Rating: 
Summary: What a shame
Review: I know its not nice to kick a man when he's down, but RJ really does deserve it. This book is awful. Besides what others have said here, my hardback cover doesn't even match the others in the bookshelf. My Orbit edition simply has the "wheel of time" symbol on the cover. At first I thought this was designed to encouraged the die hard fans to buy all the other books again, but when I read it I realized that the cover artist probably couldn't find a bit of story to illustrate.
I've had enough. I'll take the advice in these reviews and have a look at George Martin.
PS. At least the reviews are entertaining.
Rating:
Summary: Inexplicably pointless
Review: Hmmm. It seems that lately Jordan's two or three remaining fans (probably family) are trying to bump up his rating from a dismal 1.5 stars (with 1 being the minimum, this is like getting a .5) with lame reviews. This book was inexplicably lame, unfathomably pointless, and confoundingly pathetic. Is this actually a book, or just 600 pages of filler with about 3 sentences worth reading? Can the big bad Forsaken appear any sillier, weaker, or uninteresting? I doubt it. RJ has hit rock bottom with this latest "offering." I recall being as disappointed with the last three "novels" and will no longer purchase anything with "Robert Jordan" on the novel. Attempting to foist this drivel on anyone over the age of 8 shows no respect for his (former) readers' intellect and is just plain insulting. RJ, please quit writing bogus 5-star reviews for your book and get back to writing school.
Rating: 
Summary: Slow but Steady
Review: While the last few books have lacked quick pacing and action, the complexity of the plot, the realism of the characeters, and the breadth of the world he has created more than makes up for this. Once again Jordan manages to create an immersive, and even more important, plausable fantasy. No mean feat, especially in a series of this length.
Rating: 
Summary: Could be a whole lote better....
Review: I could have asked for a lot more.... errr... less pages, but more action. As many other reviews have said, this book is a waste. I hope Mr. Jordan does his series justice as it comes to a close. Thus far the first half of the series has been 10 times better than the second half is turning out to be.
Rating:
Summary: this was junk
Review: RJ was never much of a writer to start with, but this is an all-time low, even for him. What is the point of this book? It is all filler--for his bank account. His analogies are either stupid of funny. Take for example this one: "it (the news) hit her ear like an awl." How stupid. Did her ear begin to bleed? Geez. I'm too bored witht this "book" to even go through any of my other complaints. Oh well. Plenty of other reviewers will no doubt take up the slack. I would like to agree with the above reviewer who pointed out that just because so many of us hate this book doesn't mean we should shut up or write or own books. It just means we actually have standards above the 7th grade. We just like to have believable, interesting characters instead of cloned boring ones.
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Summary: What a waste of paper and my time
Review: Unlike Jordan's latest literary offering, this review will be short and to the point. I actually avoided reading this series for years because the size of the books was daunting to me and what I picked up as the plot line from skimming through the first book was not something I could get interested in. Last month, I bought books 1 - 4 and devoured them. I was pleasantly surprised. They were really great. So I was lured by that to buy books 5 - 9. At the end, I was merely skimming through the chapters, completely skipping the parts on Egwene and Co., Mat, and even Perrin. I was desparate to read more about Rand. I continued with that feeling in book 10 and I feel completely cheated because there was really nothing in this book to satiate that feeling. Some of the other fans have said that they will continue reading as each book comes out. Me, I've decided to simply wait another seven years and then see if the series is finished. Then I'll pick up whatever books I don't have from a used book store where they won't be as expensive. What a waste of a potenially wonderful series. Mr. Jordan, get to the point already! And please clean up some of these extraneous plot lines.
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Summary: COT
Review: This book wasn;t full of action like the others, but it will eventually be recognized as a bridge between the beginning and the end of the series. Although many people disliked the sometimes slow moving novel, I felt that the writing and plot were superbly defined and the book was inexplicably clever.
Rating:
Summary: Robbed
Review: I waited for this book to come out in paperback so that it would look right with all the others from the series that I bought. Now I am glad I did because it cost less and burns easier. Looking back at the Eye Of The World and comparing it directly, there is now a whole different style to Jordans work. Why change a winning formula? It was clear from the feedback from books seven and eight that readers were getting fed up with trawling through over complicated and elongated plots that go nowhere fast. It's us readers that put money in your pocket, so why do our comments get completely ignored? We've made it clear that we've been getting impatient with the series for THREE YEARS! Can you PLEASE make SOMETHING happen, Robert?
Rating:
Summary: Long and tiring, yet somehow still entertaining
Review: After reading a good portion of the reviews I began to read COT reluctantly, expecting to be bored but unwilling to skip one book after all the time devoted so far. I must agree with the vast majority of reviews in that this book is slow and ponderous, and does not accomplish much. What I find most frustrating now is what I once enjoyed the most. I once reveled in the complex plot and huge character base, now due to the time extended time between books I can't remember what Aes Sedai did what back in book four and who got re-incarnated in book nine and is now a man or a woman. I also found it incredibly frustrating that we don't get any news of Rand until after 500 pgs! I can understand a large series such as this has sub-plots that need to be dealth with, but come-on, Rand is why we read these books, not Egwene. Speaking of sub-plots, how about we wrap up just one or two every book? With all that said I did still enjoy the emersion in the story and think it is the best Fantasy I have ever read. Please, please Mr. Jordan, give us some resolution in the next book...
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Summary: Nothing much to add
Review: I used to be very positive about this series. A lot of the negativity from reviewers started at book 7. I actually loved that book. Sure, it was a step down from book 6 (what might be my favorite in the series), but it was still absolutely superb, and many things happened, and the new pieces of the plot were actually interesting. The Path of Daggers is my 2nd least favorite (even though it contained one of my favorite scenes when Rand lost control and Bashere had to drag him down to get him to heel). Winter's Heart had some heart (pun intended) and gave a small glimpse of the foundation this series was based on (though still not quite the caliber of 1-7), but this tenth book is literature folly. I feel molested by Jordan. I'll finish the series just because I've already dedicated this much time to it, but I am beyond disappointed. Reading the latest books is no longer an enjoyment, but a chore, hoping and praying that the end will be worth it. Still yet, for those who feel the same way, this book really could still be skipped... if you must, read the last 1/4 of the book, as it is the only half-decent (and I say half-decent sparingly) part of the book. Just adding my 2 cents to keep the ratings for this book DOWN. One SMALL star. Read the rest of the negative reviews, as they are much more entertaining than the book.
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