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Summary: Good book, and please stop with the spoilers
Review: I've only read this particular book once, but I really enjoyed it. (And I'd appreciate it if folks would stop posting spoilers in their reviews. That's really pretty low.) The characters, as always, were well defined and seemed to flow very well. The plot moved at a reasonable pace, too. It was nice to see the three 'major' characters touched on, Rand, Mat, and Perrin. And although I don't particularly care for Faile as a character, the female leads were brought in at just the right moments.Looking forward to the next book(s).
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Summary: Get on with it!!
Review: Robert Jordans latetest book, has all of the plot problems the last two books showed up in a magnified form. Unlike his earlier works the plot seems forced at times, and I got the impression that Jordan doesn't really quite know where all of his characters are going. The deepest concern that I have is that much of the character devolopment seems to be slowing down or stoping. The characters are just somehow too predictable or too familiar. Maybe its just that I am getting older (I was fourteen when I started reading this series almost six years ago.) but the characters seem to be getting more juvenile every book. With the exeption of Rand none of the characters seemed to have learned anything more about themselves, since the series started. Compared to his earlier works this book seems as if it were quickly thrown together, and not well thought out. Jordan has started letting his character lead him around in circles when he should be letting the plot drag these characters along for the ride.
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Summary: Like a skipping record - keeps on turning without progress
Review: As much of a fan of the first 6 books as I am I keep reading even after the less-than-average book 7 and absolutely horrible Path of Boredom (book 8). I will agree that this installment is better than the last, then again it was impossible to write anything worse. The pattern emerges - RJ closes one or two plot lines and introduces 5 new ones. It seems that this way his retirement can be guaranteed by the bunch of totally gullible fools (like me) who keep shelling out the money. At least this time the local bookstore knocked off 40% right from November 7th, based on the sales of book 8. RJ has become a descriptive writer to boot - he can spend 30 pages describing a simple walk through Caemlyn when nothing happens (mind you, after that you will have a good picture of the place; then again, so you should for the 5% of your investment). Best advice, unless you already spent your money, borrow it from the library, they will have plenty of copies soon.
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Summary: This one could have been better
Review: In WOT book 9 Jordan seems to have a new found interest in the intricate, minor,infintesimal workings of politics. This book is loaded with details on how Elayne is supposed to get the lion throne. The first half of the book was about as boring as anything, including textbooks, that I have read. It gets somewhat more interesting in the middle and catches a glimpse of some of the earlier books' action scenes at the end. A total of about three weeks passes in this book. It needs to go faster if any of the characters have a hope of getting to the end of the story, or any of us. At this rate we will all be old and grey before this series ends. Bottom line is that I think Jordan was rushed into writing this book by Tor and his writing has suffered. If that is not the case then I shudder at the other possibility that Jordan has run out of wick to burn with his writing flame. If Jordan wants to keep as large a fan base as he currently has then he needs to step it up and feed us more.
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Summary: Great improvement
Review: Unlike other critics -- who in my opinion are naggy idealistic ignorant wolheads-- I believe that this book is a major improvement. There is a decent amount of action and a lot of mysteries are resolved. I liked the book and am impatiently waiting for the next one to come out. If I have to mention a flaw in this book; Id have to say that the editing could be better. :( What happened guys? Did your kids edit it?. There are plenty of misspellings, mising commas and just plain bad grammar. It looks like the first draft was published. Either way Good job on this one RJ!
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Summary: Jordan Not Back on Track Yet
Review: As with the last book in the series (Path of Daggers) I was very disappointed at the waste in failing to address the major plots and focussing on minor, boring plots. About half the book is wasted on Elayne and her political machinations to secure the throne of Andor. When Jordan finally does get around to the three main characters (the three men from Emond's Field) there finally is some action and resolution to some questions, but these interesting sections are less than half the book. The book also fails to advance chronologically. The events in Winter's Heart are contemporanius with the second half of Path of Daggers. Obviously these two books really should have been one book, but they were stretched into two books and a lot of boring filler added, making the series suffer tremendously.
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Summary: Yes it is quite good
Review: This is a big improvement over number Seven which was rather diapointing. It actually leads to a good conclusion unlike Path of Daggers with one of the most cataclismic events of the series so far and perhaps one of the first clear victories for the light. It also clears up a lot of lose ends like who is the daughter of the nine moons and the organ'or thing. A good section of the overall story and the begining of the conclusion to the wheel of time.
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Summary: I think this is a great book
Review: and i dont want RJ to end it till he dies. He better end it by then.Vontery to all thoes people who have been wnating RJ to tie it up... i dont wnat him to. I like the world, i like characters. He has created a world better than most. But he seriously needs to have new pots to make the story more exciting. Hey, at least Elayne get to have her longawaited..., and the emotions in this book are stronger and better defined. Not just the usual fear that i dont really like reading about. the first few books had to much shai'tan for my liking...
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Summary: Positions all Characters
Review: Robert Jordon has written another masterpiece. There is no better place to start then book 1. He has begun to position all the main characters for the last stretch of the series. Many things are beginning to unfold. "Who is the Daughter of the Nine Moons?" "What happened to Mat?" "Is Rand going mad?" "What about those renegade asha'man?" "Whats Padin Fain up to?" All these questions and more are answered in this book. Robert Jordon is a briliant man!
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Summary: The Pattern
Review: Many People are frustrated with Jordan's books, for the very reasons I love them. With so many inter-woven plots an image of chaos and confusion is created. Many of you people want an orderly nice step-by-step plot progression, but think realistically, if this were actually happening would it be so easy to control and contain? I think that this series gives a hint of the mad chaos that would occour if this were a true story. The reason that i love this series is that it attempts to become reality. If any of you would like to chat about the book give me a tell on AOL Instant Messenger. Nerio8 havoc87@hotmail.com
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