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Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
(3.5 Stars) Another inconsistent yet interesting Robert Jordan read.,
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This review is from: The Dragon Reborn: Book Three of 'The Wheel of Time' (Mass Market Paperback)
In many ways this third volume of the Wheel of Time is a vast improvement over the first two books. The deepening of Perrin as a character and the development of the main female characters increases the plot depth of the series. Furthermore, Jordan's prose, specifically in the opening scenes of the book dealing with Perrin's wolf dreams, and Rand's struggle with sanity are exceptional.Unfortunately Jordan has begun to entrench his annoying habit of falling back on superficial mannerisms instead of character expression. His characters seem to always react the same way to the same issues. Furthermore, the relationship between male and female characters is so juvenile and boring that I almost have to stop reading. (Luckily I am listening to this series on audio so the readers keep me moving!) This book could have been a lot better, but as a whole it was more enjoyable than book two, the Great Hunt for the Horn.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classical Fantasy Reborn,
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This review is from: The Dragon Reborn: Book Three of 'The Wheel of Time' (Hardcover)
The greatness of classical good versus evil fantasy has indeed been reborn in Jordan's lavishly brilliant world. His eye for detail and amazing skills bring his characters to life. The first two books have developed the characters and with this book, having developed the characters to the point that we care and understand them. Jordan sets them off in an epic of adventure, romance, and mystery. We find three seperate paths and watch as they slowly entwine at the end in a spectacular climax. Jordan puts us in the middle the action, we almost feel as though we are standing in the middle of the redstone columns and feel the power flowing through us as Rand grasps Callandor. Everytime I open up a Jordan book, I know I'm in for a good time. The pages hook you and slowly carry you until the explosion of events at the end and Jordan resolves all yet leaves much. I will definitely look forward to The Shadow Rising. So far The Wheel of Time is, in my opinion, undoubtedly, one of the standards and epitomes of fantasy.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
No More Nynaeve and Egwene!,
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This review is from: The Dragon Reborn: Book Three of 'The Wheel of Time' (Hardcover)
Even though the Wheel of Time series is essentially supermarket pop fiction, I really enjoyed the first two books. The continent and its legends, plus the great story of seeing the Dragon Reborn, make the series a lot of fun. You're just drawn to pick up the next book because it's a world you want to return to.That said, Robert Jordan is a frustrating writer who's capable of the most glaringly juvenile characterization and mannerisms in his writing. It can become very, very difficult to read someone who is utterly incapable of writing female characters. Half of The Dragon Reborn follows Nynaeve, Egwene, and Elayne, and their adventure at the White Tower (I'll avoid spoilers) as they progress to become Aes Sedai. This subplot really hurt the book, for me at least, keeping it from being anywhere near as good as the first two books. The White Tower mystery was excruciating. The primary conflict comes from the girls being faced by an Aes Sedai who looks at them crossly and scolds them. The girls curtsy and scrape, then leave, only to be faced with another cold Aes Sedai who looks down on them. Repeat again and again, ad nauseum. The feeling of being flustered before someone with position or respectability is a common scene in the WoT books. It happens on almost every page. In the Great Hunt, at least, Jordan uses it well by having Rand stand up for himself, earning the reader's respect. But in this third book, it annoyed the hell out of me. With Min gone, not a single woman in the White Tower was interesting. Is it just me? And the female characters the reader is stuck with have an annoying habit of "sniffing," as in "'Men are all fools,' she sniffed." I counted it used 23 times. 23 times! In addition to the sniffing, the Amyrlin Seat can't speak without using a fishing metaphor (she's a fisherman's daughter). Someone tell Jordan that a mannerism is a poor substitute for genuine character. And in this book, Jordan introduces Nynaeve's habit of tugging on her braid when she's angry or nervous, which is always. Again and again, Nynaeve tugs on her braid and sniffs. I missed Rand. He was hardly in the book. The path of Perrin and Moirane was enjoyable; I wish they'd been given more pages, and the White Tower less. But I was growing tired of the familiar scene of going to an inn and meeting the innkeeper, which has been done many many times in the first three books of the series. And then having to escape in the middle of the night. Since we're on the topic of repeating things, the ending of this book is the same ending we've seen in the first two books. Time for something new! So Robert Jordan repeats things a little too much. If you read this book, keep a running tally of the braid-tugs, sniffs, and fishing metaphors. And being flustered around someone glaring. The dream sequences in the first two WoT books were really boring to me, so I was dismayed to find out that now it's going to be a major point in the stories from now on. Ugh. Enough with the dreaming! Still, the WoT is a lot of fun despite Jordan's poor judgement. I've read on Amazon that Faile becomes another really annoying female character later on, but I can say she's a lot of fun in this volume. Let's hope the next book has more Rand and less White Tower. If you don't mind corny fantasy, you won't mind this third book in the WoT series.
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