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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) |
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Rating: Summary: Robert Jordan masterfully develops characters and plots. Review: Robert Jordan develops characters that have depth and feeling. Each character is developed along with with many plots that surround each character. There are more than one subplot and he carafully develops that along with the characters.
Rating: Summary: I like some of his concepts, but... Review: My problem with this book - besides the obvious point of the women, as other reviewers pointed out - is that for what seems like the longest time, everywhere they go, another evil person shows up. Later in the book, this is explained, but until then your reaction is, oh come on! This has the effect of making the entire journey seem hopeless - with the dreams of the Dark One, and so forth. Yes, Tolkien influences are here - but who hasn't been affected by the master? Rand and Perrin do not seem so two-dimensional, but the rest do. Nynaeve appears to just want to be in charge, but lacks the power to do so. Also, everyone seems to want to confess many things to Rand (i.e. Gawyn and his sister), but to the reader it just seems like a ploy to advance and/or introduce plot elements that the author didn't know how to do otherwise. Terry Goodkind manages to present incredible challenges to his characters without once making the reader feel alienated from the plot and/or characters, but Jordan does occasionally (i.e. Matt and Egwene, and the Aes Sedai). However, overall I did enjoy the book, and I am looking forward to the rest of the series. I also admit to being rather picky about my fantasy/fiction elements, so many others might really enjoy reading Jordan. I would recomend the series to anyone serious about fantasy
Rating: Summary: Best Fantasy Book I have Ever Read Review: I started this book, and after about chapter 2 the rest of the book seemed to fly, due to my increased interest. The book was very interesting and the ending was surprising and satisfying.
Rating: Summary: A Fantasy Epic In and of Itself Review: The Wheel of Time looks like the runner-up to Tolkien in the 'fantasy epic' catagory, but then, the Eye of the World is an epic in itself. Jordan has created such an engrossing and realistic world that I almost can't put to words. He makes you care about Rand al'Thor and all of the other characters (and there are lots). A damn good read.
Rating: Summary: excellent in its own right Review: Having read both *Lord of the Rings* and all 8 currently available books in this seried, I must say that neither invites (negative) comparison to the other. Jordan writes very realistically, focusing on character development, while Tolkein spins a myth. I thoroughly enjoyed both series, but would you compare Picasso to Renoir because they both painted people? Jordan is an excellent writer.
Rating: Summary: Among the top tier Review: In the fantasy genre, there are the excellent, and the not-worth-your-time books. The Eye of the World is most certainly worth the read, and Jordan has put himself among the upper tier of fantasy with the series. While not the best at constant action (it gets slow, like Rand's and Mat's trek that goes on for about 100 pages), the slowness at times is just a part of what I think is the most charming series I have ever read (not that I'm done yet). The women-men relations are a little out of the ordinary, but then again so is the One Power and all that; it's just part of Jordan creating his own world. Once you get 100 pages or so in you won't be able to stop reading the rest of the series, guaranteed.
Rating: Summary: Instantaneously action-packed Review: This book is a must read. One will avoid all others to read this one. TOTALLY ABSORBING! Jordan is a genious in developing characters as full as he has here.
Rating: Summary: A reader that enjoys to read. Review: The Eye of the World was a very captivating and suspense filled book, for a first book in a series. I believe, even if it stretches a little long on some points, that Jordan does a very good job at getting you where you want to be in a rather timely fashion. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat nearly all the way through if you take the time to try to understand what he is saying. I am a difficult reader to please, and this book did please me. If you like fantasy, this book is a must,but try reading it without comparing it to someone who isn't Robert Jordan.
Rating: Summary: Danger! Addicting series with no end in sight Review: I don't know wiether to thank or hate the friend who recommended this series to me. It certainly is enjoyable, at least up to book six where I am at. The characters definitely seem like real people, the vivid detail gives a feeling that I've visited these places. The political intrigue and fanatical religious fervor of each culture resemble this morning's newpaper headlines. You get a sense that Jordan wrote down his favorite Tolkien literary devices on 3x5 notecards, suffled them out of order and then for the first three books in his series pulled a card at random when he needed to spice up the story. HOWEVER, as the story progressed he did become more original in ideas but sacrificed plausability. I have and will recommend this series to people, that is if I can find anyone left who hasn't started it already.
Rating: Summary: Jordan series begins with gusto, but loses its steam. Review: I read this book a year ago in response to the badgering of one of my classmates. The first thing I noticed was the astounding detail; the second, that his premise is remarkably like that of Tolkien in LotR. I found it interesting how Jordan took the same structure and clothed it in new flesh; he focuses more on personal relationship and intrigue than on events on the larger scale used by Tolkien. Both of the authors can undoubtedly be masters, and Jordan's plot takes intriguing and absorbing twists that captivate me as well as the other. I am not ashamed to admit that I was so encapsulated in this book that the cover fell off. The ending I thought was great, and I went immediately on to the next book in the series. I read that and the third, then started the fourth. Now throughout the first three books the plot and characters were solid and well developed, and I had thoroughly enjoyed reading them. However, in the fourth book those strengths began to peter out. Plot grew thin and character grew repetitive. I read halfway through the fifth book and finally dropped it because it was getting nowhere in large circles. Not to say that those books are in any way bad, but I got the sense that the characters which had filled the first three books with vibrant energy had become like playing pieces on an immensely large board, moving by rule and not by initiative. The series became focused around strategy instead of emotion and arbitrarity. I have heard that the sixth book is good, and own the entire series if I decide to slog through the rest of it, but for now will go on to something else. Read the first three books for an exciting and tightly-woven story, but pretend it ends after the third.
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