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Summary: Better than what I thought it would be...
Review: The story begins in Emond's Field, where Rand A'lthor weorks his daily life as a sheepherder. Little does he know he is going on the biggest adventure of his life with his friends, Mat and Perrin. So big, that there are, so far, 9 books of his adventure. All the women were good (Morriane, Egwene, Nyaneve) and I really liked Thom the gleeman(I would like to hear the songs he played). There were some resemblances to Tolkien, however. There's an Eye of the world, and The Green Man reminds me of the Ents. However, the way Jordan describes the story maakes it unqiue and original. This was a fun story to read, despite its length (782 pages). I hope to have as much fun with the sequel.
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Summary: Great book, I am hooked
Review: I had never previously heard of Robert Jordan or the WOT. I just randomly picked out a book and started reading, who could've known how lucky I would get! This book has action, drama, interesting characters, and a detailied and fascinating world with distinct inhabitants. I have read all the books in this series in the last 5 and a half months and I have loved them all, though the later books (7,8,9) have slowed down a bit, all in all this series is a must-read for any Tolkien fanatics such as myself, and anyone who is interested in fantsy stories on the whole.
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Summary: The best epic & continuing fantasy series you'll ever find!
Review: This book is absolutely magical in the way it begins and the characters it introduces. In the sleepy part of the world called Two Rivers, Rand Al'Thor and his companions are beseeched by an Aes Sedai to fulfill their part in the Wheel of Time. This book superbly develops its characters into people that the reader comes to know and love. Their trials and tribulations become the readers also, making them all the more real and convincing in the imagination. Robert Jordan has accomplished something that few authors are capable of doing and that's creating a world that is fully realized, even down to the fact that reading in this setting is a rare and precious commodity. There are those that have reviewed this book and its sequels with complaints about its almost neverending story. To be technical, this story could continue forever because that's the basic premise of it. Don't let that bother you nor deter you from reading this series. It's an epic after all and that by definition alone dictates that it be long. Just keep in mind that you'll have something wonderful to read every few years. I recommend.
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Summary: Very LONG, but the BEST!!
Review: This was the loooonngggeesst set of books I ever read. All the other books on my shelf look puny to The Wheel of Time series. My mother has the entire set. 1 to 9...I read all the way to the 7th one. Of course, it took me a while, making trips to the dictionary alot, but overall, I think it was worth it. I think some of the situations are a little bit over my head...the things Rand does with his many girlfriends and such. That's not exactly apropriate for a 5th grader you know? The first book was very slow. You need to read till at least the fifth one before you completely fall into the book, and get swallowed by it. It's a good read. A must for anybody...ANYBODY. I've got 4 or five of my older friends to read it already. They really enjoy it, and they don't read anything.
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Summary: ALL HYPE
Review: I tried several times to finish this book. I only got a little more than half way. There was not one character that you cared for at all. The plot just dragged on and on. You want great fantasy, try DAVID GEMMELL.
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Summary: Great!
Review: This book is thrilling. No other word can describe it. It starts of kinda slow, but don't judge it on that. It's exciting, adventureous, and even a teensy bit of romance! I would recommend this to anyone, young and old.
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Summary: A very Tolkien-esque beginning..
Review: _The Eye of the World_ owes a lot to _The Lord of the Rings_, but the Tolkien influence is only a plus in this wonderful series. Robert Jordan is an excellent storyteller. Although the first _Wheel of Time_ book is different stylistically from the later ones, it catches interest. There are hundreds of clues dropped that, in hindsight, are so obvious to the later action of the series. At the same time, the aura of mystery in _The Eye of the World_ makes it *very* difficult to understand exactly what's going on. I discovered the glossary at the back when I'd finished the novel, and I really recommend to anyone reading the series for the first time to use either the glossary or a friend who's read the series already. The characters at the beginning, especially the women, are slightly cliched, but they develop throughout _The Eye of the World_ and the rest of the series. While this book lacks the traditional huge battles of fantasy (they're present in others of the series, and to an small extent in this book), it doesn't suffer much from it. I'd say that _The Wheel of Time_ is a love-it-or-hate-it series, and if you like book 1, you're likely to enjoy the rest as well.
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Summary: This book didn't work for me
Review: Pacing was too slow and I really disliked the emasculated men and angry women. However, I did plod through it the first time around but couldn't do it the second time around as I tried to figure out why so many people lked it.My favorite author is George R.R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE series. I will add that RJ helped rejuvenate the fantasy genre in the early 90s in this first book. However, for the reasons stated above, as well as just not liking any of the characters or feeling enough emotional resonance . . . RJ cut in to the pacing too much by going off into Historical tangents too often . . . I can't give this a very high score.
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Summary: Nice...Long...Interesting
Review: This is the latest book I read and it didn't totally bore me out and I read it slow. Jordan throws a lot of information out at you in the first couple of chapters making the reader, or at least me going "what the hell is this", or "what the hell is he talking about." After careful flipping the pages to the back of the book I found descriptions of such terms as Aes Sedai and Warders. Anyway I found the book interesting, its the only Wheel of Time book I have read so far and I have The Great Hunt in my room which I will start soon. I found the world Jordan created believable and entreging, with the slight touch of magic which I believe is required by any fantasy book. I did find some of the characters quite annoying and sometimes borish at times with their continous moaning and complaining but overall I was humored at times when all they wanted was their cozy beds but got a haystack, poring down rain upon their pretty little heads instead. This added humor. There is lots of action, especially with the protagonist of the story in the form of dreams. I won't spoil the book for those of you that haven't read it but when you do read it pay special close attention to the dreams. They are the crop of the action. Most of the book however is adventure. The adventure describes the world Jordan creates giving that "Tolkienish" like description of the world which the reader will come to enjoy in a very great deal. If I was to read this book again I would read it on the sole fact that Jordan has all the elements of writing making it into a great novel although my one backdrop would be that he spreads it out too much. An excellent plot, conflict, setting (the best in my opinion, the world he creates is excellent as described above) and humor and slight romance though that romance will surely be told in greater detail in the next books to come.
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Summary: A gallant fight from Tolkien's heirs
Review: I approached this book not as a confirmed fantasy fan,but one who enjoyed Tolkien immensely in my teenage years, then moved on. I occasionally like to revisit the genre to see if anyone has yet matched the hitherto peerless creation of an entire new mythology that Tolkien achieved with middle earth. I have previously been very disappointed at other writers attempts at matching Tolkiens classic, however Roberts Jordans' book is so well written that I have found it necessary to reassess how I view fantasy books, and now believe that it is an error to view them as competitors of Tolkien, or even as part of the same discipline at all. Tolkiens' books grew from an earlier obssession with myth, language and morality. Modern writers looking to make a living from their work do not have the leisure to spend 20 years creating a background world for their characters to inhabit. Given this, the depth and clarity of the backdrop to the world that Rand and company wander through in their quest is admirable. The pace does vary throughout the book, though this is not necessarily a bad thing given the length of the book - it wears its 700+ pages lightly. All in all an exciting story well told, a satisfactory conclusion with enough intrigue left over to encourage a visit to part 2 - but not immediately - fantasy is a fun genre - but only if taken in moderation.
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