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Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, Book 10)

Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, Book 10)

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: booooooooorrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnng . . . . . . .
Review: Woo hoo! Saidin is clean!!! Now let's sit around and do nothing.

I originally began reading the Wheel of Time cycle with a lot of enthusiasm. It was a fresh look at the fantasy genre and I was drawn in by Robert Jordan's masterful interweaving of elements from multiple cultural myths. Since that time Jordan has managed to wring every last bit of enthusiasm from me. In its place he has left this 600+ page volume with almost NO content. I finished this book mostly out of spite, and am honestly beginning to resent the entire Wheel of Time enterprise. I feel like I have been taken for a long, slow, not very interesting ride, with no end in sight. I am definitely NOT going to buy the next book, and will probably wait until the entire series is finished to actually read the remaining novels. And I will buy them used because they aren't worth the cover price. Jordan has taken an excellent premise and frittered it away. This is sad because I think that there is a dearth of good fantasy out there. Anyone looking for a good entertaining read should avoid this series until it's done. If it ever gets there. I held out for 10 HUGE books, and personally, I'm just getting tired of waiting for something to happen.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Book 10 - first 300 pages are worthless
Review: The first 300 or so pages of the book are worthless: Endless and useless details that barely touch upon the main story lines (yes story lines) after waiting years to pick up where book 9 left off. I am so disappointed that I will most likely not finish the series. As much as I want to know the ending this is just not worth it!!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Crossroads of Twilight
Review: Nothing new happened in this book. You could easily skip reading it and pick up on book 11 when it comes out without missing a step.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: STINKS
Review: Inane, Boring, The worst book I have ever read. It went absolutley nowhere. Please someone tell me was there any point in writing this? Is Robert Jordan teetering on the edge of sinility? WHAT WAS THAT?

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Too much of nothing
Review: Once again, Robert Jordan proves he can develop characters and subplots for 1000 pages, while not actually accomplishing much of anything in the overall story line. This whole book could have been condensed to a couple of chapters in a larger book in which SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPENS to move the plot along.

I don't think I will even buy the next book until some other people read it and tell me if anything actually goes on.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Pointless from cover to cover
Review: Some people have said that this book focuses on developing the characters rather than action, but all Jordan really gives us is trite navel gazing and the endless regurgitation of his limited array of character traits and descriptive phrasings (aparently all Aes Sedai share one collective hive-mind consisting mostly of icy stares and dress-smoothing). Nothing at all happens, you could probably just read the last few pages and get the same effect. I'm probably not going to finish the series after this, I can't blame Jordan for milking the series for a bit of money, but this offering of mostly filler is just plain insulting.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: There's a problem with this novel people are not addressing.
Review: I see a lot of the people who liked this book saying "Guys stop complaining, Robert Jordan's just setting things up!"

Yes, Robert Jordan partially has been setting things up for about 4 books. This is true. But these last four books are also suffering from an egregious amount of PADDING, padding that has nothing to do with setting up a plot.

For example, when the Aes Sedai meet, it takes them 4... pages just to sit down. Four long boring pages?! Is this necessary?

This book is just chock full of useless details that have been repeated ad nauseum since Crown of Swords. If you want to hear about Aes Sedai breast size to the most pedantic minutae, or if Nynaeve yanking her braid ten times in five pages fascinates you, or you want to read about Egwene crossing her arms beneath her breasts, or any number of oft-repeated and useless details, then by all means, read this book.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Waste of Time
Review: Don't buy this book. Don't even read it. The only thing that happens of note is on the last page. Save the time, and read it in a book store. I think Robert Jordan is one of the best fantasy writers out there, and the Wheel of Time one of the best fantasy series, but this book was just pointless. Of all the threads he is weaving, all of them remain unchanged but one, and that one only slightly. This book is utterly skippable, and I guarantee you won't miss a thing if you never open the cover.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Disappointing
Review: I feel that I have been taken advantage of on this one. Less happens in the almost 700 pages of this book than in 20 of any other. No science fiction, no important political setup, no suspense, no resolution of any issues. My feeling is that Jordan does not know how to tie up all of the loose ends he has created and is stalling for time. My advice is - don't even get the paperback. Go to your local bookstore and read the last 4 pages. This book is a waste of good reading time and I will be sure to read reviews of the next before buying it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: This book should be called "Waste of Time"
Review: This book is a waste of time! Nothing happens!!! I wish I could return it! Fantasy Adventure? It's more like an episode of "Days of our lives." Robert Jordan's work has taken a downturn for the worst. His last few books in this series have definitely been sub par. This book lacked any type of battle, action, or a plot. It has no start and no end. With over 600 pages of text you would think Jordan could move the plot along, but he didn't. I think he is adding extra books to milk every last dollar out of this series. He has lost me as a fan!


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