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Summary: Don't read!
Review: Unlike Jk Rowling, Tolkein, Terry Brooks, and David Eddings' books, and other fantacy writers, this book FLOWS.If you don't like books full of unnecessarily complicated historical facts and the politics of the fantacy world depicted within the book(such as Silmarillion), this book, I think, should be yours.
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Summary: eye of the world
Review: wonderful read. right up there with tolkien. only one BIG problem is i might not live long enough to read the entire series. A decade is stretching it a bit. I have had to reread so many times to remember the suble hints and subliminal musings of Jordan, I have worn out several paperbacks. Each book takes you further and further on the tale but only weaves a bigger world. At the present rate, it will never be finished. if you are reading this jordan, please give us an ending or at the very least a more wrapping up of some of the older plot twists. please give us more than one big event per book. AN AGING FAN
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Summary: More for women than Tolkien
Review: The book and the ones that follow it in the series are some of the best I have ever read. Jordan writes with an in-depth, personal style that I think J.R.R. Tolkien lacked. These books will probably appeal to women more than works by Tolkien because there are more female characters, and thier roles are stronger. Definately worth the time to read.
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Summary: Remarkable Imagination
Review: Robert Jordan is becoming like Stephen R. Donaldson: he is either reviled or adored. As I have attached five stars to this review, I obviously fall in the category of the latter. Admittedly, I find myself lost, and I distinctly remember when I was reading The Shadow Rising, I put it down because there was just too much information for my tiny brain to hold. Obviously I changed my mind at some point thereafter. I decided to wait until a few more books were published, and then I began reading them again from the beginning. That made the difference!It is the detail that impresses me the most. Imagine for a moment living in a fantasy world where a "Dark One" was attempting to break free from a prison. Would that struggle have far reaching implications, involve numerous countries, hundreds of different people, etc. etc., or would it boil down to the efforts of a few people that go on a quest to search for a talisman and defeat the bad guy? Obviously the former. Robert Jordan has broken free of the traditional "Quest" mode, and has very nearly crafted an unique niche in the fantasy market. As much as I love the traditional heroic quest, I find myself in awe of the imagination of Robert Jordan. Sure, he has a tendency to overwrite. I have found myself thinking that he could have told the same story in one hundred fewer pages than he did. But what he is showing us is a world struggling to remain free from their once and potential future opressor. It may require a little overwriting. I try to be patient, and eagerly await the ending of the series, where Rand and company (because it can't just be Rand himself...he would consumed entirely) face Shai'tan. As much as I respect what he is doing with this story, I still have to say that I hope he wraps it up fairly quickly. I'm interested to see what he does next.
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Summary: A great book
Review: I must say that I really like this book, I've read all the other 8 other books too. The thing that is great about it is Jordan's characters, they are all unique in their own way. (Certainly the women) The way that he develops the story is also good, we start out with only rumours and we gradually get more information. The whole magic system is a very positive thing in the series Even though this is a great book, it cannot beat Tolkien's Middle-Earth novels, like The Lord of The Rings.
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Summary: The best fantasy novel and the start of the best series ever
Review: This is in my opinion the best book of the series, though they are all great. I haven't actually read 8 yet. I took a short break to read the new Terry Brooks. Robert Jordan has a powerful vision, and the only fantasy author that succeeds him is Tolkien. I think Jordan has started with this novel the only fantasy series to compare to the LOTR. The WOT is a great series and the Eye of the World is an even better start.
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Summary: Good Series
Review: Robert Jordan has definitely created a masterpiece here. All of the Wheel of Time books are some of the best that I have ever read. While they are simply not able to be compared with Tolkien they are still good. Jordan is definitely one of the greats but Tolkien was the best. He created something that fantasy writers now simply build upon or use as a basis for their stories. I love Jordan and don't want to take anything away from what he has created but you people really need to give credit where it is due. Tolkien created the fantasy world and everything that comes after him is merely using his ideas.
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Summary: Brilliant and original -- a classic!
Review: I was introduced to The Eye of the World in college, when 6 or so of the books were already released. I read all six in about two weeks, to the serious detriment of my studies! The Eye of the World is an absolute classic of fantasy writings, brilliantly drawing on human myth and combining it with the entire history of a world straight from Jordan's imagination to create a believable land with its own culture and history. This is not simply an introduction to a series, as many authors write, but an excellent novel in and of itself. The story begins with three young men and two young women in a small out-of-the-way village and throws them into the heart of a conflict for the soul of a world and the fate of time itself. The book often carries multiple plotlines along at once (a convention carried into later books), which far from being confusing, adds freshness and unpredictability to an otherwise good tale. One note of social commentary -- for a male writer, Jordan creates a very balanced cast of characters, with both male and female characters being well thought out and crucial to the plot. This book will sweep you off your feet from the mystifying first chapters to the feverish, dreamlike quality of its conclusion which leaves you locked forever into the Wheel of Time. You WILL spend all your extra money on these books, you WILL dream about Aes Sedai and wolves and men with eyes of fire, and you WILL feel lost and alone until the next installment is released! Sleep well...
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: This is the beginning of the Wheel of Time series. I must say, its one of the best fantasy series' i've ever read! My review title says it all.
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Summary: Man, I liked this book.
Review: I thought this book was a great adventure. The pacing was quick. The descriptions were vivid. And I liked how many things seemed familiar and strange at the same time. I enjoyed it when Robert Jordon hinted at the meaning of things in the beginning, like Aes Sedai, only to reveal more later. I think the characters are nicely developed: some change over the course of this book; others are more fully disclosed. I liked that this book wasn't simply good vs. evil. I felt the struggle was more complex. The forces of good and evil seem to have more in common with each other than the forces in between. The book also has a huge background story with it's own mythology. The setting is detailed, and the societies are distinct. I liked this book better than the Fellowship of the Rings.
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