lithicin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Absolutely tremendous. After 10 books, the dominos start to fall. I never get tired of reading this book.
I just wish Jordan had lived to finish the series himself with the tear he was on in KoD, but Sanderson does a serviceable job filling in the gaps with what is to come in the final 3 books. What a fantastic final solo book.
I just wish Jordan had lived to finish the series himself with the tear he was on in KoD, but Sanderson does a serviceable job filling in the gaps with what is to come in the final 3 books. What a fantastic final solo book.
flexmentallo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Eliminate Perrin and Elayne’s sections, which are boring and repetitive, and you have an all-time great fantasy novel.
backy33's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
maxsebastian's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Knife of Dreams, in addition to having a truly fantastic title, does feel like a return to form for Robert Jordan. With conclusions to many of the overarching arcs in the infamous slog, Perrin and Faile reuniting, Elayne getting control of Andor, the cleansing of siadin, Tuon acknowledging Mat as her husband, the White Tower (making strides towards) being reunited(?) , Jordan drew me back into caring about the arcs of most (emphasis on the most) of his main characters.
While there are still some pitfalls that this story falls into around pacing and questions I have about POV balance, Jordan left me surprised and creeped out with the end of this story. I'm sad I won't get another book written completely by him in this universe.
While there are still some pitfalls that this story falls into around pacing and questions I have about POV balance, Jordan left me surprised and creeped out with the end of this story. I'm sad I won't get another book written completely by him in this universe.
theobviousmystery's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
realis's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jjv's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
tay_b7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5