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morganhogeland's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
erickibler4's review against another edition
4.0
With Book 8, Jordan continues to alternate the tedious and the entertaining. But I'm in until the end.
h0m3r'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
4.0
jomeg's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
kluthek's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first book in WoT's infamous "slog" - the part of the series that fans tell new readers to power through to get to the end and the part where many drop the series. Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I enjoy this book and the two following it (also members of the "slog"). There is, I admit, a noticeable slowing of pace here. At the start of the series, books spanned months. At this point, only days are covered. There's a shift from an action-heavy story to a political drama. Even with these changes, I can't wrap my head around people who complain that "nothing happens in these books." Some of the most pivotal moments of the series take place in this book, but they aren't on the battlefield. But hell, there's a solid quarter of the book dedicated to the skirmishes in the hills around Ebou Dar, and they totally rock. We just also happen to see the effects of war on our characters in more depth. You can tell RJ is a veteran himself as he writes about the apparent PTSD of his characters. I'm into it.