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Summary: Whats wrong...
Review: All his books have been phenominal in this series, but they all did have their own problems. The main problem that Jordan must face now is that he has spent so much time building up, and revealing so much to us that he now needs to turn it around to the end and is having trouble doing so. It should take two or three more books to finish the series, one to get everyone where they need to be (whethor or not in control of it or accepting of it does not matter, they need to be where they need to be) and (or in a second book) needs to reveal their places and puropses in the 'prophecy' and needs them to control and accept whatever it is they need to, but to late...and he should finish it all in a grand second (third) book that leaves us all astounded and satisfied.
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Summary: excellent!
Review: This book kept me reading for hours on end. very entertaining.
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Summary: Soap Opera Invasion of Fantasy
Review: To claim Robert Jordan is the best fantasy writer since Tolkein is a bit like claiming that "General Hospital" is the most meaningful soap opera since "Gunsmoke." Seen as the "next episode" in a soap opera, Winters Heart yawns along as much as standard television fare.Of course there are fans--every soap opera has fans, otherwise it goes off the air. Every soap has partisans who believe their soap is special. Professionals write the scripts, churn them out, sell advertising, and do it again. Same with Jordan. Te fascinating part is that readers actually expect Jordan to sound different from Brooks, Goodkind, or most other modern fantasy soap authors. Or to end the lucrative cash cow. When they stop buying the books, the series will end--and not earlier.
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Summary: baby step in the right direction
Review: Winter's Heart is better than the POD, sure. However, it still does not have enough plot development. Basically, nothing important happens until the last chapter. My major complaint is in the amount of characters in this series. There must be at least a thousand different characters explicitly named by RJ. Think about it. You have the various Aes Sedai in Tar Valon and Salidar, not to mention the ones with Rand or just wandering around. There are the many Aiel chieftains and warriors. Also,there are the numerous Wise Women of both the good Aiel and the Shaido. Then there are the people of the Two Rivers, both at Emond's Field and travelling with Perrin. Then you have the countless nobles of all the cities Rand has conquered(Tear, Cairhienin,etc). Next are the common folk of all the lands. How many innkeepers, barmaids, farmers, soldiers, and craftsmen have been encountered? Of course, there is still the Band of the Red Hand. Oh, and the Asha'mon. Whoops, can't forget about the Darkfriends. And the Forsaken are still around, what with reincarnation and all. Well, then there's the Seanchan also. The Borderland royalty are becomimg more important now that I think of it. To be fair, there haven't been that many Ogier or Aelfinn characters. I smell a couple of subplots coming on. Or maybe some stuff with the Sea Folk. Maybe RJ could introduce us to every being that lives in his world one by one. "This is Bob, a Murandian barkeep. he enjoys walks on the beach and etc..."
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Summary: Boring and far too long
Review: This series started off as a great story and was comparable to the best. But Jordan seems to be more concerned with filling pages with meaningless descriptive paragraphs, and introducing more and more charactors. Now it does not compare with the shorter excellent works of other fantasy writers like Gemmell or Eddings nor the Dragon lance series, all these leave you with a wish for more, Jordans books now leave you with an "I'll be glad when its finished" feelng
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Summary: Great Revival of WOT
Review: I have to admit, I was a little disheartened by the lack of momentum generated by The Path of Daggers (Book 8). A Crown of Swords was fantastic, chock full of excitement and it left me impatient for more, but unfortunately POD gives you nothing but setup and little movement to keep the series alive. Only the developments at the end of the book keep it going. While Path of Daggers left me somewhat bored, Winter's Heart blew me away. I felt like I was back in the middle of the series - tons of developments and new twists manifest themselves in this book. We finally get back to Mat and his Seanchan woes; his absence in the previous book left a huge hole in the series. He's still finding ways to get into trouble, be it with Tylin, a gholam bent on sucking him dry or the recently arrived Daughter of the Nine Moons (hint, hint). Perrin also has a health dose, his story could have been continued a bit more though - between Massema, the Shaido and Faile's kidnapping that POD left us with I hoped for a bit more development. Still, it was satisfying. The best thing about Winter's Heart has to be the way the story moves. There is just so much going on; every page is captivating (excluding the prologue, which is a bit boring). We see Rand, Mat, Perrin, Massema, Thom, Elayne, Fain, and their respective followings as well as ALL of the Forsaken getting into the action. Much about the reincarnated chosens' identities are revealed, and we are still being teased about the mysterious Luc/Isam stalker of Tel'aran'rhiod. Winter's Heart was really a breath of fresh air; it has revived the series and with its spectacular ening (Rand vs. the taint and Aes Sedai/Ashaman vs. the Forsaken) it will leave you begging for more. I personally can't wait for the next book; Jordan has done a great job so far with this incredible series. A must read for fantasy fans and a great read for anyone!
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Summary: Wheel of Time
Review: I can't get enough! I take my book every where I go and read it every chance I get!
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Summary: Approaching the end
Review: If you haven't begun reading the Wheel of Time series yet. My advice, like others, is to wait. I started reading the series in the early 90's when book four had come out, and really liked it. I have too much time wrapped up in it to not complete it, but it's lost a lot of the charm it once had.
I'd say the series is great through book six, but after the Wells of Dumai, something's changed. I think Jordan may either a) be tired of writing about these same characters or b) letting pressure from the publisher to put the books out before they're complete screw up the series.
My biggest complaint is that in the beginning, major plot lines in the books were wrapped up in the same novel. Now, unless it's Rand, we're having to wait five to six years for plot line resolvation (is that a word?), which means that while there may be an overall outline, the individual books aren't outlined anymore.
Wait for the movie, kids.
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Summary: Another Masterpiece
Review: First of all, I would like to say congratulations to RJ on another astounding piece of work. Since I began this series, I haven't been satisfied with the "novels" I read while waiting for the next addition. For those people who have posted negatively...If you don't like the series or Jordan's style of writing, why are you still reading the books?! My advice would be to stop torturing yourselves. Anyway, the WoT series is miraculous and I recommend it to anyone who is a good reader and likes complex plots. Make sure you read the books in order! Otherwise the entire story makes very little sense. Hang in there if you hit some slow parts...They are just building up a great scene in the end. Winter's Heart is my second favorite book, only surpassed by The Wheel of Time, which let me join in the magical world of the Dragon and Aes Sedai. Don't miss out on this great series. You have absolutely no idea what you're missing!
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Summary: Formulaic, Utterly Predictable, and Grossly Verbose
Review: Read a Robert Jordan manuscript lately? Then you've read this one. Hundreds of pages of drivel describing what each character is wearing and perhaps a dozen pages dedicated to describing what they actually want, the series grows more tired with each passing release. That stings; The Wheel of Time started so refreshingly strong, yet the wear comes from his polarization of how women behave in contrast to men. Has the real James Oliver Rigney, Jr. ever met a woman over the age of thirteen? If so, I certainly hope - for all our sakes - that his larger-than-life characters can mature with the series. This is the bubblegum pop of the genre; buy it, just don't buy into it.
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