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Summary: Treasures
Review: I remember, years ago, going to the library and finding the first book of 'The Wheel of Time'. Oh the thrill, the joy of reading that first treasure. And finally finding a writer who could, in my eyes, compare to Tolkien. (I read the Lord of the Rings eleven times) Next day I went back to the library and tried to find books two and three. I devoured them and by the end of 'The Dragon Reborn', I knew that here was a master at work. Tolkien couldn't compare to Robert Jordan. I went to the bookshop to buy all three books and hopefully the fourth. And now here I have book number nine. 'Winters Heart.' I am so sad to say that I have finished it already. Imagine, years of work and we read it in no time at all. Because we, the readers, can't put it down. Winters Heart confirmed yet again that here is a master at work. How does he do it? The different worlds and society's, the colours, the people, the shere scope of it. In detail and with knowledge. I am a writer myself and not without imagination. But this whole other world just blows my mind, I have tremendous respect for Mr. Jordan. For me 'The Wheel of Time' isn't about books any more, it is not important that some people find that book seven or eight are not as good as book one or two. It is the whole that counts. I have the feeling that I have the privilige of looking behind a curtain that separates the reality of our world from the reality of 'The Wheel of Time'. Two worlds that exist next to eachother in different dimensions. Each book is focussing on a particular part of that other dimension and revealing it to us. Each book is different. But the constant in these books are the heroes and heroins. They grow and mature. They show us their weak and their strong sides. The struggle that goes on. And we get to share their experiences. I love Winters Heart, because somehow for me, it goes back to that very first book. Like a grown up person that can't grow further without drawing from his/her youth. In Winters Heart we get glimpses of the persons (Rand, Matt and all the others) they once were so long ago, when everything started. Psychologically everything fits. And trust Robert Jordan to end 'Winters Heart' with a cliffhanger. But how long do we have to keep hanging? I know the work that goes with writing a book. It takes so much time, patience, frustration and elation. But how I wish that somehow book ten would already be here. Mr. Jordan, can't you make a gateway for us all? So that we can travel to the next (last?) one in record time?
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Summary: A breath of fresh air
Review: This book is a breath of fresh air compared to the last two. Jordan finally begins to make the plot move again, though not as well as in some of the earlier books. I wish the book could have been a little bit longer, and wrapped up some more plotlines, but it really was excellent.
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Summary: Better then the last
Review: OK this was definately wayyyyy better then the last book Path of Daggers, but then it probably couldn't get any worse. I really liked parts of this book, Jordan tied up some loose ends which I had been waiting for from about book 7. I also thought the ending was brilliant, finally unlike his previous ones which just sat there. And thank god, Mat was back and no Egwene, she just pisses me off. But can someone explain to me what Perrin's whole 100 pages of nothing was for?? He just did nothing. All that was affirmed was that Faile was taken by the Shiado and we knew that form PoD. Oh and that Berelain's *still* trying to trip him into her bed. Please Jordan, drop all that real desrciptive crap and write the good stuff. i used to really love his descriptons, but after a while they get very very tedious. You end up skimming, and then half the book is gone. Ultimately this was a brilliant, series. I loved it heaps and waited and waited for each part. If you've read the previous ones, read this, its way better then the last one and actually gets somewhere. If you've never read them, try them anyway, everything to about book 6 is excellent.
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Summary: At last, some movement in the plot!
Review: Many Wheel of Time fans have noticed the lag in the plot of the last two installments of this series. "The Path of Daggers" was a frustrating disappointment because after such a long wait, more questions were raised and it seemed that none were answered. "Winter's Heart" brings back some of the excitement the series had lost, and puts to rest some of the questions that had been in readers' minds for far too long. I could only sigh in contentment after finishing this book, the first Wheel of Time book in forever that I had a hard time putting down. I remember now why I cared about this series; I was about to forget it. With "Winter's Heart" the excitement is back and the ending we have all been waiting for comes close enough to touch.
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Summary: Painfully slow
Review: I started reading this epic series almost ten years ago. With each successive book in the series I am forced to ask myself why I started in the first place. The plot is so tortuously slow and twisted that it is impossible to keep in mind what is happening from one book to the next. Maybe Mr Jordan is completely aware of the details of PoD and where things stood at its conclusion, but for me that was two years ago, and there is a 0% chance that i will remember and differentiate between the hundreds of bit-part characters with similar names and confusingly indistinct personalities.Given the rate at which the Forsaken are being eliminated (less than one per book) and in some cases reincarnated, I can only conclude that Mr Jordan will have to pen another 9 volumes before this epic finshes! Please, spare us, do the merciful thing and wrap everything up in the next book. Oh yeah, and cut the descriptive drivel down to a necessary minimum - and try to improve the current drivel:action ratio of 100:1!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I am a Wheel of Time fan, but the last two books were mediocre in my opinion. Book 9 is a big improvement. There is still too much talking about women pulling braids, adjusting their skirts, minor political intrigue, etc. However, these minor frivolities are easily overlooked with the exciting plots and mysteries revealed in this new volume. The first part of the book was pretty slow, but it was worth it when you read the awesome ending.
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Summary: Can we please get on with it...
Review: This series ground to an almost complete standstill 2 books ago, and this newest one is upholding that fine tradition. These 600+ page books seem to be written so as to draw this serious out as long as possible, dribbling just enough actual story at the end of each to rekindle your interest in the next one. I've lost any respect for Jordan as an author, this is shameless. Keep in mind that this series started over 10 years ago, it's actually LIKELY at this point that Jordan may die before finishing it. He'll have spent at least 13 years on it, making that just over 1/5 of the average human lifespan.
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Summary: Robert Jordan fans..come one come all..READ THIS BOOK
Review: I finished reading yesterday and I wanted to contemplate Winter's Heart before I decided to write this review. Before writing I decided to read some of the other reviews. I was shocked at so many reviews saying Winter's Heart was not worthy of being written. I am a fervent believer in reading a novel on its own merit. However, many of the negative reviews do not do that. They merely write that this was not a good book because they have convinced themselves that the previous two books were not up to their standard. I beg to differ. This book, along with the past few books have been excellent. Everyone wants to have action, action, action. What about the STORY? Have you forgotten about the story. At the beginning of the series of course there is going to be a high amount of action. I believe the reason that that is true because all of the main characters of the wheel of time are being hunted down by the evil minions of the world. They are in a struggle for thier lives. Thus ensues action trying to escape from the clutches of evil. However, as time passes, those main characters have obtained power they had never dreamed existed before they left Emond's Field. In the Eye of the World, Trollocs were horrifying to the Emond Fielders. Now almost nothing short of the Forsaken is a real struggle for the main characters. Rand, being the MAIN character has come to terms with his power and realizes what he must do to make it to the Last Battle. And of course, in Winter's Heart he accomplishes that feat(at least I hope he did) Winter's Heart is not filled with action sequences in every chapter like some of the previous books may have been. However, Jordan is defining the characters in ways that are impossible to do with action. That action that many people want would ruin the most important elements of the story of Winter's Heart. Moreover, when action that is in Winter's Heart is introduced I find my heart beating faster than in the previous books. The action is no longer the main purpose of the characters. Rand is merely trying to survive, not searching out ways to pick a fight with each forsaken as he did in previous books. He knows he MUST survive to the last battle or his world is doomed. I found myself smirking during the entire duration of Mat's involvement in Winter's Heart. He finally meets the Daughter of the Nine Moons. He does realize who she is until at the end, which makes me want to read the next book more than ever. I do not recall when the DotNM was introduced, but I know it has been quite a few books. Jordan is obviously not going to have Mat and her married as soon as he introduces her into the story, as the other reviewers seem to want. He did not even know that she was the Daughter of the Nine Moons until the last 60 pages of the book. Overall, the book was well worth the money. I would advise anyone who wants more action to go out and buy the Lord of the Rings. That should be short enough to keep the attention of all the people who lose interest with books unless they have action. I just want to know why the negative reviewers keep reading the series if they think Jordan does such a horrible job? If you think they are so bad and will not get better STOP reading the series. Anyway, if you enjoy the Wheel of Time in any way READ this book. It is a must.
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Summary: jordan's money pit
Review: once again, mr jordan has shown that p.t. barnum was correct. there IS a sucker born every minute. like a bad soap opera, he drags on and on, belaboring every scene with detail so excrutiating, it borders on the manic. he's gotten so bogged down with minutae, he's lost the big picture. i shelled out 30 bucks, only to find out that i'm no closer to the end than i was in book 7. mr jordan, do us all a favor, and get to the point already!! perhaps you could use a collaborator if you cant come up with any new ideas.
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Summary: Finished in a week and loved every minute of it!
Review: Jordan definitely starting to pick the pace up a bit, and I was reminded why I loved the Wheel of Time series the first time I picked up The Eye of the World. Mat finally returns and have a relatively big part in Winter's Heart, he never fails to entertain, and personally I thought Mat's experience with Daughter of the Nine Moon was quite intersting. Although I was disappointed that very little was devoted to Faile's kidnapping and Egwene's siege to the White Tower, Jordan did a good job tying up a few ends left unsaid in the Crown of Swords, I do think that Jordan's way of resolving issues every other books is kind of confusing (since I have a very short term memory and often forgot what went on before when a new book comes out) but I don't find it too annoying. Anyways, there wasn't much action in this one, but I sure got goose bumps while reading the last chapter, and still do thinking about it. If you still like the Wheel of Time, pick it up now, and if you're new to it, try it and you might like it.
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