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Summary: This is a good book!
Review: This series is the best I've read to date, although I wish Jordan would concentrate more on the main characters. I find the side adventures with Elayne, Egwene, and other characters too tedious and tend to skip over those parts. On the whole however, I have read these first seven at least 3 times each. In response to "Enthusiastic Reader" from Bostons comment on strength of the Power: a direct quote from Moiraine in book one "Is that what you think, child? Is there a rock so hard that wind and water cannot were it away, a fire so strong that water cannot quench it or wind snuff it out?" Jordan "Eye of the World" p.181
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Summary: What Happened Here?
Review: I love Robert Jordan. I read and re-read his books on a regular basis. I got book eight. I cleared a weekend for uninterrupted reading. I opened the book, I thought "Why did he do THIS?" I was disappointed that the book did not cover its usual panoramic view of the world where the epic story is taking place. Several of the major storylines were not addressed. (How can you leave us hanging, Mr. Jordan?) The book was short. (I know it is the around the same number of pages, but if you increase the font size and increase the margin width it hardly counts, does it?) I have heard some odd rationalizations for this book. I was told that Robert Jordan was paid almost nothing for the first eight books, but that contract is over and now he is in it for the money. I am not sure what to think. I will buy book nine the day it comes out (I have to know what is happening). But I hope that it is a better book than this one was. It would be an unfortunate end to a truly stellar series.
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Summary: Be patient. It's picking up pace....
Review: Ok. i'll admitt that Jordan's previos books were getting KIND OF slow. But be patient he's picking up the pace. The other books are the begining of the story, he's getting to the middle. The only reason it's taken Jordan so long to get to the middle is because the plot isn't simple, and because he's a good author. Be patient get through this one and the next. Books 9,10.... are bound to be great books.
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Summary: Uhggg! Who wrote this junk?
Review: First off, I just want to say that I LOVED the first four books of this series, and I really liked books 5 and 6. I was looking forward to this, the seventh book in an amazing series, and boy was I disappointed! I bought this book and started reading it when it first came out in hardback. I got through some 200 pages and found that I couldn't read any further. It was terrible! A month later I tried to pick up where I left off, moving along another 50 pages or so before I started to feel nauseous. Only recently have I been able to force myself through the entire thing just so I could finally move on to the next book, Path of Daggers. Why did I hate it so much? For one thing, it felt to me like the main characters were just repeating the same lines over and over again from previous books, and the story simply wasn't progressing. So many questions were raised in previous books without even being addressed here, and there are SO many characters now, ninety percent of whom seem irrelevant to the big picture. Do I have to know the name, shoe size and favorite color of ALL Aes Sedai, Wise Women, Asha'man, Atha'an Miere, and every other living soul who has ever stepped foot in Rand's world? Did Jordan write this? I don't think so. I think there is an imposter in our midst whose sole aim is to ruin the reputation of a great author. Please come back Robert Jordan.
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Summary: Excellent--can't wait for more!
Review: This book was just as interesting as the rest of them. I can't wait for the next one! (And I'm so glad about what developed between Lan & Nynaeve in this one. It's about time!)
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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK!
Review: I can't believe this! After I read the previous six books, I didn't think that this series could improve more. But, Robert Jordan has done it again. I like these books because there are so many characters, but not so many that it's confusing me. What I also like is that not even one of them ever becomes boring. I'm really looking forward to the Dutch translation of The Path of Daggers, which will be released next month. Can't wait!
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Summary: wonderful! I loved book seven.
Review: I thought book seven was great. This is my favorite series of all time. Though I must say that I read book #8 A Path of Daggers, and it was definatly not up to standard. The book gave no new info and just seemed to be setting up the next book. The worst thing about this series is the incredibly long wait between books! When is book nine comming out? Tucson,Az
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Summary: an exciting adventure
Review: ***i absolutley love this series, but i feel that some of the portions are drawn out. and certain topics seem to never get resolved. hmm...two books to find the Bowl of Winds?? And i hardly enjoy how Mat was left. Leaves me angry about what will become of him. The women need to see what is going on in the world and not just me me me. Nynaeve seems to be the only character to mature to the situation, but she seems the one that should not have. Rand or Mat should have far moreso. Or Elayne for that matter. she is still perceived as a snob. I still want the whole part with Moiraine to be resolved. Min couldnt have been wrong, so where is she? Everytime Rand's head gets to big for his shoulders, he shouldnt be injured to bring him back to reality. i sure hope the next book isnt as dragging. so far, the eye of the world or the great hunt are the best books. can Tarmon Gai'don get here already?
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Summary: Darn good, upon reflection.
Review: After spending a week wading through about 150 pages, I put this book down as a boring soap opera. About a year later, I picked it up again, and enjoyed it thoroughly. This book has some weak points, most noticeably, the fact that there are 200 or so women who think and act like cartoonish wenches. Every single one. Unfortunately Nynaeve resurfaced and most of the Aiel Maidens haven't been nuked yet by the Asha'man. On the positive side, the best thing about this series is the great sense of paranoia and uncertainty which all the main characters can't avoid. Everybody *knows* they're on the right side, even if nobody else thinks so! Everybody backstabs, plots, and schemes to make things happen their way, but who will come out on top? Even among the avowedly "good" guys, there exist huge tensions and rivalries. Very cool! The story threads involving Elaida and the Black Ajah were among the most interesting. Taken slowly, this book rewards when you savor the subplots like this one. By keeping the ultimate bad guy in the background, the threat seems a lot more real, unlike most of the cardboard villains populating fantasy bookracks these days (See Feist, Raymond). The conclusion w/Sammael, btw, was *WEAK*. Since the plot isn't the main strength of this book, this is not a fatal flaw. This series is something of an elephant - both flawed and grand simply because of its size. For my money, the positives outweigh the negatives, at least in paperback. P.S. - this would make a good TV series like the X-files *if done properly.*
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Summary: Enthuiastic Reader
Review: I am captivated by The Wheel of Time series. I would like to say that I don't think that Jordan is trying to be Tolkien and for all of you who wrote bad reviews, why bother? If you don't like the series, you should've put the books down by now! I for one think that the characters are execellently developed, rich, and believable. I would like to thank Mr. Jordan for creating a world in which women are not only equal to men but do indeed seem to best them. The one complaint I have is that men are stronger in the One Power. Why? Im anxioulsly awaiting book number 9!!!!!!!
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