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Summary: A good start...
Review: I just finished "Eye of the World", and was very pleases. It was recommended to me by a friend with similar tastes in books, and I can't wait to read the rest of the series to see where what started here is going. I've been reading some of these other reviews and am pretty amused at some of them. It seems like some people have a need to over-analyze things. It's a book that's supposed to be fun to read, not necessarily perfect literature. Lighten up. I really laughed when reading one review that said, "...at one point, when our hero is about to be taken captive by the minions of the Dark Lord, a bolt of lightning, by fantastic coincidence, strikes the house and saves him. How fortunate!" HAHAHAHA! I wonder if this reader finished the book, because they definitely didn't get what actually happened there. Jordan even gave abundant clues without coming out and just telling what was going on. I suggest a re-read.
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Summary: Simply the best
Review: Nothing compares to this series. The Eye of the World is just the start of Jordan's great story. Everything is in great detail and the book is impossible to put down. Believe me, after you read EoTW you'll just have to read the other books in the series which just get better and better.
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Summary: Read War and Peace. It's shorter.
Review: When this book made its debut, and the wheel of time began to turn, the vision looked promising. Now, however, the series can no longer pretend to aspire to the heights of fantasy reached by Tolkien et al. This is not a great story; it is just a long one. The wheel of time continues to turn, with so many readers shackled to it, and it shows no sign of stopping. That additional observation made, I echo the comments made by the reader from Charlottesville, VA, on 2/24/99. Shakespeare, indeed! Lord, what fools these mortals be! Portia and Viola could teach the Aes Sedai a thing or two about womanly wisdom, although I must say Rand usually appears even more indecisive than Hamlet. Adieu, adieu, why cannot this writer say "adieu"?
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Summary: Sound and fury, signifying nothing
Review: Okay, I've seen a lot of goofy comments here, so it's time to clear some things up. One: this book is an exercise in long-winded pedantry, covering up for unconvincing characters and a whisper-thin, Tolkeinesque (read: cliched) plot with mountains of unnecessary descriptions. Two: ripping off your whole system from Eastern philosophy does not make a book "deep" or "meaningful." Three: reducing characters to two-dimensional stereotypes does not mean that character development is "subtle," it means there ISN'T ANY, period. Four: anyone who says Jordan is (snicker) better than Shakespeare probably hasn't read any Shakespeare. Or any book that doesn't have a damn wizard in it.This now concludes your lesson in "overcoming self-deception," kids.
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Summary: One of the best of it's genre!
Review: This book was incredible! I found it very difficult to put down, and a must-read for fantasy fans. I would recommend it to anyone who has the time to not put it down...
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Summary: Not what I hoped for
Review: After hearing all those things about Jordan, I finally tried the first book. And I'm disappointed. I can't understand why he should be so good; I thought the book far too long, even boring. There are other authors much better than Jordan, with deeper charakters, more action and better humor. Sorry, but Jordan is by far not as good as expected.
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Summary: Too complex for simple readers(see morons below)
Review: The deepest fantasy book ever written. Foreshadowing and little secrets are thrown in aplenty by Jordan, most to obscure and intricate to be noticed on the first read. When you're finished, you will want to forget it just so you can read it again.
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Summary: Good vs. evil in a fantasy world that seems real.
Review: It is as if Robert Jordan has really been to this fantasy world he has created, and has learned its geography, history, and peoples. His depcitions are so believable and real. His characters are every day people who would rather be normal and be left alone than be dragged off in to an adventure where the future of the whole world hangs in the balance, thus, making them even more real-seeming. They don't want to be heroes, but they become so in spite of themselves. The magic, myths, monsters and legends are refreshingly creative and new. I am sticking with this series.
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Summary: Pretty boring for most of the time
Review: I just gotta say, the first 500 pages are simply boring. Too many words about too little. Too little action, tension and love. But the last 150 pages were very good. All in all, i give it 3 stars, which I think is more than enough. I am now reading The Great Hunt which seems to be a little better atleast. Hope The Dragon Reborn will be better. By the way, I have no idea how these books became so popular.
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Summary: One great book showing the fight between light and darkness
Review: The book was outstanding i didn't put it down i just kept on reading and reading and for all you fantasy readers this is the first of a series that you should read.
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