The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, Book 8)

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Summary: Jordans best this far
Review: I can't believe people say this book is not a worthy sequel to the others.. as I see it this one is the best of them all, it is now that the dragon reborn gets real trouble, and it only makes the saga better.

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Summary: Get on with it
Review: The Path of Daggers bears no relationship to the derivation of its name and bears little resemblance to the rest of the series. Nothing is resolved, little takes place and the progress of the story, slowed already in LoC and ACoS, grinds nearly to a halt. There is a difference between crafting a good story and telling one. Jordan has crossed the line dividing the two and the series is floating rudderless at this point. Get to it, Mr. Jordan, and move things to a greater resolution. Given the disappointing finishes to numerous "Doorstopper" fantasy series (the Malloreon, Death Gate cycle, Memory-Sorrow-Thorn) the likelihood that the promise of the first 4-5 books can be reached by the end of the series decreases with each unnecessary page.

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Summary: Approaching the end, and who doesn't know what Mat's doing?
Review: Mat is meeting his SeanChean wife.(the daughter of the nine moons mentioned in the Shadow Rising.) Can hardly await the ninth.

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Summary: The Garbage
Review: I have read all previous 7 Wheel of Time books and I must say that every next book is getting worse. There is no action at all. It is just useless conversation, who said what... I think that I could write a better book. It looks that Robert Jordan needs money desperately so he wants to write 20-30 more books on this topic. At least, I was lucky to get a copy of this book from the library and not pay 40$ (can) for that! My final conclusion is that this book should be used in the most shameful way the paper can be used.

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Summary: Jeez...What's up with all the crying.
Review: Is it me. Or is all of the complaining just because they can't read this series from end to finish without having to wait years between books. This a great series which deserves four stars. However, if you want a masterpiece that's complete...read Tolkien. If you don't mind the wait...continue with Jordan. Even better, give George R. R. Martin a try. He has two books out with a total of 6 planned. Tolkien will be severly challenged by Martin if Martin keeps his vision. Jordan almost did it. But, he faltered in the end. Never the less, tWoT is an excellent read.

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Summary: Less and less
Review: While the little that did happen here was okay, there wasn't much. However, it does set up the next book for something exciting, and if something doesn't happen in #9, I think a lot of people will be disappointed. Also, what was Mat doing during all of this, surely something had to have happened in Ebou Dar.

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Summary: empty filth
Review: boring, pointless waste of a book that could have been condensed into a couple chapters. hope the next one is more like the earier books in the series. if not, then im through with this soap opera.

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Summary: no novel should be this bad
Review: The heading says it all. Why on earth do we need this many books in a series if they're all going to be like this? And to think, people are paying money to be able to read this!!

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Summary: Central theme lost amongst too much padding
Review: Still a good read, but...what has happened to the main theme? Mr. Jordan is getting bogged down with too detailed sidelines. I need a little bit more action and a little less thought on behalf of his characters (and do there have to be sooooo many characters??????)

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Summary: Something Interesting
Review: Perusing through the hundreds of "Customer Comments" I've realized something very interesting. If PoD is so bad, and the Wheel of Time series is going so far down, why is it that there is 1100+ comments on it, when the legendary Tolkien only has 290. R.R. Martin's latest has 30+, Terry Goodkind's 50+ There sure are a lot of people taking time out of their days to comment on this book. That in itself is indicative of how influential this series is.

Something to think about.