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Summary: Point and Laugh
Review: I'd just like to point out that many WOT readers are saying ridicilous things. Many start out saying things such as "If I could talk to Jordan..." or, " If I were him.." This is obviousy foolish. If you were Robert Jordan, there would be no best sellers. And if you disagree, go try it, and if you succeed, I will buy YOUR book. Personally, I think that books 6-8 in this series were less liked because they did not have non-stop action and a clear, simple plotline. But, if you really pay attention, they are merely doing very deep, involving you with the characters and their emotions. After all, what effect would a chaotic scene of violence and havoc have on you as a reader if you did not know the characters, or could relate them to yourself. Stop criticizing, or write your own books. Though I do think more saidin induced head-exploding (Dumai's Wells) would be pretty neat.
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Summary: no sleep
Review: I bought Winter's Heart the first day it was on sell. I was wiating four two years for the release of this book. When I got home I decided to glance at the book, next thing I know I couldn't put the book down. I read the book all day and night til the break of dawn. I did't even know it was dawn until I finished the book. The only bad thing I can say is that I have to wait(who knows how long) for the next book to come out. Winter's Heart reveled some of the plots that were on going, but opened the door to many more plots. All I can tell you is that every time I read a new book in this series I am left with wanting more, and disappointed that the book was finished.
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Summary: He's lost the plot - because he never had one to begin with
Review: There's a very good reason why this series is wandering all over the countryside doing nothing in particular.This is from the mouth of Robert Jordan at a book signing a few years ago (when I was still reading the series - I've since stopped) "how many books there were going to be in the series?" - 7 to 9 he says, not quite sure yet. "about the plot - do you have it worked out?" - Making it up as I go. To put it simply. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH THE PLOT - HE HAS NO PARTICULAR ENDING IN MIND. So, if you have any illusions about Robert Jordan being a great writer who will safetly bring you home to a brilliant conclusion to this series - put them at rest, BECAUSE HE WON'T. Still it's been interesting reading how frustrated all his readers are - the question I have is - why are you still reading this if it is so bad?
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Summary: what a stinkeroo
Review: I loved the first six books in this series. Books seven and eight were the beginning of a slow decline. This book was the worst. It was about 600 pages too long. If I could speak directly with Mr. Jordan I might be inclined to say something like,"Get to the point, fathead!" The best advice I could give anyone thinking about reading this series is DON'T!
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Summary: Well, well, well................
Review: I have been an avid fantasy reader for over 15 years. More importantly i am disciple of good literature, fantasy or otherwise. I was quite suprised when i read the other reviews posted here, mainly by the negative ones. Admittingly the world Jordan has created is large and complex but this is the beauty of his work. Jordan has attempted what no other Author i know of has, He is creating not just a glimpse of another world, another reality but he is actually crafting in detail this new world. For those of you who think the books are too slow i suggest you pick up some faster paced inferior work like Terry Goodkinds' "Sword of Truth" series. Jordans writing is original and authentic with an artistic flair that is truly impressive. I admit that sometimes the story becomes slightly static but even at these slow stages there is an energy and a depth that most authors lack. Jordans characters are real and they sweat, they get confused and they misinterpret the people around them in fact they remind me of myself at times. For all those haters out there stop reading the books! For all of you that enjoy the murky and plot driven reality Jordan crafts you and i can eagerly await the next installment as the world we have come to inhabit is torn apart by Tarmon Gaidan.
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Summary: Why do you all waste your time........
Review: I am actually enjoying reading all of the "frustrated fans" reviews. I also enjoy those readers who give this book 5 stars for being better than the last one. In my opinion, in a series, just because a book is better than the last one, DOES NOT make it good. Besides, judging from the reviews of Path of Daggers, no book could possibly be worse. I have a question --- WHY are you still reading? ANY of you! Find good, worthwhile books to read. For those of you who think that the "end will justify the means," don't hold your breath. The reason that Robert Jordan continues to write this blather is because HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FINISH THE STORY. He hasn't known how to finish it since the 4th book. And I assure you that when he does finish, it will be so anticlimatic that those of you die hard fans will find nearest window from which to throw yourselves. At this point the end can't be THAT good. It's impossible. REMEMBER THE X-FILES! Lisa (who was smart enough to cut her losses in book 4)
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Summary: People here are illogical
Review: Rand is supposed to be doing illogical things; don't you remember the end to the last book? You probably didn't finish Path of Daggers though; since it was so "horrible". If a book is too confusing because it has too many plot threads; how do you manage your own life? That has to have more plot threads! Anyway; this book is great. If you left the wheel of time for the recycling heaps because of POD, you can buy this one, and bring yourself back to the fold. Stuff happens. It's interesting stuff. Major rollicking stuff. You won't be disapointed; well save by the first few chapters; just plow through them. I do wish Padan Fain would have been killed long ago; he's just annoying; and, seemingly a plot device that comes out of nowhere. Oh well; one weakness amongst a huge pile of greatness. If you want to read about Mat, Rand, naked chicks and sex; and who doesn't? Get this book.
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Summary: Winter's Heart
Review: It was with great excitment that I puchased Winter's Heart (W.O.T.9),I rushed home and started to read. Having read all of the series to date I found the last three books have been a little bit, shall we say erratic. There has been so many story lines introduced that it has became quite a job to keep up with them all. The first six books, in my opinion rank along side the Thomas Covenant books for sheer scope, depth and brilliant story telling. Number 9 is as good as the first 6. The comedy elements were excellent especialy the scenes with Rand,Min,Elayne and Aviendha, I won't give any of the story away but it was very amusing. The main problem that I have is that if number 10 is to be the last book it will have to be 3000 pages long to sort out all of the unfinished story lines.
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Summary: An addition to my call to arms...
Review: I forgot to mention...anyone looking for an excellent realistic fantasy series based more on true medieval history (with excellent editing, no filler, and great storytelling) should check out A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Book one is titled A Game of Thrones (up to three books now; all three excellent) but be warned: this series is not for the squeamish or faint of heart; medieval life was not pretty. Please support authors who put out quality work and care about the reader's satisfaction, not authors who produce shoddy work and only care about the size of their wallets.
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Summary: This volume is a bit of an improvement.
Review: When I picked up this series after the excellent The Eye of the World, I was expecting to read a great fantasy story, not Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus done up in sword-and-sorcery motif. The good guys divide themselves by gender, and spend most of each book engaging each other in absurdly unproductive psychological warfare that never lets up. From cover to cover of of book after book, nearly every page contains some silly confrontation between men and women. The women are snobs in the extreme, constantly trying to assert their superiority over the men, who just bumble about scratching their beards, whining about how they don't understand women--over and over. The good guys refuse to engage in any direct communication with each other, choosing instead to practice deception and distrust even amongst their closest friends and jump to silly conclusions. This precipites a comic array of ignorance and misunderstanding that makes the heroes' lives, and their task of banishing the Dark One, considerably more difficult. But I suppose that's all in the name of publishing a greater number of novels. Jordan's heavy-handed foreshadowing allows even the least vigilant reader to know any event that will happen three novels before it actually does, and when it happens, Jordan writes it as if we're supposed to be surprised. The first few novels had a really strong buildup to a big ending. But with the last several novels including this one, Rand and co. mill around totally idle, worrying about their clothes and playing mind games with each other, for 95% of the book. Then, 20 pages before the ending, Rand gets up, says, "Whoops, the book's almost over, time to have a climax," then teleports across the continent and does battle with someone. Then we don't even get an epilogue. Winter's Heart at least has a major development at the end; Path of Daggers denied us even that. But it still felt rushed and tacked-on. The action we've gotten in the 9 books so far, coupled with the interesting character development, could have been compressed into 4 or 5. Winter's Heart is starting to go in the right direction, but this story is getting way too cumbersome. There's no energy left. Let's pick up the pace Mr. Jordan.
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