The Eye of the World : Book One of 'The Wheel of Time'

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Summary: Pretty boring for most of the time
Review: I just gotta say, the first 500 pages are simply boring. Too many words about too little. Too little action, tension and love. But the last 150 pages were very good. All in all, i give it 3 stars, which I think is more than enough. I am now reading The Great Hunt which seems to be a little better atleast. Hope The Dragon Reborn will be better. By the way, I have no idea how these books became so popular.

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Summary: One great book showing the fight between light and darkness
Review: The book was outstanding i didn't put it down i just kept on reading and reading and for all you fantasy readers this is the first of a series that you should read.

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Summary: Not since the LOTR have I been so excited about a series!!!!
Review: Robert Jordan is definately, no doubt about it, the next J.R.R. Tolkien. The world he creates in The Eye of the World slowly but surely becomes just as beloved as Middle Earth. The further into the story I got the more I loved the characters and cared about what happened to them. It did not fully hit me how much I came to care about the characters and their future until I began reading The Great Hunt. I found out that this world and these people mean as much to me as do Tolkien's characters. I never believed another story teller like Mr. Tolkien would spring up during my lifetime, but it has happened. The Eye of the World is the beginning of the legend called Robert Jordan. Read this book, or miss out while the legend lives among us.

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Summary: One of the worst books I have ever read
Review: I was forced into reading it. HORRIBLE. If you want something truly original try MAR Barker's Flamesong. It is not the typical quest to save the world like this book. Also recommended Tolkien and Herbert.

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Summary: Phenomenal! This series is an addiction!
Review: I was cruising on Princess Cruises, when I stopped in at a small bookstore in Grand Cayman and picked up this book. I think the book was around 900 pages. I finished it during the next four days of the cruise. But the cruise was spectacular; what I was able to see of it. This book jumped to being my favorite book within less than fifty pages. And the other seven novels have been nothing short of spellbinding. This book is one that stays glued to your hands for hours on end. Your eyes need time to adjust to the surroundings after you put it down. The thing that captures your imagination in this series is the extremely well-created characters. Each character is a totally different personality and as you read these books you really care about what happens to its people. Each person's realistic imagination is superbly portrayed in a way that it is true to say that the plot revolves around the characters; instead of the characters around the plot. The charcters make the story. A refreshing change to the fantasy novels I've read is the circle of heroes that are involved. I love it how each person interprets things through their own eyes instead of one sole hero. It is obvious that Rand is the "main" character, but by an extremely thin line. Another thing that exalts the novels above others is that the characters have real personalities. Everyone isn't best friends. It interesting to see how people can actually not all be pals with each other in a fantasy novel. Each person has there own ideas, minds, and needs, and they don't blindly follow one superheroic character who has all the answers. Nobody's perfect; they all go through troubling times and arguments. The unexpectedness of many events adds a lot of edge-of-your seat action, to the vibrant, creative, writing. One exciting sentence can keep you reading for the rest of the twenty-five page chapter. Also the separation of plot throughout the characters is nice. Even though they all stay together mostly during the first novel, they all branch out over the continent to solve their own problems and fight their own battles. Also the restrictions placed on magic are very different compared to other novels. Magic, or here, the One Power, doesn't solve everyone's problems. The varieties of the sorcery and the creative plot work well together. I really hate when all magic users are old, bearded men in pointy hats. You will embrace this series. After you finish each 900 page book you'll wonder how you read it so fast. This world of the Wheel of Time wraps itself around you. You'll feel sorrow and joy for its characters. For, though they go through miles of sorrow, despair, perilous journeys, and hair-raising events, in the end, they all triumph.

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Summary: Great book
Review: Modern day Tolkienistic style. Jordan delivers fantasy on an unprecedented scale.This book is a beautiful fast paced epic packed with social commentaries of every kind. If you start the series now, prepare to be hooked forever. There are currently 8 1000 page books in the series!

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Summary: Rehashing of old themes
Review: I read the first book in this series (the eye of the world) and just thought it was laughable. I mean, here we have, for the umpteenth time, a fantasy novel about a Dark Lord (Shadow, Undoer, etc, whatever you want to call it) trying to take over the world. Gee, where have i heard this before? Then we have a plain ordinary guy who is the key to stopping him. Sound familiar? Then we have the Evil Lord breaking into the guy's sleep like Satan stalking some poor sinner and it's oh so tiresome. Moreover, the plot is so contrived. Yes, it's one of those quests (yawn) and at one point, when our hero is about to be taken captive by the minions of the Dark Lord, a bolt of lightning, by fantastic coincidence, strikes the house and saves him. How fortunate! And it goes on and on, not quite so imitative as The Sword of Shannara by T. Brooks (a book that should be banned it's such a copy), but a piece of rehashed junk nonetheless. Needless to say, I didn't bother to read the rest of the series. I could tell by their covers they were cliche anyway. Sayonara Mr. Jordan.

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Summary: I have no words to describe it!!!
Review: In the years I've been reading, I've seen guite a few good authors, such as Melanie Rawn, Terry Brooks, Anne Rice, etc.. You get the point though, but when a friend suggested Robert Jordan's books (he had the whole set in a glass case) I was sceptical. The number of books in the series, and the shear size of them nearly turned me away. However, I took a chance with them, and couldn't bare to set the books down until I was finished, which led me directly to the next in line. I've read all eight books now, I have "The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time". This is a very useful, and insiteful reference guide that all Jordan fans should not be without. In my own personal opinion, Robert Jordan is the best fantasy author yet. I, as well as a large number of my friends, eagerly await his next book to hit the market. I hope you all enjoy his writings as I have.

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Summary: A Good Read
Review: I found this book to be a good read, although, IMHO, it did not rise to the caliber of great epic sci-fi/fantasy novels such as the Foundation Trilogy, or the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. At times, the author's effort to bring out plot developments, or his explanation of past history seemed to be too contrived. But the book kept me rapt; eager to turn the next page to find out what would happen next. I was not displeased to learn that there are eight books in the series, and I will certainly continue reading through the series.

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Summary: Best book I've read!!!
Review: This book is wonderful! It is balnced with action and drama. Jordan has hit a winner. The storyline is great. Through all my years of reading novels this has got to be the best!