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Summary: Good, but not the best of the series.
Review: Jordan's Wheel of Time is a great series, but the third book is quite a change from the first two. The main character, Rand, barely plays a part until the last few pages. This book focuses on three female characters, with plenty of male-bashing and travel descriptions thrown in. The two secondary characters, Mat and Perrin, also have big roles, fortunately--Mat was my favorite character in this book. I do enjoy the general writing style--including the detailed descriptions of people, places, and even horses--but more focus on Rand and less focus on male-bashing would have brought this book up to the standards of the first two. On to Shadow Rising...
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Summary: Robert Jordan is good, but he's not divine
Review: I've sat here and read pages and pages of reviews of Robert Jordan, and many of the reviewers gush like a fountain. They say that Jordan is better than Tolkien, better than Herbert, that the Wheel of Time is better than anything else ever written. In my own humble opinion, this is all crap. Yes, Jordan has written an extremly interesting series. Yes, he is good at character development. Yes, he has lots and lots of details that make the series long but enthralling. Now, having said that, I need to say what Jordan has *not* done. He has *not* surpassed Tolkien, his series is *not* better that Herbert's Dune series, and Jordan does *not* make everyone else look like a bad writer in comparison. First off, comparisons with Tolkien. Now, I know that many people have written that Jordan is "ripping off" The Lord of the Rings, and then others have vehmently responded that no, that's not the case at all. Now, from what I have observed, Jordan has incorporated many elements from many different stories in his series. The Aiel live in an enviroment almost identical to the Fremen of Herbert's Dune series. And yes, it is also true that Jordan has brought in many new and different elements as well. Jordan is Jordan, not Tolkien. The Wheel of Time doesn't stand a chance at beating the Lord of the Rings at it's own game. Jordan's world is well explained and interesting, but Jordan just can't make a world breathe like Tolkien can. Tolkien can make you smell what his characters are smelling and taste what his characters are tasting. Jordan's world is detailed as well, but Jordan is writing a *story*. Tolkien, on the other hand, is not merely writing a story, but is instead relating what you could swear is an eyewitness account. If you want to read a well written story, read Jordan. If you want to discover a living, breathing universe, read Tolkien. My one other complaint about Jordan is that what you see is what you get. You will find no detailed symbolism here, nor will you discover social or moral truths that will affect how you live your life. It's just a story. When you read Dune, you are almost overcome by the barrage of social and religious commentary that Herbert impregnates the story with. But if you are tired of that sort of thing, read Jordan's series. Sometimes it's nice to have a story without any moralizing, but it can also be less satisfiying. The Wheel of Time is strictly "light" reading. As I said, it is a good yarn, but not much more than that.
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Summary: Why women hate men
Review: I think women demean men in Jordan's WOT series because they are supposed to have been the powerful ones, with the One Power and all. I'd guess that Jordan is probably trying to show the magnitude of years of women having the true power in a world. -BTW, I rated it a 9 because it's a damn fun to read book.
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Summary: very cool!!!!
Review: i thought this book was amazing....... it took me around 5 days of solid reading to finish it.... hey anyone hear of the book that should come out soon by robert jordan???? id like to know if his next WHEEL OF TIME book will come out soon. thanx
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Summary: Impressive, but...
Review: It's difficult to follow up a masterpiece like The Great Hunt, but The Dragon Reborn comes close. Jordan is a master at suspense...he explains things, but keeps so much more shrouded in mystery that we can't help but read his books cover to cover. Dragon Reborn is no exception. Jordan's romantic view of fantasy is always welcome on a rainy day. He hearkens to Homer, even, with all the epithets, but they get old after awhile. Loial's "tufted" ears, Faile's "tilted" eyes, and the most annoying epithet of all, the Amyrlin's unending reference to fish. Jordan tries to sound smart with all his fishing references, with all his epithets, but they become too obvious after awhile. His writing becomes formalized. No more "wool-headed idiots" or praise for Bela. Please!!! Dragon Reborn should be purchased and read for three good reasons: character development, intrigue, and a stunning conclusion (typical Rand meets Forsaken/Shai'tan...oops, I named the Dark One). We see the main characters make yet another bold step into self-discovery. We are always kept at the edge of our sung-wood seats. And we cheer the characters on while they kick the crap out of the forsaken, in the end. Problems abound, however... Jordan keeps sex firmly out of the Great Pattern of the Ages. There are gaping omissions in the plot (like, five pages dedicated to our main protagonist Rand, except the end...?) Women are a driving force in WoT, but Jordan's subtle pen makes all his women the same. They all sew when they're bored, and describe male idiocy with the same words, and their only WoT feminism weapon seems to be hard stares and the One Source. I appreciate a good female element in fantasy, given the lapse, but Jordan's feminine side is entirely cliched. I'd recommend The Dragon Reborn to any fantasy fanatic, but be wary of the author's overbearing style. After just three books, I can't help but wonder if Jordan can finish the series without another self-inflicted cliche.
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Summary: OutStanding
Review: Jordan is writing a breath taking novel. I only hope it ends soon. I can't take the wait for each book!
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Summary: The Purest form of Contemporary Epic Fantasy
Review: The events surrounding this the third in Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" truly culminated in "The Dragon Reborn." Mr. Jordan not only emphasized an epic hero in Rand Al'Thor, but also allowed for much development in the supporting characters of Mat Cauthon and Perrin Aybara. If a person was to read this series, this book would be the ultimate representation of both Jordan's style and skill as a writer.
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Summary: Jordan is weaving a huge tail of a story. Can he control it?
Review: I really enjoy reading all of Robert Jordan books, and I'm sure you will to. The large amount of detail put into this book is mind blowing enough, but by the time I'm finished with the detaile of one of the paragaphs I can't remember what someone said. The only reason I've rated it a ten and not a nine or an eight is because of the great endding to this book. I guess that TDR was the slow book in the series, and still worth reading if you don't mind more detiale than dialong. I still recomend the book though. It was a good book for the series; explianing all or most of the subplots and thats important, but if you want real action in a book read Robert Jordan's next book The Shadow Rising. It only gets better the more you go on in the series.
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Summary: Good.......Really good
Review: Man, it seemed like Robert Jordan was in a hurry to finish this one. He still had the action and adventure, but it seemed like he put too much detail into things that didn't matter. Like another reviewer said he described every bit of clothing that some one was wearing and then blurred some of the charachters together so they seemed to have the same personalities. This would have merrited a nine but I had to drop it a notch because he really kind of excluded my favorite character Rand until the end. In doing this he brought Nyneave & Eugwene up to main characters in the saga. I still recommend this series to everyone
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Summary: A great climax to the first 3 books of the series
Review: This book is perfect. It has all the main characters striving to reach the same place and yet at the same time unaware that the others are doing the same thing. With Moiraine, and her Warder Lan racing to reach Rand before he is killed by trollocs, Myrrdral, Grey Men, or worse the Forsaken and Egwene,Elayne, and Nynaeve all chasing the Black Ajah towards Tear for a climactic Battle between the Aiel and Tairen defenders of the Stone,a massive fortress in Tear, Which ends with Rand and Ishmael battling to the death with the One Power
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