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Summary: Give it a break
Review: Yes, everyone finds one character boring or unbareable, but I've noticed a remarkable lack of consistancy in which character that is. This just proves how realistic these characters are, no two people feel exactly the same way about a third. Like real people, whether you like or dislike the heroes of this book depends on the readers personality. This isn't Star Wars (which I love) where the story itself forces the viewer to like Han Solo, these characters are fully formed people, and being a good person doesn't necissarily make someone likeable.
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Summary: A great written book, that not really accomplishes much in p
Review: While I have, and still continue to enjoy as the series unfolds, i felt that this particular book did not accomplish much in the plot. While some significant events occured in the story line, it still lack the feeling as if anything really was happening. While I still will probably buy the next in series book. I hope that the characters show some resolution.
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Summary: Still Excellent, but loosing ground
Review: When I started reading this series, (back when book 3 first came out) I was absolutly entralled, and still consider WOT one of the best series out their, but RJ's later books don't live up to the standard set by the earlier ones. In "Crown of Swords" the overall plot hardly progressed at all. Still, considering the first 4 book I have hope that the end of the series will be all it's been built up to be.
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Summary: BORING - Insult to the first 6 books.
Review: BORING, but full marks to Jordan. Not only has he written an epic adventure in the first 6 books of the 'wheel of time series', but he has managed to write rubbish for the seventh book and make a lot more MONEY. That in itself maybe admirable, but what a painful read. The first half of this book recounts the last chapter in book 6. Eight might be my last book if the pace doesnt pick up.
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Summary: Below average book compared to rest of the series
Review: I am an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy. I have read the rest of the series, and the books were excellent, especially the first couple of books. However, ACOS is mediocre for Jordan's high standards. It is still a 'good' book which is why I gave it 4 stars. This book seems to be too long for what happens in the plot. It acts like a connector book, one which just links the last book to the next one, but where nothing monumental occurs. Jordan has been compared to Tolkien, but I think this is unfair to both. While I prefer Tolkien, they are different writers, writing in different eras, with different types of fantasy styles. My favorite fantasy/scifi authors are Roger Zelazny and c.s. lewis. I think Zelazny's Amber novels and c.s. lewis's Chronicles of Narnia are superior to Jordan's because they show just as much imagination in a couple hundred pages (average book size) as he shows in a thousand.
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Summary: Very Watered Down.
Review: I have read the whole series so far and I loved the first three books. Most, up to this one, have been good. This installment lacks any substance. The ending seemed like it was thrown together to meet a deadline. Very disappointing. I enjoy a long book, but I feel it should at least capture my attention for some of it. I have talked to a few friends who have also read and enjoyed the series. Most feel, as I, that Robert Jordan has started dragging this out without much thought. I feel the reviews I have read are giving a review of the series, not this book. The series is good, but not this one. One could probably skip this one, and not miss a beat in the series. I'll probably wait for two more books to be written in the series before I start reading again. The books are getting shorter in pages and much shorter in content.
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Summary: more of the best...
Review: The Wheel of Time is one of the two or three best series I have ever read. A Crown of Swordss continues the excellent writing of the previous eight, though the rhythm is somewhat slower. The plot does not seem to proceed very far, but you get a generally better feel of what is going on. While it is not quite as good as some of the others in the series, it is still far better than practically anything else. With the next book coming out tomorrow, it is a great time to pick up A Crown of Swords.
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Summary: The book goes ever on and on...
Review: Jordan's seventh book adds nothing to this endless stream of mass-market drivel. Most of the people who I know that started the series gave up long ago, as I now have. Jordan's works are written in a manner remniscent of something my D&D buddies would have concocted after an all-night session back in eighth grade - which is appropriate, considering the target audience. Just think, the approximately four-star average review of this book was created from the opinions of those who liked Jordan's previous works enough to drudge through the first six books. Factor in the large number of people who gave up on the series, and the average score would be far, far lower.And please quit comparing Jordan with Tolkien. Comparing those to is similar to comparing the Spice Girls with Mozart, Stephen King with Edgar Allen Poe, or 'Independance Day' with 'Casablanca'. In each case, the former is good clean fun, and a reflection of our time. The later are eternal.
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Summary: Robert Jordon puts you there.
Review: Robert Jordon describes everything in this book and in the previous ones too.When you read this you will not only find that you are stuck to it for hours at a time .but that you know each and every charactor completly.Jordon gives a perfect life to everyone .He describes in detail feelings thoughts,looks,fears,etc.Also you will be captured by descriptions of landscapes,peoples customs,weapondry.Robert Jordon has some excellent books here and i await a sequel.
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Summary: I love Robert Jordan's Books
Review: When I first read The Eye of the World I was in the seventh grade, since then I have read all of the Wheel of Time books, and I can't wait untill The 20 of October, even though it is only a few days away. I'm not sure how many times I have read the series, but they are amazing books. I would sincrely invite people to read this wonderful series!
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