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Summary: More top notch fiction/fantasy from Jordan
Review: Continues to build the mountain of unbeatable
writing that the author has been delivering
since the release of book 1 if The Wheel of
Time.
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Summary: Jordan is not Tolkien......He is Jordan
Review: I would like people to stop making Robert Jordan into J.R.R. Tolkien. Robert Jordan and Tolkein's stories have nothing in common other than the fact that it is fantasy writing. And good writing at that matter. Stop calling Jordan Tolkien. Jordan has become an immortal just as Tolkien did. But Jordan has more going for him. He is better than Tolkein in my opinion. I found Tolkein too childish. Jordan is for young adults to adults. Continue the good work Robert Jorda
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Summary: ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Man, Jordan was just tiring before, and now, he's just plain annoying. How many dresses can he describe? He describes every scrap of clothing every character is wearing. I love details but sheesh, this is TOO MUCH. And why are all the women so shrewish????? They're all so much alike, I mix them up. They're all manipulative and astonishingly irrational And why are all the men so confused all the time about women? Jordan's either had his heart broken lately or he just thinks his completely inept illustration of men, women, and their relationships is humourous. Get a clue already!!
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Summary: Still a great series after three. . .
Review: I found the third book of Jordan's series to be just as good as the first two, though not better. This book runs just a little slow after the quick pace of THE GREAT HUNT, but it is still Jordan at his best. Another good thing about this novel is that it's focus stays with other characters besides Rand, allowing the reader a break from having to constantly read from his perspective as the first two books made you do. The only real problem I have so far in this series is that Jordan's women are too unreal. They all think exactly alike, and I'm getting sick of them saying over and over how stubborn and stupid men are. It's just getting old. But despite this, I will still give the book a 10 because the third book still meets my expectations in a fantasy novel
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Summary: The high point of this series.
Review: The good news is that this book is the high point of this series, complete with fast-paced adventure, dashing romance, and daring escapes. The bad news is that it's all downhill from here. Jordan goes into exhaustive detail on the setting from here on out, instead of leaving something to the reader's imagination. "The Dragon Reborn" follows the standard elements of the hero-tale, true, but it's none the worse for that -- the Wheel of Time is an epic, and is plotted and characterized as such.Jordan is especially skillful in drawing upon elements of Arthurian and similar legend in this installment, with his own highly entertaining interpretation of the Sword in the Stone. New villains are revealed as our main characters grow in knowledge of the world around them, and the conclusion on the whole is satisfying. If only Jordan had stopped there
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Summary: Please let this end
Review: In Tolkein's books there are subplots, stretches of character development that do not involve apocalyptic battles, and little unfinished businesses that leave you wondering "what if". These elements are also present in Mr. Jordan's books. Unfortunately while one can remember almost all of Tolkein's characters, plots, sub plots, battles, allegories and landscape, only a few salient details of Mr. Jordan's books remain memorable through the interminable course of his series. Those readers faithfully purchasing each of Mr. Jordan's books when they appeared in hard cover, due to the fact that his first three books showed such promise, should be credited with a great deal of faith . That promise has not been realized. His most recent book is an indication of a writer who has lost his vision. The original thrust of his plot has deteriorated into multiple competing sub plots with a plethora of unnecessary characters that are, at best, loosely linked together. There has also been a considerable dilution of the strength of the characters. One begins to wonder if it would not be better to separate the stories of the three friends that made up the core of this series into three separate series. This approach has proven to be successful, at least for a short while, for successful television sitcoms and soap operas. Without a doubt Mr. Jordan has produced a prodigious amount of writing during this series. One would hope that if writer's fatigue or greed has fueled this sorry excuse for a novel, his gentle readers' reactions would encourage him to either wait and publish a book that encourages his readers to continue purchasing the series or bring the series to a quick and merciful death.
One fears that that the saga, so brilliantly begun, will be spun into a literary limbo. Either option mentioned above would be preferable to the current situation
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Summary: A fantastic and breath-taking book
Review: I feel this author really knows how to write excellent stoies. He is excellent at making realistic and believable books. I really hpoe to the "Creator" that he makes a segual to The Lord of Chao
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Summary: Praise to the Man
Review: I have found no other book or set of books that grasp the reader in such a way that you would never want to be let go of. Nowhere else can you fall in love with a sub-character instead of the main one.
Robert Jordan has put together a wonderful story of one man's struggle to defeat an ultimate enemy. But not alone does our hero Rand fight. He is supported by a handfull of old friends that will stop at nothing to gain the same goal, a happy life. Frightened by his powers that someday may drive him isane, Rand runs away to prove himself as the Dragon Reborn by completing a prophecy. Not far behind are his friends and the people who would have him destroyed. It's a mad race to prove one's self as the known world comes to an end.
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Summary: All time classic epic.
Review: Great epic with unforgetable characters. Luckily, I have four more to read
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Summary: Captivating book
Review: First and formost, I want you to know how much I have enjoyed the series, Eye of the World. However, I feel that you sometimes make your women charters too dominering and strong. Men are not that clueless (close but not quite). I would like to see the genders come to a equal understanding with each other and realize that they are different but equal in a variety of ways. Being a women myself I don't feel that I am always so overbearing or that my husband is lucky that I am there to do all his thinking.
Anyway I went off on a tangent that I should not have. I would like to say that your ability to keep the reader always of the cusp of the story and I for one can never wait until the next volume comes out. I often feel that the charters are busy living their lives, between books and that I am missing out. One of the great things about any writer is their way to make their charters actual come alive and not just be a charter.
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