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Summary: The best one out of the first three Wheel of Time books
Review: So far I have read the first three instalments of this series and by all means The Great Hunt is outstanding. Where Tolkien failed to deliver the atmosphere and tension required for such a book, Robert Jordan delivers that masterfully. The Great Hunt is a fast paced page turner developing multiple complex story threads at the same time. In this instalment, the complexity and vast extent of the Wheel of Time world is revealed the first time. This book has everything for people who love fantasy books which are slightly aligned to Tolkien's ideas. However, having read the third instalment as well (which I didn't like) and looking at the amount of books in this series, raises a lot of doubt about the overall goal. Jordan just recently released number 10(!) of the Wheel of Time series. I have read the abstracts for most of the Wheel of Time books and to be honest, they all read the same. I would rather prefer a series with an end to it instead of dragging the same ideas through countless instalments.
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Summary: The Definitive Book in the Series
Review: While "The Eye of the World" introduced us to Jordan's vision, "The Great Hunt" is where the world of the Wheel of Time series is defined.If you read the book's synopsis, The Great Hunt might sound like a spin-off of its predecessor. Although the leading subject matter plays off the first book, this book is a continuation of the series - not a merchandising piggy-backer. Here, in The Great Hunt, we follow multiple story lines as the characters introduced in the first book begin to really define their individuality and uniqueness. Jordan's world comes in to focus, as you follow an adventure that stretches from the world's most Northwest regions to a peninsula jutting off into the East. As if the world wasn't complete enough, Jordan also creates parallel worlds and a world of dreams that is all hauntingly too real. It is with this book that readers grow to appreciate what they can expect with this sweeping epic series. It is a series not to be heralded as the most definitive book off all time; however, it is a solid, imaginitive, yet realistic, series that can hold its own in this age of fantasy.
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Summary: The best book after lord of the rings
Review: In My opinion, this book is the best in the wheel of time series. I am not so sure that it is though because I am only on book 5 of the series. Anyway, the whole series is amazingly written in a way I can understand.
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Summary: New Rules for Fantasy Series
Review: I can't handle it any more. I've come up with some new rules for starting/continuing a series because of Robert Jordan. 1. Do not start any series at all unless the author is dead or the series is completed unless each has a stand alone plot. (no matter how great the first installments are) 2. Never buy a book in a series until you have read the set and find it good enough to want to re-read. 3. If you find the first book to have irritating elements that get worse in the second stop reading. In the long run you'll be better off as those elements only get worse. 4. Let someone else waste their time and money sorting through all of the pulp...since it's apparent that some publishing houses will print anything that sells. This seems draconian and would probably make a dent in the genre/publishing if everyone did this; but this series is a perfect example of why they deserve it. If the publishing company is so confident in the author let THEM take the risk and front the time and money to see a project through and not burden their readers with this abortion of a series. I can't say enough bad about the cynical, conniving, and money-grubbing, that this series represents on the part of the author (his editor wife) and publisher. Start publishing and finishing quality before we kick the publisher and not just this author/series. Everyone else should take notice too...if you want to sell into this market, I'm not into buying any more books like this.
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Summary: More must reading!
Review: I really love this series! In this one we learn that Rand Al Thor is the one that was being sought in the first book. I don't want to give you any more spoilers than that. The Great Hunt is every bit as entertaining as the first on in the series. It's easy to see why so many have discovered these books. Word of mouth travels fast!
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Summary: Getting Better...
Review: Believe what most people say-the first book "borrows" heavily from Tolkien with both plot and characterisation. This one is better, it's beginning to tell it's own story and most of the characters are starting to grow in their own direction. It's not a stand-alone story, it helps if you read it with that in mind and just go with it. The adventures seemed to draw me in more this time around and Jordan has expanded on some of the better ideas he introduced in Book 1. It's been said before- his weakness lies with his characters. The world is split in male and female sides, and their seems to be a gulf between them. Unfortunately, most women are nasty towards men and roll their eyes a lot, while the men shrug stupidly and mutter under their breath how they don't understand women. In summary, the world and plot are developing well-but I'm damned if I can figure out how anyone procreates in Jordan's world!
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Summary: 2nd Time through the series...
Review: I am re-reading the series, after reading the Sword of Truthm and the Game of Thrones series. Both Excellent.. Yet. Not at the caliber of character development these are.
I find in the second reading of the series, this book to be amazing with many many little comments, and tidbits that I missed the first time through. Many pertaining to later books.
I have to say, excellent series.
Well worth the first read, as well as the second.
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Summary: A bit slow at parts, but still excellent.
Review: Thus far, I have only read Books 1 and 2 of the WoT series. I'm sure we've all heard of how the series is starting to "suck it up." I think liking this book (and this series) depends wholly on what the reader has geared him/herself toward. Some people claim to be "spoiled" by Martin's Ice and Fire series, I thought of it as a political intrigue more than an epic fantasy tale. I like to think of myself as someone who enjoys Fantasy that shares a likeness to Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Earthsea. Anyone who has those same tastes should do well to pick up the first two Wheel of Times Books, as they are choked with classic fantasy elements. (one could also call this "borrowing ideas") Onto the review. Book 2 leaves off not long after Book 1. Everyone is getting ready to go their own way and pursue their own thoughts when "The Horn" (from the end of the first book) is stolen away. So begins the pursuit to regain what is lost. Without spoiling anything, this one has plenty of surprises, mysteries, excitement. With that, comes its fair share of disappointments. The main thing that really gets me with WoT thus far is how restrained Jordan makes his characters. They can whine, bicker, moan, and threaten death upon each other, but when the time comes for actual vengeance, things tend to not go that far.
Let's say someone has ruined your life, killed your friends, your family, burned your house down, captured and tortured you to near death. You finally escape, and get ready to send them to the next world, when someone steps in and says "Don't do it, don't stoop to their level!" What do you do? Jordan likes to put his characters into these kinds of situations, and has them back out of doing the actual deed. This annoyed me to no end, as it's (in my opinion) completely out of character for anyone put into the kinds of situations they're put in. Well, that aside, this is very entertaining as far as classic fantasy is concerned. As soon as I can find a copy of The Dragon Reborn (Book 3) I'll be picking that up and reading it.
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Summary: Positives and negatives
Review: This book has some really good (male) characters but is marred by an overall agonizingly slow plot and annoying females. I'm not looking for constant action but after a time people need to shut up and move on.
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Summary: Bloated and Boring
Review: THE GREAT HUNT is bloated and boring. I'm not sure why this book even needed to be an entire book in itself. The plot is so slow and the developments are so minimal--so much of it is needless dialogue--that it easily could have been summarazed and folded into another novel as back story. Or at least much of it could have been. I loved EYE OF THE WORLD and read it in 3 days. This one has taken me more than three weeks to read. I hope THE DRAGON REBORN is better, much better. If not, I don't think I'll waste my time with the rest of the series. I've recently read George R. R. Martin's SONG OF ICE AND FIRE novels (the three that are available). Robert Jordan ought to take some lessons from him. Martin is a truly magnificent writer. Jordan isn't even a close runner up.
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