wheel of Time book. I couldn't wait to get my greedy hands on Crossroads of Twilight.
After the reading the book, I've lost faith in the series. Crossroads is another book in the series -- with the exception of the first four -- that just plods along. The characters that are focused on in this book eventually work up some big decisions, hence the name of the book, but it ends before we get to see what happens. Because of the sloth-like pacing of the preceding books, some of the storylines that are covered in Crossroads have moved so slowly that they've just become boring. Most of this book could, and should, be covered in just a couple of chapters. For anyone calling this a setup book, I have to ask "Why does it take nine books to setup a conclusion of a story?". I think a more accurate portrayal of this book is that it's funding Robert Jordan's bank account and not my enjoyment. That said, I've put in 13 years on the Wheel of Time and I would certainly like to see the conclusion of the series. However, I will think long and hard before I buy the next book. All in all, a very disappointing installment.
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Summary: 11th book in an ongoing series that needs an end
Review: I have been following the series for several years and I'm beginning to get the feeling that either the author or his publishers are merely milking it for all of the money they can get out of it. It's a good book, but it's part of a series that seems to be neverending. I've even developed a fear that the author will die before he gets a chance to finish the series. I hope my fear is unfounded, as the author is still relatively young (I think--mid-50's). I feel as though, I should wait until he finishes the series and simply start from the beginning and read them again.
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Summary: Going nowhere fast
Review: I need a huge flow chart to keep track of all political factions, relationships, Forsaken, Forsaken alter egos, Darkfriends, Darkfriends alter egos etc etc etc. I USED to love going through and reading all the books before the new one came out...but at Book 11 this would take me a LONG time and I don't have that kind of time to refamiliarize and remember the recent relationships, political factions etc. Time, it seems has drawn to a crawl in Jordans books. Even more so with this one as we go back in time and see how everyone reacts to what Rand did with the Source at the end of Book 10! Time is not progressing and neither is the story. No end is in sight, yet I still read because there is little else in the realm of Fanasy books worth reading. I am looking forward to the next Game of Thrones book...
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Summary: For shame RJ
Review: This has to be the worst book in the series. I am a devout wheel of time fan but even I can see that Robert Jordan is milking it. Yes thats right milking every penny he can out of the series. You will put this book down many times. Why ? Because its boring, there are no major conflicts in this book. The characters that he has been adding at the prologue of this and all his previous 2 books just dissapear. Please finish the series with a bang, dont let all your hard work be for naught. As the series stands now its chaos. Dissapointed Fan.
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