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Summary: A Crown of Swords
Review: This series is the absolute best. It is where-have-you-been-all-my-life quality. It only has one flaw; a repeating plot. Nynaeve loses her temper, Elayne mends the damage, the Aiel with ji'e'toh, etc. We can all predict what's going to happen. However, Robert Jordan's occasional twists like Nynaeve's discovery, or a battle with one of the Forsaken spice up the plot. Also, there is foreshadowing buried in the story books earlier that keeps the reader flipping the pages, and picking up new books. It's the BEST series.
My only question is, where does Robert Jordan get the titles?
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Summary: Meanwhile, in Tar Valon
Review: While Nynaeve tugged her braid, Elayne smoothed her skirts and Egwene folder her arms under her breasts, all of them wishing Rand, Mat, Perrin and/or Lan were there so they could give them the rough side of their tongues and then take off their clothes to admire their pretty buttocks and so on.Meanwhile, Rand, ever mindful of the oily taint of saidin, wished he knew as much about women as Mat and Perrin did. Perrin, ever mindful of Faile's constant nagging, wished he knew as much about women as Rand and Mat did. And Mat, freshly bedded at knifepoint by Queen Tylin, wished lhe knew as much, etc. Elsewhere, in Tear or somewhere, the cleavage was robust, the chamber pots were made of porcelain, the lace dresses with the little silver thingies in them were very pretty and the forked beards shone in the pale summer morning like flaxen straw or some crap. Earrings were bright and sparkly and horses wore intricate, ornate saddles and, and uh...did I mention the cleavage and how firm and robust it was? Darkfriends walked the streets and did...things. Whitecloaks arrested anybody who said the word "darkfriend" and looked at them funny. Several Aes Sedai were stilled and then just as quickly unstilled...then stilled again if they stepped out of line. Other Aes Sedai, meanwhile, searched high and low for various weather-altering kitchen utensils. And the Sean'chean invaded every so often, just to keep things mildly interesting... ...and stuff
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Summary: One of the more enjoyable books I have ever read.
Review: Forget those fools who claim that G.R.R.Martin's series is light years ahead of Robert Jordan's - in my view, the reverse is true. But my opinion is to try each series and see for yourself. This book sees a continuation of the Elayne/Nynaeve/Mat thread as they search for the Bowl of the Winds in Ebou Dar. Along the way there are several fight scenes, an encounter with the Gholam, and the much-awaited finding of the Bowl. Sammael plays a large part in this book, and features in the gripping finale against Rand. I won't say that this series keeps getting better and better: it doesn't. It gets more interesting, but less entertaining. The reader is bombarded with information, yet this bombardment detracts from the story as whole and whereas a fantasy book should have peaks and troughs of action, the last few WOT books have had massive troughs with occasional peaks, and a very large peak at the end. All in all, this book is very intriguing so long as you have an attention span. If you want more action, though, steer clear.
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Summary: Getting bored
Review: The first six books were great, but nothing happens and I am starting to get bored. I don't even start on number 8 and 9 although I own them. Instead I am reading business books!
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Summary: The book that drove a stake into the heart of this series
Review: With all due respect to the author, I'm glad that Jordan wrote this book because it finally jolted me out of my reverie and made me realize that he is nowhere near writing anything that I want to read. It's been very dissapointing to see the decline of this once-promising series. I recommend trying George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series if you want to see what a talented writer can do with a large group of complex, interesting characters. -Cal
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Summary: Another near yawner.
Review: Once again, Robert Jordan manages to put together a nice paperweight. I don't know how I've managed to do it, but book seven is now behind me. Honestly, the series has been a great saga, but I'm getting a little tired of it and I want some sort of end to it. All "A Crown of Swords" manages to bring to the table is the introduction of still more characters. The major characters practically accomplish nothing in the continuing story line. This is beginning to remind me of a daytime soap opera. It's been going on for years and there appears to be no end in sight. As long as people keep forkin' out the cash, Jordan is going to continue to stretch it out. This segement of the epic could - and should - have been about half as long, but I guess Jordan thinks we need to concern ourselves with detailed descriptions of what everyone is wearing. I guess he also thinks he needs to tell us every time Nynaeve yanks on her braid... which is about every other page of the story where she is involved. Note to Mr. Jordan.... Get on with it already! I want to know how this ends..... or does it?
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Summary: It's part of the series
Review: This is the lowest rating I have given any of the books of the series. I liked the book, but I don't really think that anything happened in it. Rand fights one of the Forsaken, but we are not sure if that one is dead at the end of the fight. Rand is injured earlier in the book and how that happens is interesting, but the only reason this book got four stars from me is the introduction of the towering character Cadsuane. She is a refreshing character, and the story did need a booster shot. Eight and Nine start the march toward the end.
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Summary: This is getting formulaic
Review: Robert Jordan is writing, in my opinion, one of the best series ever. But I have to admit the I wonder if his is stalling wrapping it up to cash in on more book sales. It has been years since the first book came out and we seem no closer to finishing the series then last decade! Dont get me wrong, I love the series. I just think that the plots are following a formula: Rand gets more crazy, things look bad, women play some politics and each victory leads to a tougher battle... The books are beginning to blend to together and I hate that because I love the stories. I hope the Robert Jordan finishes off the series before it becomes more tarnished.
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Summary: To franzooey: it was a good book, but rather boring yes...
Review: For the person that wrote just about an entire page to review this book (and only gave it ONE star!), here's what I have to say to you: Your review had about as much "wordiness" as Mr Jordan's 7th book. You must be a law student or something... Anyway, simply put, its like this: it was a good book, (not as good as the 4th though!) and Ill admit I had some trouble getting into it, but it helps set up the next book and (I hope) the rest to come. Keep it short and simple Mr Jordan, thats what most of us would like (and for some REVIEWERS to do the same). He does paint a wonderful description. I will give him that...
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Summary: Change of Tone in the Series
Review: Jordan doesn't try to outdo Lord of Chaos instead he changes the tone and writes a more light-hearted volume. This is all to the good, but as we'll see in Path of Daggers, Mat's character is more necessary to the story than you'd think. Also Recomended: The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Left Behind series by Tim LaHayn and Jerry B. Jinkins, The Shannara series by Terry Brooks, The Saga of Darren Shan series by Darren Shan, and the Remnatns series by K.A. Applegate
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