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Summary: A much hyped, but disappointing fantasy series.
Review: Thus begins a tedious and overly long fantasy series. Robert Jordan's the Wheel of Time series is a textbook example of an author getting so wrapped up in his own created mythology that he loses sight of the most essential elements of storytelling: characters and plot. Dealing with legends, myths, and massive world backgrounds is fine, but should not supersede the narrative that is being laid out. In this case the Jordan fails. He lets his own mythology take away from the immediate story. This is especially true in comparison to J.R.R. Tolkien or George R.R. Martin, both of whom have constructed worlds and histories that complement and supplement the storyline. The Wheel of Time series is better looked at as an exercise in myth-building and world-building, rather than as a fantasy series. This is not to say that the series is totally without merit. There are some engaging scenes and characters in the books, but it is not worth the slog through the entirely overly written text to get to them. Good fantasy is best found elsewhere.
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Summary: An addictive read!
Review: The size may seem imposing on this one, but don't let that fool you. I finished it in nothing flat and asked for more. One of three boys from a small unassuming village holds great power in his hands and is the one being sought. But let me tell you, the other two aren't anything to dismiss, either! Here you will find wonderfully developed characters, a world to get lost in (thankfully there are maps!), and a storyline that will keep you interested and wanting to go on to the sequel (The Great Hunt) when you are done.
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Summary: Dune meets Tolkien
Review: Would not suggest reading this book to anyone. Especially if this is your first trip into fantasy worlds. Jordan seems to have taken the works of Frank Herbert, and JRR Tolkien, smashed them together, and mangled them... badly. The book is advertised as expanding on the world of Tolkien, but that reviewer must have been drunk when he wrote that.
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Summary: A slow start to a series well worth reading
Review: I admit: on the first reading of the Eye of the World, I had to force myself to finish it. Robert Jordan's lengthy style of writing takes some getting used to, and the first book of the Wheel of Time series is less eventful then the ones that come after it. However, it deserves credit for being a crucial (and well-written; it is that) part of a wonderful and complex series. I found the Eye of the World to be a little monotonous and slow-moving at times, but it's worth it so that you understand the following books, which are incredible. Books 2-5 are wonderful, and although the rest aren't as good, you'll just want to know what happens by then. Start the Wheel of Time series--it's worth it.
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Summary: Superb! Excellent! Wonderful! Fabulous!
Review: I dont know why people wouldnt like this book im only 14 but ive read hundreds of fantasy books and this series has drawn me in over the past three months i have read 9 of the 10 books and im waiting for the tenth one to be returned to my school library! it is an engaging series and you just cant put them down once you've started!!
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Summary: BEST SERIES OUT THERE!
Review: I have read 3 1/2 of teh book Robert Jordan has written adn from the first sentence of this book, I was hooked! I have to agree that some phrases are VERY repetitive, but that doesn't change the wonderfully created characters, my favorites being Perrin and Lan! This is the greatest tale of a race against evil! If you enjoyed this series, you might like Terry Brooks and his stories known as the Shannara triology.
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Summary: Comprable to Tolkien? I think not..
Review: I had heard good things about Robert Jordan's work so I decided to pick up a copy of The Eye of the World. Bad, bad, bad, for shame on me! First of all, in my opinion, this book has no business being considered anywhere near Professor Tolkien's work. The Lord of the Rings and it's precursors are superbly written in a style that draws the reader in and captivates from page one. The Eye of the World does not. Instead of captivating, it brutalizes. The reason I say this is, you know the book is bad if you find yourself wishing somthing would drop, say a ton of bricks, on the main characters by the 10th chapter. They are poorly developed, and ill concieved. You find yourself wondering early on in the book if any of them have a clue as to what's going on and I found myself wishing a couple of them of them would just get smacked or something. The world the book is set in is poorly concieved. The history of it is just confusing with references to people and places with no explination. Unlike Middle Earth, this world ( what was it's name again? ) is just simply not credible at all, and one of my peeves is that Jordan appears to have pulled the names of some of the creatures and places out of thin air. C'mon, trollocs? Ogeriers? Whachamawhosits? Fuhgeddaboudit. Why not throw in some oompah-loompahs while you're at it? Finally, I find Jordan's plot extremely lacking. It's long, melodramatized, repetitious and overly drawn out. It continualy keeps building to a point of action, then fails to deliver. The three boys seem about as inspiring as my pet rock and the others range from overbearing ( remember your 7th grade phys ed coach? ) to just plain obnoxious. I'm sorry to say friends and readers, that I only made it two thirds of the way through the book before I clutched my head in agony, and chunked it in the trash. The overall impression I got from the book is that it was a poorly concieved and a hurry up, let's publish it and make money project from the start. It could have been much better. Like my DVD player instructions were better. Comprable to Tolkien? More like Tolkien wanna-be. P.S. I must say it did have one redeming quality, it made a pretty satisfactory KER-CHUNG off the garbage can rim when I went for three.
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Summary: A Terrible Read Unworhty of its Fans Devotion
Review: I love good fantasy but abhor the bad stuff, and unfortunately I place this book squarely in the last category. The story is chock full of tired conventions given the most basic of retreads. There is the farmboy who turns out to have a great destiny, the requisite imprisoned ancient evil, and the ghostlike riders who captain a limitless army of quasi-human minions. None of the story carries an ounce of mythic weight. Perhaps it is the Zoroastrian world view with its emphasis on duality and balance instead of good and evil. Perhaps it's the strange coincidence that every one of the naïve villagers has an innate magic ability. The lack of gravitas is carried over into the narrative and the prose. In place of true mystery the reader waits for page after page for the characters to figure things out. We know the farmboy has a great destiny yet he continues to reject it for so long that it starts to look like clinical denial. Another character falls under the spell of a stolen dagger. We know the dagger is cursed, the character who stole it knew it was cursed before he stole it, and yet we're treated to a plethora of supposedly foreboding moments where the character becomes jealous of others and fingers the dagger. I read this book based on its reputation even though I've heard that the rest of the series bogs down. For the life of me I will never understand how this book earned so many fans, its terrible. I would suggest reading A Song of Ice and Fire or His Dark Materials instead.
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Summary: Why would anyone give this 5 stars?
Review: This book was a complete waste of about five ro six hours. I tried it out because of all the good reviews. It was way too predictable. You just knew what was going to happen from the beginning. The main charactor (I didn't even bother to remember his name) just "happens" to have a sword from a group of the best swordsmen around. Jordan tries to throw you off with a few other charactors, but did a horrible job of it. If you are sick of reading crap like this, try reading "A Game of Thrones" by Geroge R.R. Martin, or reread Tolkien's stuff.
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Summary: Very Good!
Review: Robert Jordan is a very discriptive author who creates brilliant worlds and characters throughought 'The Wheel of Time' series. The age old struggle of good against evil is portrayed in a new way using unique characters and plot twists. There are a lot of fantasy authors out today, few of them have what it takes to be set apart from the others into the realm of greatness. Jordan has joined that world with the original fantasy author, J.R.R Tolkien. Any fan of fantasy stories should read these books.
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