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Summary: How many sub-plots must there be?
Review: I really enjoyed the book, as I have the entire series, but enough is enough. Jordan still proves he can make you part of the story, but in the past few books there has not been a conclusion to a single sub-plot. Jordan just keeps adding more and more.He needs to go ahead and kill Egwene, Naneave, Elayne, & Perrin. Rand is the only character that matters and Matt is the only one that really has a clue. If he would do these simple things, he could finish the series within 2 more books. The book finishes with a very disappointing (ending), if you could call it and ending. That was what keep it from being a 5 star book. My biggest fear at this point is that none of us will live long enough to see and end to this series. At this point, whenever I see anyone reading the first or second books, I tell them to 'stop while they can'. The only reason I continue is because I have gotten this far.
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Summary: Blah Blah Blah
Review: Blah blah blah, aesedi so and so, blah blah blah, asedi such and such blah blah blah. That is what I feel I just read. Robert Jordan has just insulted my intelligence for the last time. I am done reading this series. I can not believe this major climax that he is supposedly building up to can possibly redeem this series in my eyes.
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Summary: Not quite day, not quite night.
Review: Crossroads of twilight is what it is supose to be, lots of dialogue and decision making. The name says it all, it is the crossroads, where vital decisions have been made by the main charactes and team; Egwene is deciding whether to attack or negotiate with Tar Valon; Matts decision to marry daughter of the nine moons with may effect Rands relationship with the Seachan; Elaynes attempts to win the vote of the houses majority in order to gain the throne in Caemlyn; Perrin trying to find a way to save his Faile and find out the nature of the prophet of the dragon reborn. All of these decision will directly effect the outcome of book 11. It is twilight which sets up the books mood, not quite day, not quite night; the tides are about to turn and is just within reach, this turn of events must happen in eleven or I will suspect Jordan doesn't know what he is doing. Although this is what the book is supose to be, it was still a little hard to get through, only smal moments kept my interests. A long wait for the next book, will have to wait. Mitch
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Summary: Major disappointment
Review: Loved the earlier books - even up through book 9, but this is another matter entirely. We have here a book where nothing of substance happens. Rand first appears on page 524. The rest consists of the following: 1) A 2 week step back in time where all the other characters wonder what's up when they sense the huge use of the power by Rand & Nynaeve (from the end of book 9). They all remain ignorant of what going on, and none have the ambition to ask any of their supposed long-time friends/loves. 2) Many, many new characters, particularly Aes Sedai, described in extreme detail and then never seen again. Sorry, but this is nothing more than filler. 3) Elaine trying to gain the throne with endless meetings, while whining because she can't drink wine and no one will heat up her tea. Does anyone really think Elaine will fail to win the throne? So where is the suspense, and why are there perhaps 100 pages of this and one chapter of Rand? 4) Lots of Aes Sedai acting like spoiled children. Is anyone else tired of Lelaine and Romanda? Is there any Aes Sedai in Jordan's world who isn't an arrogant, pushy old battleaxe? No wonder none of these women have friends. 5) Perrin wandering around and accomplishing absolutely nothing. 6) Ditto Matt. We get no significant character development, no real surprises, no reason to wade through this turkey. If you are still an unreserved Jordan fan after reading this, then you are a fan indeed! So after reading the first 10 books (what, maybe 8000 pages?), I'm done. I'll not be buying any more books in this series, and my advice to anyone considering starting the series is...."don't bother". In the end it's just a "Waste Of Time".
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Summary: Please Finish This Series!
Review: The first four books of the series were some of the best I have ever read. Books 5-10, however, demonstrate that Jordan has no idea how to advance the plot. It is so complex even he is lost and there is no end in site. The latest book, Crossroads of Twighlight, is simply one of the slowest, most boring reads I have ever endured. What he descibes in 5 pages takes most good writers a paragraph. Some people may label this as "vivid" or building a "rich world" but to me, Jordan is giving us page-filler with no true, significant substance. In all honesty, I wish I could stop reading the series but, like an addict, I can't quit. I have invested more time to this series than I ever did to my studies in school. However, if I have to endure too may more chapters filled with descriptions of the "stout Two Rivers Wool" Nynaeve wears in Telarhanriod, I may just throw in the towell. There is one chapter in the book, approxiumately 20 pages in length, that describes Matt's decision to move Luca's circus away from Illian. That was it, nothing else of importance - 20 pages. Unbelieveable! If Jordan is as good as everyone says he is then he will finish this series in 2 books. My recomendation: Dont read this book until he finishes the series.
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Summary: I waited breathlessly for this?
Review: What can I say that hasn't already been said by another reviewer? Shouldn't we be heading toward a conclusion by now? Please say yes Mr. Jordan, because I really want to continue enjoying the Wheel of Time series. But the good will that was gained up through book 7 can't last much longer.
As Tolkien demonstrates, brevity and conciseness are often as valuable as attention to detail, even when creating a world and writing a series of epic scope. P.S. Am I the only person who's edition contained sentences with random words missing and paragraphs that seemed at times to have entire sentences missing? Turn the grammar check on Bob; or, better yet, get the next book to the publisher in time for an editor to give it a quick run through!
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Summary: Moving Forward
Review: It seems to me that, from the reviews I've read, many have completely forgotten what made this series such a hit in the first place. The side stories and goings on outside the main plot are what first intrigued me and many I know. Robert Jordan is not simply writing a story, he writes of the lives and happenings of an entire world of his own creation. Just as in real life, the books have highs and lows and not every page is filled with action and suspence, but still keeps the storyline going.
CoT has done it's part in bringing all of the threads and different storylines together. I don't think of this as building up to a big finish, but tying off loose ends and bringing it all into focus so that the main plot may continue without leaving questions in it's wake. With all of the plots of the forsaken, intrigues of politics, and Rand's strggle for sanity, WoT takes everything in stride and attempts to keep everything going smoothly.
I am sick of hearing all of the insulting and belittling between those who see and appreciate the big picture in Wheel of Time, and those who do not wish to patiently endure the parts they do not like. Certain people enjoy the small things that guide story on, and others like the big ones that rush forword. There is no need not to give your opinion in a dignified manner without letting your frustration with other people get the better of you. In lamans terms, People have different opinions than you, so shut up and deal with it.
As for my actual review of CoT, I give it three out of five stars. It tells what happens with all of the main characters where WH ended. I do not like it as much as Jordans earlier books, but it is still good enough to buy. I eagerly await the coming of the next installment of a series I believe to be on par with 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Wars of Light and Shadow'.
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Summary: I got this book against a friend's advice...bad mistake
Review: This book is sooo bad it makes me almost regret reading the earlier ones because now I am stuck feeling the need to complete this increasingly stale series. The new characters are cut outs and stereotypical. His women characters have become so silly I wonder if he has ever met a grown women or wether his dealings with the oposite sex stopped at junior high. The male charecters are only slightly deeper. Gone are the interesting charecters like Moraine (she was my favorite...when is she coming back from that wasteland?....she better be back for the final battle or I will be very [upset).....but i digress. Ohh and one more thing bothering me...why does it seem that every new group of people he introduces to the plot seem to be just like the older ones but more powerful and more annoying...ie first aes sedi (who were great and well thought out.)...then came the stupid "all knowing" aeil wise women...then the stupid sea folk.... then the horrible and i think slightly racist senchan... I think this is a sign of a poor writer ....perhaps his muse has left him. Do yourself a favor and spare yourself the aggravation by not reading this book and waiting until one later on gets good reveiws. Nothing happens here worth remembering.
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Summary: Padding to the Main Plot
Review: Jordan's WoT used to be my favrite series - until I discovered George R.R. Martin's Fire & Ice series. Anyways - the WoT has dragged on for at least the last 3 books. I was expecting this to be the last book and that the conclusion and great build up was going to make this the book that brought the series back on track. I like these side plots, but I also like to spend my money wisely. If you're a die hard fantasy fan like me and enjoy Jordan's WoT, this book will be in your collection, but it wo'nt be remembered.
It is enjoyable only in that we get to be with these great charectors again.
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Summary: Kind of disappointing, but still worth reading
Review: The book is sort of a letdown after the end of Winter's Heart, which leaves you dying to read the sequel. Unfortunately, barely anything happens in CoT (about two major events that I can think of, and hundreds of pages of unnecessary dialogue).
The one problem with this series is that it takes ten books to say what could have been said in five. Waiting a year just to read this book is sort of annoying. I don't really mind the length of the series, it's just the waiting that gets on my nerves.
However, all this dialogue does give you some insights into some of the more unknown characters-like Tuon. (Also, with this book out, Robert Jordan says we have enough information to figure out who Mesaana is and who killed Asmodean.)
In short, it's worth reading if you've read the preceding books and liked them, but you certainly shouldn't if you haven't.
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