ID #107856 |
Amazon's Price: $ 20.13
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Summary of this Book... | ||
The story goes on... and on, and on. Truth be told, nothing happens in that book. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
Well, if you are a Jordan fan (like myself-I own the first six books in two languages) then you can enjoy the fact that the author gives a lot of detail about his colorful world. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
Nothing really. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
Where to start? Well, to begin with, nothing happens in that installment of the series. And I do mean, NOTHING. I can imagine that being a 30 page filler for some of his previous books but that much of nothing gets boring real fast. It was a struggle for me to get to page 350; from then on, it was simply a pain to keep on reading. No action whatsoever, only descriptions of lace, clothing, minor characters that nobody bothers to remember etc. If the book were a knitting manual I can understand, but then, it is marketed as epic fantasy so it was something of a disappointment. On another note, Jordan's characters seem to be digressing as the series drags on. Women can feel nothing but anger/uneasiness for men (in which case a proper smoothing out of the skirt in bound to happen), the male characters seem to make as many logical decisions as a three years old kid and the whole atmosphere resembles one huge kindergarten. With the difference, of course, that the fate of the world/universe depends on those particular characters... It simply seems as though Robert Jordan is testing his fans' resolve and patience. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Just to get it over with. That book is definitely the worst of the series (and given the last two books that is saying a lot). Robert Jordan is walking a thin line with regards to his fans. To be honest with you, I do not know how that book made it past the editor. Jordan's writing style is but a shadow of its former self, his imagination is nowhere to be found and the characters seem to be modelled after the colorful individuals of one of Jerry Springer's shows. I have spent a goodly amount of cash on Jordan's books and I can tell you right now that I am not speding any more. When the next one comes along, I will wait for my library to get it instead of wasting yet another $30 for something that will waste my nerves. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
Betrayed.Cheated. If I pay this much for a piece of writing, I expect some quality in return. | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
Robert Jordan needs to end this once and for all and start with a clean sheet. I am starting to root for the bad guys to slay the main characters just to relieve them of their misery. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
It is one of the finest examples of how NOT to write a decent book. It will teach what NOT to do if you would like to earn the respect of your readers... | ||
I don't recommend this Book because... | ||
You will lose your time and money. Get something by George R.R. Martin instead. | ||
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Created Nov 01, 2004 at 11:41am •
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