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Summary: Rand comes around.
Review: I liked this book for how it did not focus so much on the main character, but how it kept highlighting him. Also, I loved how Matt found out that the girls were in trouble, and how he went about trying to keep them from losing their skins. Overall, this book was action packed. The main point of it is how Rand says(in actions, if not in specific words)Let's see if I really am the Dragon Reborn.The ending of it was also classic, and helps develope Rand, Perrin, Loial, Lan and Moirane. And Mat. It has been several months since I read it, but I have read it at least three times. I never expected to be able to read these stories more than once.
Mr. Jordan does not disappoint.
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Summary: great, wonderful, superb
Review: one thing i've always had against fantasy stories, including this series is that they never seem to give the enemies more than a two dimensional characterization. this one attempts it rather well with the forsaken and some of the darkfriends, but trollocs are just fodder for rand's lightning strikes.
but my own pet pieves aside, this story is rich and complex. this world that robert jordan has created is imaginative and innovative. the story will engross you, as it should and you will be caught up in the characters' drive for survival. enjoy it, and all nine books so far.
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Summary: It doesn't get much better than this.
Review: After coming off the first two books of Jordan's WOT series, The Eye of the World and The Great Hunt, you almost expect that the third book would be lacking,when in fact it turns out to be one of the bright spots of the series. The Dragon Reborn is easily my favorite of the series, surpassing some of the later books in jaw-dropping awesomeness. The battle scenes are plentiful, and the characters personalities are well-defined and likeable. Another bright spot of the book is the depiction of Mat, whose love for gambling and women becomes apparent for the first time in the series. Perrin is depicted well also. His relationship with Faile, who will later become his wife, is charming. The Aiel are defined well, and you get a true sense of their lifestyles. Rand, who strikes out on his own, rushes toward Tear where he hopes to take Callandor, a crystaline sword that sits in the Stone of Tear, a supposedly unpenetrable fortress. You begin to think that he really is starting to go insane as the One Power slowly affects him. This was a very satisfying adventure, and I finished it in less than a week and a half, which is very good for me. This is the kind of book that is so good that it hurts. This is the easiest 5 I have ever given.
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Summary: Ain't nothin' wrong with this!
Review: I don't give 5-start ratings easily -- usually not unless the book has a major, life-changing impact on me. _The Dragon Reborn_ doesn't do that, but for storytelling, character development and sheer scope, I absolutely can't fault it. The climactic end game, where Jordan brings together the disparate threads with which he has been toying in this volume, is one of the best in fantasy. Jordan has done a very good job in this book of showing the tension between the main characters' youth and the weight of the responsibilities that have been thrust on them. It's easy to forget that Rand, Perrin, and Mat are (at most) 20; Elayne and Egwene are certainly no more than eighteen. That's young, and it makes for realistic reading to see them waver between adult and adolescent behavior. Again, the dream sequences are great, the action is well-done, and the attention to detail is marvelous. In particular, the two-page scene dealing with blacksmithing shows that Jordan has done his homework. These books are not for the impatient. Jordan is perfectly willing to let hundreds of pages go by without certain characters' appearing at all while he deals with the rest of them. Rand, in fact, is mainly in the book by implication. But Jordan throws in enough reminders of the big picture to keep it from becoming hopelessly confused. A great continuation of the series.
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Summary: Master Weaver
Review: I was never much of a fantasy reader until I found this gem of a series. Now I'm forever hooked. The series traces trials and tribulations of Rand al'Thor. A sheepherder fated to break the world and save it, and possibly go mad in the process. It has well developed cosmogeny, culture (think of the depth of Dune multiplied by a dozen or so different societies), characters (trust me, you'll have plenty of characters to love and hate), and plot. Jordan knows where he's going, though he's been meandering of late. Not an easy task given the hundreds of characters (they're just the important ones) and plot-lines. In my opinion the Dragon Reborn is the best in the series. Many of the characters go their separate ways but meet back up in a spine tingling finale.
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Summary: Many Little Treasures
Review: The Dragon Reborn has many little treasures between its covers to keep a reader interested, and the book is worth the price just fot Mat's adventures, let alone the rest of the plot. Still, it was clear that Jordan had exhausted this pattern of plot threads, and was ready to try something more complex. Also Recomened: The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Left Behind series by Tim LaHain and Jerry B. Jenkins, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkin, The Saga of Darren Shan series by Darren Shan, The Shannara series by Terry Brooks, and the Remnants series by K.A. Applegate.
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Summary: Whoa! That was interesting!
Review: Although the title suggests that this book was the best of The Wheel of Time series, The Dragon Reborn was disappointing. The Great Hunt left me with an exciting feeling, but I was not hooked on The Dragon Reborn like I was on the first two books. Everyone I know (that reads The Wheel of Time) said to me that The Dragon Reborn was the best book of the entire series. I don't know what all the fuss was about. There is no doubt this book is one of the greatest books ever written, but it does deserve only four stars, rather than five.
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Summary: Best of four
Review: Jordan once again thrills with his writing skills. I am now on the fourth book of TWoT, but TDR is the best of four. Jordan writes with an immense eye for detail. He also frequently changes from one character to another's point of view, which makes you think you know the characters. I do not reccomend starting with any book but the first, TEoTW. If you are a long-time fan of fantasy,a newcomer, or not a fan at all you should give the series a try. Believe me, you won't be sorry.
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Summary: Everything that's great about WOT
Review: As I am working my way through the entire series for the fifth or sixth time I am astounded by how much better the early books were than books seven, eight, and nine. This was a breakthrough book in the series: Mat (especially), Perrin, and the Wondergirls receive the lion's share of the POVs and all become more complex, more intriguing, and more sympathetic characters. The Forsaken take on a more active role, and we begin to understand their at times cooperative, and at other times competitive actions. And the book builds to another highly satisfying climax, which answers some questions while at the same time raising others. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A good book -- but where is the main charachter exactly?
Review: To understand the series one must understand that the main charachter is a young man named Rand Al'Thor, and without ruining the story too much for anyone has a mysterious power that others want to control. THe problem with this book, however action-packed and fast paced is this: Rand Al'Thor makes a 30-page apearance at best (out of 674 pages). Most of the time is spent developing the charachters who are his friends and sometime compaions. One Highlight of the book is that it gives the reader much information that was left purposefully ambiguous in the first two books, while at the same time bringing more questions and possible paths for the sequels to explore. An easy read and all in all a good book for the fantasy lover, but one must read the first two books prior in order to fully appreciate this one.
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