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Summary: Milking it
Review: BRING ON TARMON GAI'DON! I'm getting tired of waiting for books that barely move characters thru the story line. I don't think I'll buy the next book.
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Summary: *sigh* What happened?
Review: Winter's Heart is a big disappointment. I've read all of Mr. Jordan's Wheel of Time series and this book has little or nothing to offer. It's filled with bitchy, foul-tempered women and weak, no-impact characters. It's time to end the Wheel of Time series.
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Summary: soap opera's are just as addictive(and inane) as this series
Review: With all due respect to all those who praise this series so much, I must interject this: the story SHOULD be done. I don't remember which jacket cover it was, but the publisher said that this series was a "probable" 8 books. Book 9 is done, and I cannot see how this story will be finished in less than 2 to 3 more books. That makes it 12 books(at least). This story that Mr. Jordan is writing(has already written) is extremely addictive. So is your average soap opera. The truth as I see it is that books 7,8,&9 should have been one volumn(as they probably were, before it became evident that this series was going to become so financially lucrative). That would have been book 7. Very long book, you say? Not if you take out some of the inane and totally irrelavent detail that was added in to those 3 books. Why is there so much complaint about this series bogging down? Details are being added in to make the story longer, thus providing more books. And at $30 a pop, the more books sold, the better for both writer and publisher. The Alliance(writer&publisher) wants all the money you will give them. This story IS complete. And finished. The question is, how many books are The Alliance going to make us buy in order to find out the ending. I, for one, did not buy this book. I got this book from the library(as I suggest others should do). This book was, BY FAR, the best of the last three of this series(as should be expected, since it was the climax of what should have been book 7, the combo of the 3 books.) All this being said, I feel greatly that anyone who hasn't experienced this story should do so. Soon. Just use your library. Don't give these greedy bastards anything. Use the library.
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Summary: And it is another beginning...
Review: Huzzah! We begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel! To those that have been waiting for RJ's final end game, we are not to be disappointed. Winter's Heart begins to hit the tip of the iceberg on this world scale battle. The previous three books, although not as heart stopping in excitement, built us up and thrust us into Rand's world and Winter's Heart begins to spin us into the final battle. The action is on edge, the characters have begun to mature and avid fans are left <i>itching</i> to get their hands on the next book.We have been waiting for years for this, and will continue to wait for that sweet sweet culmination. And I say to you, the loyal reader, that this is a marvolous thing. RJ has roped us in and tantilized us with such a meticulous world and story that we are happy to sit and theorize and role play, read and reread the WoT books. It is a glorious thing, this seemingly endless series. For once it ends, I shall be sad, for the Wait is half the fun. For anyone who is considering starting this series, please do. You will enjoy it at every possible level. Thank you Robert Jordan, for giving us this miraculous world.
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Summary: Great Ideas but full of Flaws
Review: Don't get me wrong. the Wheel of Time was and to some extent is- a great series for a fantasy readers. I was engrossed till book5- after that i began to lose some of my addiction. I still want to read, but I would BEG Jordan- and would've begged him for the past 5 books- for God's sake get a good editor and get rid of some of your obsessions. I can divide everything about the WOT into the Good, Bad, and Ugly. The Good: Excellent ideas- I love the basic plotline and the predicted ending. Excellent world- Jordan's world is crawling with life and quite realistic. Most people are selfish, just like in real life- in Tolkien's books everyone is dying to serve their heroes and country, and love their lord like a father. SOME good characters- I like some of his characters. Rand, Mat, and Perrin are all really good characters (perhaps because their men). Min also. the Bad: Some bad characters- Egwene, Aviendha, and Elayne all annoy me greatly. So do all the Aes Sedai, always thinking they're superior. Some bad decisions- Like having Alanna bond Rand. Too much Lews Therin. What the hell? Some stupid events- Rand refusing to kill any woman at all even Lanfear (!?) The Ugly Some HORRIBLE characters- Nynaeve. How can anyone stand her at all? If I lived near her I would strangle her first chance I got. Way Too many plotlines- at the moment, RJ has too many plots swirling around in his books, leaving the readers partially or wholely confused- for example: Morgase, Whitecloaks, Perrin and the Prophet, Faile and the Shaido, the Forsaken, Moridin and Moghedien, Aran'gar and Osan'gar, Shaidar Haran, Elayne and Nynaeve, Egwene and the Salidar bunch, the White Tower, Padan Fain, Mat, Rand and Min- to name just a few plotlines. Too much Filler- way too much time is spent on the crap and too little on the important stuff. Every book has way too many pages spent on side plots that do nothing AT ALL for the overall storyline. Instead of 300 pgs of Elayne moving for the Lion Throne, give us something worthwhile. It started back in book 5 with the circus. I'll keep going with the story if only for the plot. But PLEASE RJ wake up. Take care of even half of these problems (and resolve a plotline or two) and I'll be happier, and so will a lot of other people.
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Summary: What has happened to this series?
Review: I, like most of you who have posted reviews, was at one time an avid fan of Robert Jordan. After the last few books, I like to compare my continued reading of the series to my cigarette addiction. At one time they gave me a heady high, now I just get an itchy feeling until I go ahead and consume them. I do give Jordan hats off for a complex world with complex characters, but I do not see where any of them have been significantly developed in the last 2-3 books. I like books for good plots, not good characters in a good setting that sit around and do nothing for 650 pages. If I wanted to pick up a wordy book, I could read War and Peace, the Encyclopedia, or the Dictionary. I ordered Winter's Heart along with the most recent intallments of George Martin's new series and Dave Duncan's King's Blades series and read them all back to back. I can honestly say that Winter's Heart did not rank anywhere near either of these, and Duncan's books are not even bestsellers. Alas, unless someone comes up with a "Jordantrol" patch or gum, I fear I will be stuck in a meaningless addiction until the bitter end.
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Summary: Enough with the Fashion
Review: This is the last of this series to me. I feel ripped off. I just don't care what happens. I have stuck it out with Nine books. I cannot take it anymore... The story is still progressing too slowly, one or two significient events in each of the last few books and the rest filled with over emotional fluff. It's time to bring the group back together and march. As Corwin says "Talk is cheap...Whiskey costs money" A real sore point with me is that I estimate that the number of words describing the frequent changes in attire of the female characters is enough to fill at least 2 of the 9 books to date. I also have no sense of the amount of time that has past. Is it months or years? Do we have a new L. Ron Hubbard in the making here. This is supposed to be Sword & Sorcery ??? No way would Tolkein write this way.
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Summary: Save Your Time and Money
Review: Don't waste any time or money on this yawner. This ninth installment reaches a new low. Jordan seems to have lost complete touch with his characters and the plot. I have a sneaking suspicion that Robert Jordan doesn't like women much. The women in Winter's Heart are forever feeling "heat in their cheeks" or "smoothing their skirts." (If you get really bored, run a tally of how many times these phrases are used.) Nynaeve yanks and tugs at her braid so often that I began to wish she'd pull it out. Jordan's treatment of the men in the story is only slightly better. Mat and Perrin are reduced to mere shadows of their former selves and Rand is hateful. HATEFUL. The only shred of excitement occurs at the end of the book and is not enough to make up for the 600-odd pages of drivel that proceeds it. I know that there are more books forecast for this series, but I'm done. Let the Trollocs succeed. If you must read this book for yourself, wait for the paperback version or get it from your local library.
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Summary: Becomming Stale
Review: Unlike other people, I prefer to read when travelling rather than work. I find that you can engross yourself in the novel and time flies. Robert Jordan has the ability to be one of the great writers, but has unfortunately lost his way. The Wheel series started off with an excellent entrance and I sincerely believe he intended this to be a trilogy. Commercialism rears its ugly head and he has seen a long term money making machine. He has run out of ideas and the plot drags on. The entire last four books could have been condensed into one without loosing any of the plot. Mr. Jordan, please bring an end to this series and take time off to reflect on a new series that does not take years to finalize. Only the masters such as James Clavel and Frank Herbert had the ability to become better with each book.
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Summary: Path of Daggers
Review: What a discouraging reviews. Back here in the Philippines, we haven't got our copy of the 9th book. But however much the (professional) reviewers rate Mr. Jordan's WoT series, I still am waiting with anticipation the arrival of the next installment. For me, his work on WoT is one of the most enjoyable books available on shelves right now. Luckily, i read the book for my own pleasure and not for the sake of other people's literary dissection. There are some merits on the pacing observation, and I agree with the other guy when he said that the completion may come out in 2040. But the way I look at it, that's another 40 yrs. of enjoyable reading.
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