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Summary: Worth the wait? I think so.
Review: After a long wait - again - for Jordan fans, at last we get our fix. And it's a satisfying one. I found this book exciting. No, the book doesn't resolve the many story lines that have been going on for so long. Does anyone expect that yet, with several more books to go? Still, it gives us a bit of closure, in a highly interesting way, on Rand's romantic life. It continues the story lines of almost every major character, and answers long-asked questions about several minor ones. And it does resolve, or apparently anyway, one major thread that goes back to the beginning of the series (and what a scene *that* was). I could complain about a couple of things that weren't included, but what *was* included was engrossing reading. I couldn't put the book down, I resented the time it took to eat and sleep while I was reading it, and I think that says it all.
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Summary: Thank you R. Jordan!
Review: What can I say - Robert Jordan has been able to keep me captivated enough to read this series over and over. You all know what I am talking about, how many times have YOU read Eye of the World, or any other book in the series, and realized something new each time.I love Winter's Heart. Enough of my favorite plotlines have been touched to keep me interested, and the new stuff that is being introduced is keeping me on my seat. I am glad that the series keeps going on, because I know I am going to be entertained for years to come. I can only hope that Robert Jordan keeps up the good work, and that the ending that is long is coming is worth the wait! And let me tell you, I am loving the wait!
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Summary: The Best Since Fires of Heaven
Review: This book is awesome. Don't wanna spoil it for anyone who has yet to read it. It is a really good one and finally Matrim gets some light. Buy it, it is worth it. Couldn't put it down. The prologue is worth buying the E-book, it is a long good one.
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Summary: Heading Downhill in a Large Spiral
Review: I must say that I had high expectations for this book. I was expecting a large detailed book with a great storyline and the beginnings of a resolution. I don't know whether this is the first half of a book nine (Part 1??) however it appears to me that Mr. Jordan is spending more time on his Conan series books than this series these days. The last few books have been shorter and left out a great deal. Do your fans a favor and start focusing again and return the series to its place it should be. At the top.
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Summary: A definite step up
Review: A major improvement over the previous 2 books; more plot threads are resolved, and we get introduced to more interesting locales. Finally, things seem to be moving towards a resolution. There's hope! It's a good read, and worth buying if you liked the early books in the series but were disappointed with the last 2.
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Summary: #9 yes
Review: #9 is just as good as the others
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Summary: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!
Review: . For those of you who choose to carp over Mr. Jordan's plots, pacing, characterizations, et al, please step up to the challenge of generating your own stories and "do it right" as you believe right to be. Who knows? You may enjoy greater success than Mr. Jordan; the world will never know unless you try. Winter's Heart is, undoubtedly, the most powerful and inspired book of the series to date. The ties to stories told in even the first book, Eye of the World, serve to raise the level of excitement and understanding to a totally new and rewarding dimension. Each and every one of the 10 books is satisfying and gratifying in its own way; each is powerful by itself for reasons that differ from those of each counterpart in the series. This installment brings culmination to several sub-plots. Key characters are (re-)united in surprising ways, and done so in a way that, I believe, exceeds expectations. The characterizations and cultures are richly embellished - one can see, feel, even believe and immerse in the integrity (or lack of) every single person in the tale. The man is deft at exploring facets of ego, personality and emotion - sense of: pride, love, scorn, hurt, avarice, greed, compulsion, anger, bliss, pettiness, identity, judgement, righteous indignation, will, stubbornness, alacrity, submission, responsibility, shame, ambition, humor, sadness, grief, well-being, dignity, grace... Too numerous to mention. My enjoyment of the book, and the others before it, is forged on the anvil of relatedness - I can believe in the characters, their successes or failures, greatness or short-comings, because the tale is told in a way that strikes nerves. THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is the mark of a master wordsmith. Think what you like, folks. In my opinion, this book represents world-class story-telling of unrivaled proportions. Tolkein, Brooks, Saberhagen, Modesitt, McAfferty, Anthony, Eddings, Goodkind, and a host of others hold a position on the Board of Directors, but Jordan is the Chairman of the Board. .
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Summary: Wheel of Time? Gee, that sounds familiar....
Review: I loved the Wheel of Time series and I started reading them years ago. However, it's been so long since the last book came out that I've lost track of everything. It's gotten so convoluted, that I feel I have to reread the whole series again just to refresh myself with what has happened. I'm sure Jordan still spins a good tale, but this reader has a life and can't wait years and years for the next unfinished chapter. Because that's what the story has become-unfinished and only the most die hard fans can keep up. I'm afraid the rest of our attention spans are not quite blessed with such fortitude. Maybe I'll return once the series is wrapped up and and I can enjoy a good story, but until then I've already moved on.
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Summary: What a book.....
Review: I coulddn't put this thing down. As soon as I bought it I was reading like crazy except for occasional food and sleep breaks (can't forget school though). I was impressed by how the book's views are always changing. The Seanchan aren't as bad as you think and things are panning out to be very interesting indeed. I will have to say that the last 100 pages were some of the best and couldn't believe that it happene. Now I eargerly await the tenth book. I am just really happy that a lot of my predictions came true. I strongly suggest rereading some pages if you seek true answers, I know I did. Some things are just blatantly given to you now. Enjoy and no one is going mad again.....
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Summary: Waiting for reviews
Review: After books 7&8 I believe I will wait & see before investing any more tme into this series. I am positive that I am not alone
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