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Summary: Tolkienish? SO WHAT?
Review: My favorite kinds of books are very discriptive long fantisy books that hold ones atention and and are in long seris's. I can't stand reading one punny book and being done with it I like to get a feel for the books. This book is the first of a long seris that goes on for 9 more books. Some people have page number shock, 900 pages! You will be so into this book if you don't finish it in a, week somthing is wrong with you. This book got a four star because somtimes the same phrases are used every 50 pages "she folded her arms over her breasts" is just one of the examples.Many other reviewers say "this is like Tolkien books you can't copy Tolkien books, Tolkiens right and everybody else is wrong" Will someone please tell me what is wrong with doing a bit of coping? Tolkiens "guys fighting with old fasion weapons and new age ideas" is a good one why can't other authors use it also. Any people stil unsure about reading this book should also know that this book can be compared to Redwall and Shannara.
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Summary: Still the best
Review: I am just about finished book four of Wot, and as I look back, though every single book has been very, very good, Eye of the World still catches me as the best of the series. The whole book has so much deversity, it's hard to believe your reading the same book a while through. If you're new to the series, give it a chance, and try to see past the first four boring chapters or so...books are almost always like that. As close to perfection as it get there are some faults...Pros:
-Best book I've read in a long time
-Excellent character development
-Perfect balance of action and adventure
-Great variation of atmosphere
-Original plot
-Very long, but definately not too long
-Series will keep you going a while Cons:
-Re-used cliche words occur too often
-Some uncannily closely related things with other fantasies like Lord of the Rings... But, as you can see, it's well worth the read. Seriously, read this book.
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Summary: The 3rd person omniscient narration style was awsome!
Review: In The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan, there are many substantial literary devices incorporated. To me, however, one stood out above all the others as not only pivotal to the story itself, but also a source of occasional irony. This was the use of third person limited omniscience as the narration. Jordan lets us penetrate the minds of one of his deep, full characters every chapter or so, giving us access not only to their emotions, but their very thoughts. Obviously, not every thought is documented, or else there would be almost no end to a scene for all the thoughts going through their heads, but certainly the more important ones certainly are apparent. More interesting still is when Jordan takes us inside the mind of a villain, or even simply a lesser character altogether. Because while the limited omniscient is useful, the character whose thoughts we have access to is often biased as to the situation. Therefore it is often useful to get a less prejudiced opinion on the events, and this is most easily accomplished by getting inside the mind of someone who could care less about what's going on in the book. Especially pleasant, though, is when you know the villain's thoughts. Then you can see what they're planning for the intrepid heroes as they head towards their goal. It is certainly an interesting twist, finding yourself reading from an antagonist's point of view, and it does well to put things into perspective. As a closing note, it also allows for some comedic moments, seeing some irony in a character's thoughts when you are aware of something they are not.
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Summary: Read the first four books and get out while you still can!
Review: I first read this book when I was in high school, and I have returned to it again and again. The Eye of the World introduces a lush world filled with mystery, power and intrigue that is the best I have seen since Tolkien and Herbert. Unfortunately it suffers from a few irritating flaws that become more and more common as this bloated series limps on. For one thing, the women in these books are cronic man-haters, they can't get through more than two sentences without ripping on the opposite sex. Also, the series suffers from inconsistencies. In one scene a veteran soldier will run in fear from a trolloc and the next scene will have a housewife killing one with a kitchen knife. All in all, the first four books are a great read with the series declining sharply from there. It eventually becomes (starting with the fifth or sixth book) a study in frustration with hundreds of pages of pointless filler failing to advance the plot in any meaningful way.
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: By far one of the best books i have read since Lord of The Rings. In this book Jordan i believe shows a great amount of detail in the peronas of all the characters. If you liked LOTR i suggest you read this.
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Summary: Obsessed with a capital "O"
Review: There are a lot of people turning your heads away from this book series and it may be a mistake not to read it! I have been reading this series since 1996. I have reread this series over from the beginnng each time waiting for the next book! It has captured me and now I have started collecting the series on Audio CD. I LOVE this series! It is so discriptive to allow you to see exactly what Jordan sees. The result is that you learn each character by heart. You fall in love with them and don't want to let go. I highly recommend this series for those who can't get enough of the never die shows. I am sad to think the one-day this series will be over. RJ has a very clever way to reel you in to his own little world. He has a great since of humor that he springs on you when you are not expecting it. Each character has such differant styles that it is hard to think how he can keep them straight through the whole series. I am currently waiting on BOOK 10 and can not wait.
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Summary: Eye of the World
Review: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan is the first book in the Wheel of Time series. Jordan combined unique ideas, like the one power, with a Lord of the Rings world that lacks hobbits. I suggest reading this book. It has many surprising twists and an interesting story line, like it starts. The story line according to me is better than Lord of the Rings, especially because Lord of the Rings had a lot of annoying singing, and it's a very addicting series. It's hard not to try to understand it all. On a scale of one to five, five being the best book I've read, I'll rate it a four.
The book's main character is Rand. He is a sheep herder that lives in the town Two Rivers, I don't like him though, he's not a character I can relate to. The other main characters are Mat, Perrin, Egwene, Nyneve, Moiraine, Thom, and Lan. The main idea is about the One Power. It is the energy that the creator used to forge the wheel of time. It is channeled by people called Aes Sedai that use this power to fight the Dark one. These people have by birthright the ability to channel this power.
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Summary: The first book is good but...
Review: The whole series is a joke. I think that R. Jordan took the concept of the constantly turning Wheel a little too far. He had a chance to end the series with dignity a while ago. And if he wanted to make more money or satisfy fans hunger then he had the options of making spin-offs, sequels, prequels, alternate histories. But no...He did Crossroads of Twilight which is the tenth book that did not forward the stagnant plot and is considered by many as a waste of oxygen-producing trees. If you are new to the books, wait until he decides to end the series, which may not even occur for decades. But again I'll say that the first books are pretty entertaining but some fans are in denial of the downhill quality of the series which will continue to go down unless R. Jordan can redeem himself in his next book, which I doubt. And if you are a first timer venturing into fantasy then I tell you to TURN AWAY and search for some fantasy books worth your time. I recommend A Game of Thrones(A Song of Fire and Ice series), The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Death of the Necromancer,and the first of the Dragonlance series.
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Summary: The Eye of the Review
Review: This book which I hold very closely to me is being attacked by many reviewers as being tedious, non-imaginative and some even say that there isn't any characterization. What is wrong with you people, I suggest you read the book and stop thinking about Tolkien and then you'll see that even though it does seem a little bit tolkienish it's so much better.
Also, the ending is not weird, probably, all of this novels appear to end in a happy ending or something where the fights keep on going or the evil ceases for a while. Well, I think that this is one of the most realistic endings of a fantasy series that I have read in a long, long time.
Frisco
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Summary: Absolutely terrible
Review: This is the worst fantasy book I have ever read... derivative storyline, incredibly slow plotting (broken up by nonsensical action sequences), paper thin characters,... and my biggest complaint... a world that is not logically consistent. Only after coming to Amazon did I find out there are actually 10 of these pieces of trash out there. To people who actually read all these books, you are braver than I. My recommendations: Tokien, Glen Cook, Cherryh, George Martin.
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