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Summary: Disappointed Fan: Is Jordan Being Paid By the Word?
Review: I loved the first few books in this series because Jordan had a wonderful idea, but Jordan's latest volume exasperates me. I finished Path of Daggers, but it was agonizing.Good writers know when to bring closure to their epic sagas. Bad writers continue to write long books with too many characters and leaving too many questions unanswered - even in its eighth volume! Such irresponsible is not warranted. J.R.R. Tolkien and Herbert Frank represent hallmarks of the fantasy/science fiction genre. They were able to convey their epics in the time-honored three-volume trilogy. Jordan presumes that his Wheel of Time series is worthy of 8+ volumes (and his volumes are long). Sorry Jordan, WoT is not worthy. Jordan's writing reminds me of a time when writers write because they were paid by the word.
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Summary: A 19 year old
Review: I enjoyed the book. For those who say that Jordan's last few books have gotten too slow, I say use a little common sense. The first few books moved quickly because all the main characters were in one or two groups. In PoD, there are five seperate groups. Though Mat is not mentioned that still leaves four groups that are in the same time line. This necessitates slowing down the story. For those who complain about Mat not being in PoD, consider this. Mat is destined to marry the daughter of the Seanchean empress. The Seanchean have just taken over Ebou Dar. The 4-5 weeks that pass in PoD could be the time necessary to transport him to Seanchean. I enjoyed this book. It sets up a lot of potential action in the next book.
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Summary: Not the best, but really good
Review: I didn't think it was the best in the series, but it was still amazing. I'm holding my breath for word of the next book, so if anyone hears anything, please email me! I really liked this one because it jumped around, but stayed with the same people for at least a whole chapter. I really didn't like it when it jumped around every paragraph. if you need to find something to read, definetly go for one of jordans books! If you're a fan, has anyone realized that moirane and lanfear can't be dead! In one of the books Min has a vision that Moirane will help him win the war against the shadow. And if you read Robert Jordans Wheel of Time in Lanfear's profile is truely like and Aes Sedai's half truth! Well, anyway, the book had it's rough spots, but was still quite worth the wait.
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Summary: Okay so it failed to meet my expectations...
Review: So it was'nt as awesome as I had hoped but I'm not that disappointed - as long as Jordan keeps weaving his magic, I'll keep on reading it anyways.
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Summary: Not the part, but the whole
Review: I'll have to admit, I'm the type of person who gets lost in a book. I see every thing that happens, or at least what I think it may look like. But everyone keeps talking about the large number of characters. Well I'm only 19 yrs old, and I have no trouble at all remebering what and who all the characters are. I also "fly" through these books, and don't find them all that "huge" as people tend to say they are. The largest book I have ever read was the complete Lord of the Rings, which was well over 1000 pages. It was the first time I'd ever read Tolkien, and I finished it in 2 days, and could tell anyone everything that happened in the story. So stop complaining about the length of Jordan's books, if you can't handle them, then don't read them. And another thing, for all those who say Tolkien is better than Jordan, all I can say is, your very wrong. Jordan outstripes Tolkien in all ways. Tolkien was good, and for awhile he was the best; he was the best for one good reason, and that was that he was the only one writing fantasy books. Jordan's are becomming slower, but have you people ever stopped to think that is Jordan's intention. Perhaps, and stay with me on this, it might be hard for yor to grasp, he is simply slowing down the storyline so that all you so-called "fans" could catch your breath, look back, and dig up all the details you missed in previous books. I found out today that the 9th book is coming out in the Fall of 2000. I can't wait, and deep down all of you can't either. Humm, money, thats another thing the "fans" can't stop talking about. But one thing, wouldn't Jordan make alot more money if he put his books out, I mean how does one make money off a product not in production. A little message though: Stop complaining, sit back, enjoy the ride, after all, its only fantasy. And one last note: God, but I hope Mat is in the next book. He is the life of the whole series.
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Summary: Lover of WOT Books Praises Jordan
Review: I think that even though Jordan's books have supposedly slowed down in action and large movements in plot that it provides the necessity of a long story to allow the reader to "personally" get to know the characters and story. I also think that the more recent books are allowing for a good set up for Rand as he approaches "Tarmon Gai'don" and allows the prophecies to be fulfilled that have been introduced in his first books. I think that with the extremely comlex plot of Jordan's books you cannot rush the story into a simple and disappointing ending. I think that Robert Jordan is doing a great job (one that I am sure none of us could match) and that he should continue writing his books in the fashion he sees as best suitable.
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Summary: path of daggers
Review: this book reads really slow like. i enjoyed gettin into another robert jordan book, but it read like the middle book of the lord of the rings. you just can't wait until its over. thats my review.
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Summary: Pretty Good,
Review: When's the next book gonna come out? I wish you would hurry up, because you left all of us hanging(no sarcasm, sorry if I sound selfish)! Back to this book. The main thing I was dissappointed in was the length of the book-not enough pages. Mr. Jordan, you should have made it longer; answering things like, what's going to happen to Faile? What's Rand going to do? What about Mat, is he dead? I understand that in answering these questions this book would have left little suspense and nothing much for book nine to start on, but I think you should have added more pages somehow. And, in all the other books, somthing BIG happened at the end, like The Great Hunt and the fight at Falme, or The Eye of the World and, well, Rand going to the Eye of the World, something like that. Otherwise it was GREAT reading.
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Summary: 3.5 Stars: A Decent Continuation of The Wheel of Time
Review: I was just a little dissappointed with Robert Jordan's latest. It is as good as books six and seven, but it simply isn't as exciting as the first five books. I don't mind the extensive use of detail that Jordan uses to paint a picture of his fantasy world, but I would really appreciate it if he included a few more scenes of action. The chapter "A Time for Iron" is absolutely wonderful, one of the most exciting chapters in the entire series.
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Summary: Long-time Fan disappointed.
Review: I am a long-time fan of Jordan. In fact, I am a long-time fan of Robert E. Howard and Conan. Before Jordan's first Conan book came out, I had been very disappointed by the quality of the writers writing Conan stories. I felt REH rolling in his grave with each story. Then Jordan's book came out. Instead of naming his character Conan and writing his own version of the Hyborian world, Jordan actually cared about REH's world and wrote about the same Conan in the same Hyborian world. It was fantastic, as if REH had come back from the grave. When his Wheel of Time was slated for release, I was ecstatic. A writer with the ability to immerse himself in Howard's world creating his own world! I bought the first copy at the local bookstore and devoured it that weekend. The next several books in the series were just as amazing. In book four, as things begin winding down, suddenly the plot explodes in increased complexity and many new side plots are added. At first I was pleased, but by the end of the sixth installment, I was beginning to think the series might should have been ended. After books seven and eight I really feel that everything could have and should have been tied up in the sixth book. Eight in particular was dragged out, no action, too much introspection of characters, etc. Perhaps even Jordan can not sustain the intensity and quality of a novel for seven thousand or so pages. If nine doesn't come back to the quality of the first three books, I will not finish a novel (series of books) for only the second time in my life. Eight did end with promise of things to come, so maybe nine will return to the quality of previous installments. I certainly hope so. However, if he can't sustain the quality, he really should end the series and start another before his followers give up on him. Take a cue from David Eddings and keep it in groups of three or five. Try another series that might give added inspiration instead of beating the horse unitl it's dead.
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