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Summary: Nothing Happens!
Review: I loved this series, but this book just sucked! NOTHING HAPPENS! No issues get resolved, no mysterys are unraveled, no answers are given. Rand is still pretty much crazy, the rebel Aes Sedai are still sitting outside Tar Valon, Faile is still Gai'shain, Perrin still isn't able to do anything about it, Mat is still trying to get away from Ebou Dar, Taim is still in charge of the Asha'man, it's still winter, and the Seanchan are still invading. After 700 pages of discriptions of embroidery, silks, gilded chairs, how cold it is, and every other stupid detail that doesn't matter, we will have to wait another two years before the next book comes out. Will it even add anything to this great story? I hope so. Crossroads of Twilight is a waste of time. Everything that happens in this book is effectively summed-up in the liner notes. Go to a book store read that and wait for the next book and you will have gained as much insight as all 700 pages would give you.
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Summary: Somewhere in the middle.....
Review: I've read quite a few reviews here and the seem(with a few exceptions) to fall into two main categories:a) this book was awful, Jordan hates us, ..., I'd rather climb a tree, staple my tongue to the trunk and jump out than ever read this again, etc. etc. etc. b) everyone who thinks a) is the case is [someone] who is either not patient enough or just cannot comprehend the sheer magnitude of Jordan's genius The truth is somewhere in the middle. You're not going to find action like you did in earlier books, and if #1 or #3 was your favorite, you're probably going to be disappointed. However, a couple of words in Jordan's defense: 1. Quite a few people I know complained about not being able to keep straight all the different plot lines. I think this book was an attempt to get everyone up to speed. (One can debate if this was needed on not, but I'm not sure the villification of Jordan is really appropriate here)
2. I suspect that Jordan got in a little over his head with all of the plot lines, and it's going to take quite a bit of time(and pages) to pull it all together. That being said, I still have to admit that at times I found myself skimming parts of the book and even thought to myself that reading CoT was like doing "required reading" for a High School english class. At the same time, there were good passages in this book, and I fully expect the last book in the series to be excellent, because I think we'll see a return to the pacing and focus that made this series famous. I think what stands out for many people is that this series just isn't as much fun to read as it used to be. All in all, I, like many other people will likely take a break from this series until the last book is published, at which time I'll get one of my friends to catch me up to the point where I can enjoy the conclusion.
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Summary: Two years for this???
Review: I, along with thousands of others, patiently waited for 2 years for the tenth book in the "Wheel of Time" series. And what I got for that wait was a substantially tedious account of the reaction of every female who could channel to Rand and Nynaeve's cleansing of saidin at the end of "Winter's Heart", the ninth book of the series. It was like reading an account of how every person on a crowded bus reacts to a ... passing of gas. Those of us who have been following this series for years had a right to expect better from a 2 year effort from Mr. Jordan. The book is approximately 750 pages long, and 600 of those were literally painful to read. Endless descriptions of what every woman in a room was wearing, how tall they were, how they wear their hair, what kind of accent they had, ..., well, I think you get the picture. The book is not completely without substance, however. For the first time in several installments (mind you, with the gaps between installments lengthening, it's oftentimes difficult to remember the myriad of plot lines) we get to see some interesting development of Mat Cauthon's character. His relationship with the Daughter of the Nine Moons is beginning to coalesce and is becoming one of the more captivating story lines. In addition, Egwene gets herself into a spot of trouble at the tail end of the book. These are the only two bones thrown to us by an author with much more to offer than that. Let's all hope that Book 11 is more fulfilling, and more timely, than Book 10. With the investment we've already made (this series spans decades, and each book is a double-digit investment of hours in the reading), we, the devoted fans of WoT, deserve it.
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Summary: The local library...
Review: I urge you not to buy this book. It seems RJ has decided to prolong WOT indefinantly. I found myself skimming most of this episode, searching for a glimpse of interest or a glimmer of plot advancement. It seems RJ has run out of ideas and decided to bore us senseless. The book focuses on Elayne and her strive to attain the crown - probably the most uninteresting part of the whole series. So, check it out at the local library but don't waste your money on it.
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Summary: Crossroads of Twilight
Review: I am astonished that anyone would say this book is great. If you've read the entire series (which was really great in the
beginning) maybe you're trying to be loyal to Jordan. I wish I had read the reviews before I [spent the money] for this story. More to the point, I wish Jordan would read the reviews and put Rand out of his misery.
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Summary: At last after 2 long years...
Review: Had been following the Wheel Of Time Series since the first book back in 1990.. One thing about Jordan's writing is that it's all about setting things up.. so that you can imagine what was the situation like and the scenario of the places involves.. One thing that I agree with this book story line is that it tries to cool down from the last book climax on cleansing the saidin.. it's a huge thing.. so we have to know the impact of that to the rest of the world.. If Jordan make it all in a paragraph to let in some new climax stuff.. we wouldn't have know what's in Egwene's mind, what did the Ashaman thinks.. are they afraid with sensing that someone far away are using the one power so much they could sense it thousand of miles away.. It's a good setup for the next scene.. the ending is good.. I never like Egwene anyway.. hahhahaha but thinking about the next book probably came out in another 2 years.. the wait are frustrating..
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Summary: Jordan has de-railed...
Review: 800 pages with no real plot advancement. Deeply dissappointing...it's almost as if Jordan himself is lost in his own story and has no idea where to take it at this point...
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Summary: Rand might as well die now. The last battle is never coming
Review: Have you noticed that since book 5 or so, nothing happens in the first 500 pages of the book? Well book 10 takes it one step further; nothing happens in the last 200 either. The one factor that kept me reading The Wheel of Time to this point was the fact that each book ended with enough action to propel me through the next 500 pages or so of setup until I reached the climax of the next novel. I don't think this will be enought to get me through another novel, however. I may read Robert Jordan's series again one day, but I'll probably read the first 5 books and skip to the last one if I do. File this one under tedium and save yourself the trouble of reading it.
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Summary: A book of mental warfare rather than physical conflict
Review: I gave this book three stars because it is well written. Many fans would like to see the action that has taken place in previous books, which is sorely lacking in this book. This book focuses on mental warfare rather than physical, and as such it is a well written book. However, this book sets the stage for many events that absolutely must happen in the next book otherwise Mr. Jordan is sure to lose a good number of fans. The other problem is that towards the beginning of the series, books were coming out twice a year, and now they come out every two years. That is a long time to wait, and when people get left hanging at the end of a book they do not want to have to wait two years to continue. By that time most of us have forgotten all of the subtle little plots and twists. I hope that Mr. Jordan plans on writing some sort of review of the previous ten books before releasing an eleventh. One more thing, someone else needs to edit these books prior to publication. I hate stopping midsentence to try to piece together what the author is trying to say.
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Summary: Lots of Pages, No Action
Review: Unlike the first several books of this series, the last two Robert Jordan Wheel of Time books have provided little or no plot progress,character development, entertainment, or any other redeeming value. I have been reading this series of books for about a decade, and have waited impatiently for each new book to be published. As always, we are stuck in the middle of the story, but now I feel that I will get old and die before the characters finish up the current year in fantasy world. In the beginning, an amazing amount of action, character movement, history, and foreshadowing happened in each fat book. Now, we get to see several groups of characters misperceive an action from a past book and ruminate about what it possibly could mean.... Shakespeare definitely uses the lack of communication more effectively and far, far more efficiently. I'll probably check the next book out of the library, if I remember at that advanced age..... In the mean time - try Terry Goodkind (all the drama, way more action).
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