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Summary: Lack of Progress
Review: I'm a huge fan of this series, as such I really liked this book as its one more chapter in one of the best fantasy series (at least so far) out there. But the lack of progress in this book is annoying. Half the book is one day from everyone else's perspective (Rand's perspective having been in the last book). Although a lot of action has been set up for the next book I really wish he would collapse some of these story lines and start moving to an end. At this rate Robert Jordan won't survive long enough to write the end of the series.
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Summary: Not Again!
Review: WOT - does that stand for Wheel of Trite? Did Robert Jordan's wife write these last few books.?Either Jordan has a limited recollection of his earlier writings or perhaps he has contracted Alzheimers. Why else would he repeatedly introduce so many new trivial characters in place of developing original plot lines and major characters. It is pure frustration! (And shame on you fellow WOT fans who gave this book four stars even while pointing out the slow pace and lack of story deveolpment.) Tell your accountant not to worry however Mr. Jordan. I have invested so much time that I will read to the bitter end; because the first six books were excellent and I care about the main characters. However, I would NOT RECOMMEND anyone to start what has become a tedious and frustrating trudge through thousands of pages of meaningless new characters, lands and subplots .
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Summary: I have finally given up
Review: For at least the last 3 of Jordan's books, I kept saying to myself, "ok, I'll just read one more and maybe things will pick up." For this book, I decided not to buy it until after I read some reviews, so that I could avoid all the frustration if it just turned out to be another long-winded book with no plot advancement. Based on the reviews so far, I have decided not to bother with this one. Maybe in 5 or 10 years, when the series is finished, I'll pick it back up, but until then, I'm finished.
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Summary: jordan wtf
Review: This was by far the worst book in the series to date. It felt like all of the characters were simply treading water and nothing new was happening. Not enough Mat, Perrin and Rand to satisfy me. Rand got a chapter and change; unacceptable. While reading this book i felt like Jordan was just trying make as much money as he could off the series by putting out a book where nothing really happened. I am also very tired of the whole women against men theme. Very weird/useless/annoying to have to read. Makes you wonder what kind of man Jordan is ^_^
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Summary: ?
Review: With the ending of the last book, I expected something a little more...entertaining. That said, I continue to identify with the series, and it did only take me two days to read the sucker. What I just can't seem to digest is how can Rand let the Black Tower have gotten so completely out of his control? It is obviously the most powerful thing he has got going for him other than those two huge sa'angreal. Unless of course he is letting some plot of Taim's come to fruition so he can catch him at it or something. Also, to quote from some review "glacially slow" does seem to sum it up. But I keep on reading.
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Summary: Nowhere, the plot went nowhere.
Review: Just another rehash of everything that has already happened. It would be easier of course if the books contained a list of characters so that rampant nearly identical spelling could be cleared up, but that would probably double the size of the book. Over and over Jordan reminds us about the past. I already know that Vanin was a horse thief. I don't need to be told again. If I can't remember that, I'm not going to read the book. Jordan needs to give up some of the secrets that we already know. We know the rings in the Aiel waste predict a weird form of the future as well as the three arches. Just let go of some of the secrets. This subplot with Faile and the Aiel is another waste of words. Jordan won't let his righteous character's fall, hell he won't even let them have sex. Finally, the quality of the book is lacking. The glue on the spine is coming off and the binding has separated from the jacket. Unbelievable, a crummy book and a crummy read.
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Summary: more of the same mindless drone
Review: Jordan is obviously milking this dead cow for all its worth. Crossroads is boring and verbose. Stop after book six to save yourself much frustration and wasting of time.
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Summary: Has more fluff than a king sized pillow...
Review: The wheel of time series used to be my favorite fantasy series of all time. Unfortunately somewhere between books 5 & 6 that all changed. More characters were introduced along with more twisted sub-plots, while the main plot moved at a snail's pace... This book doesn't really introduce anything new, but it keeps the main theme of the last few books: Move the main plot as slow as possible. The greater part of the book is filled with annoying banter between minor characters that have nothing to do with the main story line. The chapters that do involve the main characters don't add much to the mix. Half way through I found myself scanning pages and turning until I found something interesting. Needless to say I turned way too many pages without really reading them, something I have never done before. After the critism's leveled at the last couple of books, one would have hoped that Mr. Jordan would have gotten the point: You can't expect fans to stay hooked if you keep giving them books that are a chore instead of a pleasure to read. The action hasn't picked up at all, if anything it has slowed down even more. Wait until it's finished (maybe in another 6 to 10 years) and buy the rest of the series in paperback at a discount. At least then you won't be disappointed to have awaited almost 2 years for a book filled with boring prattle. If this book is any indication, you could purchase just the last book without missing anything important in-between.
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Summary: ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz
Review: [YAWN]... You'd think in a book with 10 different story lines going on at once that at least one of them would be exciting. Or at least semi-interesting. The fact that I finished this 680 page sleep-fest is a true feat of sheer will power. If this guy doesn't pick up the pace soon he's going to drop dead before we get anywhere interesting. Unfortunately if you follow the series you're almost obligated to read it. Though you could probably just skip onto the next one without being horribly lost. I only gave this book 2 stars because this is my favorite series, but c'mon Jordan, let's get movin'.
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Summary: Terrible, Terrible, Terrible
Review: If you seriously follow the series, you might want to skip this one all together. It is definitely not up to par with the other books. It fact in reading this book, one gets the feeling that the only reason for this one was to draw the series out even more. Seriously, after two years of waiting I was expecting something more. Jordan's writing is redundant, dull, and expected. Dont be surprised if you find yourself only reading the quotations. You aren't the only one.
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