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Summary: The Light illumine Robert Jordan!
Review: This book is the first in a long series, but even by itself, The Eye of the World is a must-read! The characters are numerous and the history of the world complex, but Jordan manages to maintain the depth of the characters and keep the reader filled in on the past with little confusion. His sometimes lengthy descriptions nevertheless give the depth needed to place the reader inside the book. The suspense is gripping, and I found myself reading for hours on end. (My mom was not too pleased about that...) It lays the groundwork for the rest of the series, and the next few books (as far as I have read so far) are just as thrilling. The heroes are not simply too-good, sickeningly kind, and heroicly heroic, but have their own doubts, faults, and blunders. Jordan is creative with his adjectives, and obviously made good use of his thesaurus.Its quality invites comparison with Tolkien, and survives the comparison remarkably well. Jordan's evil characters perhaps surpass those of the Lord of the Rings, and his detail brings you face-to-face with the fear-inspiring Myrdraal, cruel Trolloc fists, and bat-like Draghkar. All in all, the book is definitely worth the time and money. If only to pass the time, I definitely recommend reading The Eye of the World!
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Summary: AMAZING
Review: It seems that the greatest sagas begin very slowly... I have only one word, and one word only: Amazing!
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Summary: BEST BOOK EVER
Review: One of my favorite books ever written. The Eye of the World introduces the reader to an incredible world of epic adventures. far better than anything Tolkien even dreamed about. I've read it FOUR times!!! A must read for any fantasy fan.
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Summary: MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIME!!!!!
Review: When I started reading this book I wasn't sure what it would be like. (I picked out of random in the fantasy section at my local [book store]that's what I normaly do to find good authors.) I had heard about Jordan before but the books just looked so long I figured it would take me months to finish but I finished in four days because I simply couldn't put it down. It's a captivating storyline with well developed characters. I am not going to give away the storyline but I strongly urge anyone who reads fantasy or wants to start reading fantasy to begin with The Eye of the World and The Wheel of Time series. You won't regret your purchase.
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Summary: MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIME!
Review: When I started reading this book I wasn't sure what it would be like. (I picked out of random in the fantasy section at my local[book store]that's what I normaly do to find good authors.) I had heard about Jordan before but the books just looked so long I figured it would take me months to finish but I finished in four days because I simply couldn't put it down. It's a captivating storyline with well developed characters. I am not going to give away the storyline but I strongly urge anyone who reads fantasy or wants to start reading fantasy to begin with The Eye of the World and The Wheel of Time series. You won't regret your purchase.
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Summary: My personal favorite
Review: I have never loved a series as much as I love the wheel of time. I find myself reading it all the time, from in the car at stoplights to in the line at the grocery store. If I had to pick one book to be my favorite of all time it would be The Eye of The World. I highly recomend reading it no matter what age you are I read it for the first time when I was in seventh grade and I loved it then. I still love it now. If you like reading fantasy or if you don't I am genuinely sure you will love Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.
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Summary: Robert jordan has done it again
Review: Im on book number 5 of this series and i never once got bored becasue this book is great the more you read it the more you like it and get to understand it. This is a series in which you have to read the first book. This book is the hardest to read because its the intro. but after that its a great series
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Summary: Doesn't live up to it's reputation
Review: "The Eye of the World" is probably the most famous fantasy novel written in the last generation, but it doesn't deserve to be. About the only thing that's going for this novel is the terrific ending, with a huge surprise waiting in the final line. But to get there, you have to wade through about 650 pages of tripe, and that's in the hardcover edition. For most of the book, the plot is fairly straightforward. There's a group of eight people who need to get from point A to point B, where point A is called The Two Rivers and point B is called Tar Valon. Meanwhile, an archvillian known as The Dark One sends overwhelming sinister forces to stop them. This portion of the book isn't developed with much skill, which is what makes it pretty boring. All that the good guys have to do is swing their swords around a few times and they can easily defeat entire armies of bad guys. One top of that, the good guys are led by an Aes Sedai (a female wizard) who can do more or less anything, so there's never any real sense of danger. The action scenes also grow very repetitive. For instance, there's one scene where our heroes are being chased by a horde of villians, but luckily they're able to run into a magic place where the bad guys just aren't willing to go. This exact same scene gets repeated twice later in the novel. Many people seem to think that the characterizations are one of this novel's strengths, but I don't agree. The main character is named Rand al'Thor, and the novel is supposed to show him changing from an ordinary farmboy into a great warrior. The problem is that he doesn't act like an ordinary person at the start; none of the five characters who grew up in a small down do. They all acts like soldiers right from the start. They're willing to plunge into battle without any hesitation, and the children always act totally grown up. I found the characters to be largely static and unbelievable. This certainly isn't a terrible novel. As I mentioned, it does have a wonderful surprise ending. Just don't expect to be swept away by it. Also, be sure to read the gloassary at the end, which is more entertaining than most of the book.
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Summary: Audio Cassette review
Review: Others have written much on this series on their written form. I wish to comment on the series as audio cassettes since the first book will be release for audio cassette purchase in October 2002. The readers for this series are second only to the reader of the Harry Potter series. I started listening to the series prior to the 9th book being released as I had forgotten many details. I had read the rest of the books several years before. These audio books, as well as the aforementioned HP series have spoiled me for audio stories forever and have become a standard to judge all other readers. I intend to purchase all the audio cassettes as they become available. The books come alive in a way that made me feel that I was experiencing the WoT series for the first time. It was a magical experience and I highly recommend these books in their audio form...even if you have read them. Unabridged version of course.
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Summary: Eye of the World - The start of an Epic
Review: This is the first book of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of time series. An wonderful and elaborate adventure begins with the disruption of the lives of 5 young friends. It is a coming of age story of how a young man awakens to a destiny he never wanted, but must fulfil or lose everything. Honor, combat, love, magic... this story has it all. The introduction is a bit slow, but once the story starts you won't be able to put it down. The story told in the Eye of the World series is complex, but Jordan manages it well throughout the first three books. The second book The Great Hunt starts where this one leaves off. While the two stories are complete unto themselves, you could actually glue the first two books together for one great story. The Third novel The Dragon Reborn, is set slightly later. It tends to focus on the female characters more, catching the reader up on what is happening to them. In many ways it is the climax, but in reality it is just the beginning. The story continues in an epic that now extends to 10 novels. This series was so compelling that for the first time I found myself buying the hardback simply because I couldn't wait for the paperback to come out. Out of the 9 I have read perhaps 2 were not upto the same high level as the others, but all in all this is one of the best fantasy series out there, matched only perhaps by Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series.
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