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Summary: Not worth it.
Review: I still don't know why this book has such a good rating...It was much worse than the 8th book yet people seem to like it more. I have to say, you really only need to read the last 100 pages or so if you are a WoT fan. The rest is junk. I don't criticize books very often. I understand that the author has to make a living. But sheesh...Jordan sure is making a living at the expense of those who have grown to love his series. Hopefully, he'll write some better stuff in the future...
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Summary: Winter's Heart brings us closer to a near end!
Review: Just half an hour ago, I finished reading this book. Couple of years ago i had begun and like many have fallen in love with the story, Charaters, universe of the WOT world. And, like many, started to get a bit bored around book five/six. But, when I started to read this part, nine, I said to myself "stop this nonsense! It is not boring, it is not a load of ..., it is fantastic! I must treat it like it is fantastic, and must stay true to Robert Jordan, for he is labouring away to get it done!" Because I think Jordan is stressing out, look at the work ahead of him. (Hope he doesn't die before then "touch wood!" I said this to myself so I would not whinge and whine to others about how long and boring it is, after nine books, have I stopped reading? Have you stopped reading? Will we stop before the end, because I think the end will be very big, and very intense, maybe one of the best in prose fiction history! Ultimatly satisfying to all those who have read it, when that book finally arrives, a wave of relief and satisfaction will spread, and a new legend will be born, The Wheel of Time, the longest extended story to exist and no book will surpass what it will achieve. Move way Lord of the Rings, this is the book of the new millenium! As for the book, I quite enjoyed it. Perrin had his small part in the beginning which will be built on in ten. My favorite part was with Mat, for he is my favorite of the three, and progress with him and daugther of the nine moons shows promise. And finally RAND, the man. What can I say, him cleansing saidin, good work, keep it coming. And let me just say, THREE WOMEN! You really are king of the world! Can't you just fel the stoy picking up? We'll se, i give it five, no less, and two thumbs up ! ! (Glad some old favorites have re appeared) I don't think I have been helpful!!!
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Summary: If you have to...
Review: I may have written a review for this book already but I'm writing another one. I think it got a higher rating than it should have. Book eight kind of lagged and nine was much worse. I don't even want to read ten. Jordan better make his books better. I was dissapointed with this book and I will be quite angry if the rest of the series is like this.
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Summary: If you have to...
Review: Look, I'm not going to trash this series. I've enjoyed it so far and I'm not angry. Just disapointed. Books one through seven have been great. Yeah, they lagged a little bit but they were great none-the-less. However, when book 8 kind of lagged, I became suspicious of treachery from Jordan. And with this book, I'm right. It seems like a soap opera now and since I saw the reviews for the 10th book, I don't think I want to finish the series unless it ends or something good happens. Oh, well. Maybe Jordan will get out of whatever 'funk' he's in and start writing stuff like he did before. (Or better) Anyways, if you must read this book then read like the last 100 pages or so to get the jist of it and then read the 11th book.
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Summary: GREAT!!
Review: As always, Robert Jordan delivers a first class reading experience!
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Summary: Refering to audio tapes
Review: The book's content has, I believe been sufficiently reviewed by now. As for the readers, I want to say that they are excellent. The male reads all the parts of the book told from a male perspective (which in this book, is sadly not the majority), and the female in turn reads the parts written from a female perspective. Though I found the male to be the stronger reader of the two, I absolutely recommend this recording, even to those of you who consider yourself very picky book listeners--this is a great choice! It will also be back on the market later this year or next--they're slowly releasing all the books on tape and CD.
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Summary: No more for me thanks, I'm full.
Review: I have never not finished a book let alone a series before but I've had it. As the story went on I could find fewer and fewer characters that I could relate to and actually care about. Parrin was interesting while he was with the wolves but now all he does is say how Faile smells (usually [bad]). Mat was interesting but has barely shown up in the last books. As for Rand, he has about as much personality as the terminator. That leaves a bunch of scheming woman who don't accomplish very much. With thousands of pages in the series, almost all of the last three or four books, wasted on a bunch of characters you don't know or care about Jordan has gotten so far away from the main story and characters I find myself skimming the book looking for anything happening that will actually further the story. It doesn't.
I decided not to buy WOT books after book 6 when it seemed he was milking it for more money but now their not worth the time it takes to read them, which is a shame because the first four or five books in the series were very good.
If he ever gets back to just the war with the Dark One, who hasn't been mentioned in several books, and the taint of the magic and the good against evil thing it may be worth picking up again. At this point though you could skip books 6,7,8 and 9 and not miss out on any of the story.
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Summary: Just get to the end man!
Review: I have read this series through book 9. 1-5 I enjoyed. The rest has been down hill. I only bought 9 thinking it would finally end the story I started years ago. I will not buy another WOT until the final chapter is written. A long story I can take. This garbage that has been written of late is a very poor and frustrating read. Get to the bloody point!
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Summary: ohhhhhh man, i have a headache
Review: I have been a loyal Robert Jordan fan since 1999, when i picked up the marvelous "eye of the world" which in my opinion, was better than any other fantasy novel i have read out there. I am personally not Tolkien's greatest fan, nor am I too fond of the first three Shannara books Terry Brooks has published.
After reading the eye of the world, i was hooked to the series. i quickly went to get the following books, and until the end of book three, i could never put them down. Then, book four came, and while it still lived up to its standards, it was less action-packed than the previous ones. Then, hre's where things began to go awry. The fires of heaven, in my opinion, was the worst installment in the series, and while many of you may disagree, here's my reasoning: It was in that book that there were suddenly hundreds of new, useless characters stuffed in, many of which Robert Jordan seems to be trying to give important roles, though, very unsuccessfully. This adding of characters has continued onto Winter's Heart.
Many reviewers say that Winter's Heart was slow, dull, and that nothing happened. That is highly false, for if you read only the last half of the book, you will be at loss. Believe me, that is how i read it the first time, following reviewers' suggestions. The book was full of intrigue, and in my opinion, the series has in no way deteriorated in terms of plotline. Your main characters are still very distinct, and the story still progresses, revealing more and more information.
However, with thousands of mentioned characters in this book, most of which Jordan keeps following, have too many sub-plots that have NOTHING to do with Tarmon Dai'don (is that how you spell it?) and the glossary is way too short for us to remember most of them. Trying to remember who's who will give you incurable headaches, and you will be forced to put the book down for a breath several times.
While I am still an avid Wheel of Time fan, my only recommendations for Robert Jordan, if he still wants to keep as many fans as he once had, he should focus on Rand, Mat, Perrin, Egwene, Nynaeve(shudder), Elayne, Min and Aviendha. And, stop linking all of the characters together. Too much linking in my opinion...
I still highly recommend the entire series to the new readers, for it is marvelous in it's own way. Robert Jordan can still write, and he has proven himself to be even greater than I thought he was in the last chapter of Winter's Heart.
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Summary: hmmm
Review: i just noticed this. If you go back to the first reviews of this book almost all of them are 4 or 5 stars. That's 2 years ago, but the book hasn't changed. Nowadays, you see more 1's than, um, the US mint. My theory is that people got sour over these 2 years. They went back and concentrated on the bad parts. I enjoy these books and find them more interesting than everyday TV sitcoms. If you can't handle the nuances, then go read the veggie tales or something.
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