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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1)

The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1)

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: A HUGE Literary Trap
Review: This review focuses on the entire series, not just this book. Don't get me wrong, when I first read this book, I was dying to get the next installment, The Great Hunt. Upon reading this, you'll be introduced to a new world full of new characters and ideas. Blah blah blah. . . .

From what I remember, you start off with about 40-50 pages of boring description. After that though, the tensions rise and you find that you've just spent two or three hours reading ceaselessly. It WAS pretty awesome. Unsuspecting characters suddenly fighting their way through the countryside to keep their souls. Their many secrets were enough to keep me interested in each character. So thumbs up to this book.

However, it all starts to slow down after this. The 2nd and 3rd book were pretty good too, but you'll find yourself tapping your feet once you've gotten to book 4. You'll start wondering, "How many times can this man describe to us that ice is cold? Wind feels good? How many times will he tell us that he/she is a wool-headed fool who needs him/her to 'box' his/her ears. The characters, whom all started out extremely well, just get plain annoying. There's nothing new or interesting about them except when one of them suddenly discovers that they have yet ANOTHER secret ability that allows them to become the hero and FINALLY end yet another 800 pg book. Simply for the sake of having FAR TOO MANY pages per book, he endlessly describes settings to cover up for the fact that he really has no creative, new ideas to give to the faithful and anticipating readers.

I've read reviews everywhere about how he's "Joined the ranks and even exceeded that of Tolkien." If he were still alive, I'm sure he'd want to slap Jordan in the face. To even compare Jordan to Tolkien is an insult to anyone who enjoys a good story that can absorb them from reality. Sorry Jordan, but the only rank you've joined with your THOUSANDS of pages of useless description is honorary tree killer. If you readers enjoy our oxygen supply, read elsewhere and maybe he'll stop the mass destruction of our forests.

My message is simple, don't get caught in this one the way I did. I pretty much bought the entire series BEFORE I knew what I was in for. Oh well, I can simply tell you my opinion of this. Don't wanna listen to me? Fine, but don't whine to anyone once you find yourself banging your head against the wall after discovering that this mind boggling story begins to CONSTANTLY repeat itself over and over(Much like the actual wheel of time). There are too many reasons why you shouldn't get this one. I don't have enough time or space to write them all. Save yourself from the stress, anxiety and the knowledge that you've wasted your money and sanity. Buy something else.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: How many inns can an author describe, anyway?
Review: This book is boring. One reviewer commented that it's all about a bunch of characters "trying to get from Point A to Point B", and that's pretty much it. A group of people go to a town, fight with evil people, flee to the next town, fight with more evil people, ad nauseam. My fiance' made me read this book, promising that "it gets better from here." He's right--you have to read _Eye_ in order to get to book 2, _The Great Hunt_, which is where the series starts getting good. Trouble is, it gets bad again after about book 5, _The Fires of Heaven_--the last truly good installment of the series--so I don't know whether to recommend this book or not.

Here goes: I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a boring prelude to a series that is really good for a while but peters out into insipitude. Expect frustration...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Instant Classic
Review: since there are already over 1,000 reviews of this book that introduces us to rand, moraine, lan, egwene, nynaeve, mat & perrin, i shall keep my review short & simple. if you are interested in a world entirely its own, so well described and presented that you feel like it is the world you are living in yourself, please read this unfinished (as of yet) series, beginning with this book. the first book in "the wheel of time" is a solid five star read. you will not be disappointed.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good not perfect
Review: This is a great book that keep me hooked. The characters are great and the plot is interesting. Lots of People say that this book just follows the Ordinary Boy Saves the World From Evil Villian are right, but if you look at any fantasy/sci-fi book that did well you see that pattern as well. Ender's Game, the whole Eddings Series, I mean even harry potter used it. The whole reason people read the books is because it relates to them. Not alot of people relate to a Rich Snobby King going off to save the world. So In My opinion this book was good it went a little to deep with the descriptions, I prefer action over a two page description of a city. But in all other areas this book was a good read

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Good Beginning to the GRANDEST EPIC in Fantasy
Review: This is a book I picked up because of its notoriety, and even though I was not hooked after the first page, I was completely captivated by the last. The characters, backstory, and details of this world had me. True, the characters are archetypes -- gambling rogue, stoic warrior, mysterious sorcerous, strong-willed princess -- but the characters are all more than their respective roles. Also, Jordan has created cultures, technologies, physical and magical laws, and histories without showing off, without too many "aren't I educated and clever?" creations and twists. I actually lost weight as locked myself away to read the first 5 books (all the "Wheel of Time" books out at the time I started the series). I was that enthralled! HOWEVER! Be warned, the WoT does lose momentum after the first 4 masterful volumes and begins to flatten under the growing weight of the plot and enormous scope of the story. The books also begin to wander, and as Jordan's productivity has slowed (as of Book 9, the interval between each volume has stretched to over 2 years!!), it is virtually impossible to recall all the juicy details you need to know to fully enjoy each episode. I almost recommend that readers who have not yet entered the "Wheel of Time" should wait until Jordan brings this enormous epic to a close before picking up the series. Readers who are especially impatient should definitely heed this advice.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Fantasy
Review: I started reading these books because my friends were obsessive and were leaving me out of the conversation all the time and i got curious. Then I got hooked.

These books, although aren't classics, and are slightly overdone, and entertaining and fairly well written. The saga keeps you engaged, and although the series is long (very long!) I don't think i could stop were i am (just done with the fourth book) because i want to know what happens. There is magic, good defeating evil, interstesting characters, and monsters. If you're the fantasy type, you'd definately like them.

So far, I've enjoyed them a lot, but it seems to be either a love/hate thing. I know people who really get into it and are obsessed, and people who think they're shallow, silly books. I can't put them down, though i've read better.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A good book, but not the best in the series
Review: I thought this books was above average, but not in the realm of bestsellers. The characters were well introduced, but I thought that the book all together wasn't the best in the world.

I recommend the Wheel of Time series, as Jordan has started a legend with them, but I think that a reader has to be determined to read the entire series, as they combine to make over 10000 pages.

If you're disciplined, its a must read, but if you aren't, I recommend you get disciplined and start reading. If you are a fantasy-fanatic, it is a must-read.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Entertaining, but not much substance
Review: While I was reading this book, I loved it. I couldn't put it down. But afterwards, it didn't really have a lasting impact. The plot is just your standard ordinary-guy-goes-on-heroic-quest-to-defeat-evil-dark-lord fantasy. The characters were kind of flat and the background was so contrived and pretentious it was almost funny. It wasn't very well-written, and the beauty and majesty that marks Tolkien's writing was gone. To be fair, Jordan was actually pretty original with some of the plot elements; at least he didn't do word-by-word plagiarism like Terry Brooks. The problem with fantasy is that almost all the writers of it are stuck in the same plot. The Eye of the World is great for frothy fun on a rainy day, but don't expect anything fabulous. For great fantasy that completely disregards conventions and is hilarious as well, read Terry Pratchett. For standard quest fantasy that is exciting but takes forever to resolve and doesn't really have any depth, read Robert Jordan.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Light illumine Robert Jordan!
Review: This book is the first in a long series, but even by itself, The Eye of the World is a must-read! The characters are numerous and the history of the world complex, but Jordan manages to maintain the depth of the characters and keep the reader filled in on the past with little confusion. His sometimes lengthy descriptions nevertheless give the depth needed to place the reader inside the book. The suspense is gripping, and I found myself reading for hours on end. (My mom was not too pleased about that...) It lays the groundwork for the rest of the series, and the next few books (as far as I have read so far) are just as thrilling. The heroes are not simply too-good, sickeningly kind, and heroicly heroic, but have their own doubts, faults, and blunders. Jordan is creative with his adjectives, and obviously made good use of his thesaurus.

Its quality invites comparison with Tolkien, and survives the comparison remarkably well. Jordan's evil characters perhaps surpass those of the Lord of the Rings, and his detail brings you face-to-face with the fear-inspiring Myrdraal, cruel Trolloc fists, and bat-like Draghkar. All in all, the book is definitely worth the time and money. If only to pass the time, I definitely recommend reading The Eye of the World!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: AMAZING
Review: It seems that the greatest sagas begin very slowly...

I have only one word, and one word only: Amazing!


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