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Summary: What the heck just happened?
Review: Look, I have been reading these from the very begining. Book 1 through 6 were really outstanding and I have enjoyed them several times over. This book starts like a bad day and just goes nowhere. It is boring, consistingly mostly of conversations and descriptions of clothing. It is dull in that it leads up to something, and yet nothing happens. That's right folks, this is a 670+ page novel about nothing, and I don't mean this in a good 'Seinfeld' way. TRULY, in this book nothing happens. Want some good fantasy? Check out Steven Erikson (if you can find him in the US), he packs more plot, action and just plain outstanding gritty fantasy in one novel than Jordan in 10 books. Wake me up when the last Wheel of Time book arrives so I can just skip to the bloody end of it.
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Summary: The Wheel of Time needs some Axle Grease
Review: I loved the pace of the early books in this series. But, I get tired of the author's endless, repetitive, exposition. I don't need to be reminded constantly about how everyone feels about everyone else, or how the pecking order is determined for Aes Sedai (or wise ones), or how the bonding makes Elaine feel, or the 'Game of Houses'. Sheesh. The Game of Houses must be RJ's favorite expositional element. It doesn't progress the story, and yet RJ spends page after page on it. When RJ dwells on Rand, Perrin, or Matt, the story seems to pick up a little. I like Matt's character the most. Which is interesting, because when the series first started, Matt was a jerk. But, even in those moments that involve my favorite characters, reading this edition feels like swimming in pudding. I gave it three stars because I am hopelessly addicted and I'm disappointed about the pace of the story. I'll buy number 11 when (or if) it ever comes out. And if number 11 doesn't have any action, RJ may loose this reader permanently.
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Summary: Crossroads to nowhere
Review: Here's one more to add to the one star rating (which is one more then it deserves) What I would recomend to someone who hasn't read the book is read chapter 21 and the last 2 pages. The rest won't tell you a thing, unless you enjoy 5 chapters of Eguens headache, a few chapters on tea sipping, 2 or 3 chapters on Elaine and Avendha's bath. Perin learns where the Shaido who kidnapped Fail are at, but he's nowhere nearer being able to rescue her then he was in the last book. I think anyone who gives this book top rating are the absolute die hard fans of Jordan that would give the toilet paper he wipes his but with a 5 star rating.
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Summary: Where's the rest of the story?
Review: This book goes absolutely nowhere. I thought maybe several hundred pages fell out of the end and I missed all the action. I'm kind of curious how long Mr. Jordon thinks people will keep paying for books that don't move the plot at all. I forgave him for book #9 thinking that he was building up to a blowout in book #10. But....nothing. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of characters that I don't care about talking about nothing important or advancing the story in any way. You've profited enough from me, Mr. Jordan. Never again. Why isn't there a zero star rating?
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Summary: Read it backwards. It dulls the pain.
Review: I managed to enjoy this book, and I will teach you the secret. First, borrow it. If you pay even one dollar for this thing, you will feel dirty and used. Second, do not trudge through the book in order. The proper way to read a Wheel of Time book is to start at the second-last chapter and skim the two chapters looking for exciting parts. Then flip back 2 chapters and repeat. If nothing looks exciting, skip faster and farther. Then talk to friends about the book, and find out if you missed anything good. (I missed a bland but better-than-RJ-average action scene with Perrin and Shadowspawn.) That's ok; if you missed something, just go back and reread it. Good scenes are so rare and short in these books that you will at most miss one, and you can go back and read it in 2 minutes or less. You lose nothing reading the books backwards like I do. In fact, it gives you an appreciation for how much filler and junk RJ puts in them. When you read the book backwards, you can see how much of the early events really do nothing, not even the so-called "setup", and simply fill space. Best yet, when reading the books backwards, you become bored and tired of them by the time you get to the boring parts: the beginning. And we all know the Prolouge is the worst. You will feel no pressure to "keep reading because SOMETHING has to happen." You will already know nothing happens, and can put the book down at the time of your choosing. I have been reading WoT books backwards for years, and I credit this method for my ability to still not hate them... at least not as much as my friends do. And I repeat: do not pay money for it. Borrow it. The tiny sliver of entertainment I found in my 2 to 3 hours of skimming... Well, there is one really cool scene in the book, a few pages long. And there is some boring special effects filler near the end, with tidbits about some tricks with the Power. That is it. If your conscience is clear from not giving this greedy, jaded author any more money, you may be able to glean 5 minutes of entertainment out of the book like I did. If not, I doubt it.
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Summary: Personal Experience
Review: I would like to introduce to anyone who thinks himself or herself a fan to an incident I witnessed at the Borders Books in Alexandria, Va for a "Crossroads of Twilight" book signing shortly after the release of the book. Mr. Jordan was to arrive at 6pm (I believe that was the time...might have been 7pm) and begin signing books for the people eagerly awaiting him. It was advertised that Mr. Jordan would sign all of the hardback books in the series and would graciously stay until each and every book was signed. Each person was assigned a number as they arrived. One young man had bought every one of Mr. Jordan's books that day with the intention of getting them all signed. However Mr. Jordan would only sign two per person, so if someone had more than two books, it was back to the end of the line. As the night wore on, Mr. Jordan began to very loudly complain that he had not eaten and that he wanted to hurry up and "finish this" so that he could go back to his room and eat. In fairness I will say that these statements were made in response to questions by his fans. Most people had their books signed by now, and the young man who had bought all ten was still patiently going to the back of the line each time in order to get two more books signed. At about 1015 Mr. Jordan declared that no more people were to be allowed back into the line. He was tired and hungry and wanted to leave. Our young fan was two steps from the back of the line, which contained about 20 people at that time. At the time, he was trying to sort out the books he had in his carryall. He needed only two more books signed. Since he was so close to the end of the line, and had in fact been standing there for a couple of minutes, I don't think he believed Mr. Jordan's statement included him. He took those two steps to the back of the line and became crushed. Mr. Jordan, very loudly, asked why people weren't paying attention? Why couldn't they understand when he said no more he meant no more? He even managed to glare at the young man through the rest of the line. Looking extremely uncomfortable, the young man stepped away from the line, his last two books unsigned. He was all of 18 years old, if that, and his "Hero" had just humiliated him in front of a crowd of strangers. I wish I hadn't acted as I did then. I should have put aside the two books I was getting signed and asked the young man to give me his last two and have them signed for him. As it was I was next in line at this point and as Mr. Jordan reached for my books, I picked them up instead and without saying a word returned them to the store. The books I had already had signed were for my sister, brother, and a neighbor who couldn't make it. The two I had left were for myself. I chose not to participate after seeing Mr. Jordan's attitude that night. I will not make any judgments or statements about Mr. Jordan concerning this episode. I will, however, tell you how it has affected me. I could now care less about the ending of WoT. I have no desire to read anything by this author ever again. The look on that young man's face as he oh so quietly walked down the stairs of Borders cured me of any lingering need to finish reading this series. That young man was a true fan. I can now say, after seeing what had happened to him, that I am not.
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Summary: Books 1-6 was Jordan, who is this?
Review: I absolutely love the series, I've converted lotsa Tolkienites into giving this a shot....but seriously, something has to start happening, waiting two years, for (as most reviewers rightly put it) what could have been described in a chapter in the earlier books is shameful....
Where is the wit? the suspense, the empathy we had for the characters....
It's a shame when great fantasy and sci-fi stuff, nearly always, lets the fans down by tapering off into a cashcow end!
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Summary: Read the cliff's notes instead
Review: Robert Jordan has created an immensely detailed world as a setting for this series. This book keeps you up to date on a daunting number of those details in the many widely separated venues he has created, spending several long chapters on each one. He does not resolve or significantly progress any of the plot lines, with the possible exception of developments with Tuon and a (truly) last-minute plot twist. The nearly 700 page tome could be summarized in about 15 pags of notes. My advice is to wait for book 11, and only read this one if you're a true die-hard.
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Summary: Why I didn't read this book.
Review: I'll start by readily admitting I did not read Crossroads. So why am I writing a review? Because I marched, with dilegence and fortitude through the last three books. I kept telling myself (after Lord of Chaos, in my view the last good book), that it had to get better. Something had to happen. The major characters had to stop whining, constantly. And Jordan had to stop milking his little cash cow and finish the series with a good pace. And then on one fateful night I decided, one week after Crossroads came out, that I would forgive Jordan the past books and run down to the store and buy it. The store closed two minutes before I got there. Frustrated, I went home and wrote my friends email about the experience. Chiefly, two friends of mine who had defended the prior few books. Both told me not to buy the book. That only the final two chapters were worth reading. That it was worse than all the previous ones combined.
So I'm posting a review to say, fine. I won't buy it. I won't read it. I hope others come on here, thinking after all this time perhaps they'll buy the paperback when it comes out, and they join me in solidarity. Send a message to Mr. Jordan that if he wants to make more money, he needs to actually write something decent, not rest on his creative laurels, acheived ten years ago on the strength of a rapidly-dying series.
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Summary: Booooooooooooring
Review: It has taken me MONTHS to read this. I got a signed copy for my birthday in January and I am still only 400 pages into it. This thing is a meandering series of pages that makes for a perfect sleep-aid. Seriously--I PLOWED through the first 8 books and thought this would be good, but it just sucks. Rand hasn't even appeared yet! The biggest problem is that Jordan just sticks you right into it so you are dealing with all these characters with similar names and it's impossible--impossible, especially with the lame index that is not helpful at all--to remember what the hell is going on.
If you are going have an index, make it useful! I just got my copy of "Quicksilver" by Neal Stephenson...looks like this book is relegated to the shelf...again.. get this book if you've run out of valium.
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