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wharj's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
This book may have longer stretches where things are uneventful compared to book 4, but the ending is more than enough to make up for that.
In other words, this one is another slam dunk from Jordan.
In other words, this one is another slam dunk from Jordan.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Body horror
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
nate_reads's review against another edition
medium-paced
5.0
Before I said that The Shadow Rising was my favorite since starting the series. I felt that Fires of Heaven wasn't as good as the previous entry. This book Lord of Chaos has surpassed book five in everyway. The first part is still in just as intriguing as the previous volume but its not striking and different than what I have read previously, then Nynaeve healed stilling and from there everything started to steamroll. Threads, stories and characters that Robert Jordan had brewing in different places started to come together in unique and great ways Rand seeing Perrin again for the first time in a long time. Matt being his usual wool headed self so much so that it was frustrating. Everything leading to the epic and momentum shifting battle in the finale of the book that I fear the show will never be able to do justice. This is now my new favorite of the series. It took a while to get to this high and I feel that this series is well worth it so far. I know I haven't hit the slog yet but if anyone is hesitant about picking this up know that it takes a while to find its own voice. I also feel that this series as gotten darker than as each book goes forward and remember this was written in 1994 the same year as Wizard's First Rule but still two years before A Game of Thrones.
matthewr1775's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
yjb1778's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
relaxing
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
3.5
Really picked up after the first 800 pages! Think I’m j fatigued with the series at this point. This entry really seemed the most verbose though… I will probably return in a couple months.
autumnalsnow's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
aarnireads's review
2.0
Jordan had interesting concepts and ideas, honestly. I don't even remember which book was the one that I finally dropped and never finished reading Wheel of Time so I'll dump my review on here.
But oh, Jordan. I liked things and then I hated things. I love mythological fated-to-be-a-hero-protagonists, honestly! But Jordan couldn't write female characters for shit, Rand became absolutely unlikable and in the end the only characters I vaguely liked were Mat and... well, Mat. The first three or so books of the series still held my interest, but then it get dragging on and on and on, excruciatingly annoying lady characters didn't make it any less hard to read and how many times can you say ~~the last battle is upon us oooh aaaah~~ when it never fucking happens.
A power that is "designed" to be channelled differently through men and women is an interesting idea, prophecies that tell that this Ordinary Kid will be a Saviour Of All Of Reality, Big Evil lurking beneath the ground, the inevitablity of fate and rebirth etc. But no. Characters can either save or kill a series and this became the latter, not forgetting the excruciatingly slow pace and the habit of having something mindblowing happen in the last goddamn chapter.
But oh, Jordan. I liked things and then I hated things. I love mythological fated-to-be-a-hero-protagonists, honestly! But Jordan couldn't write female characters for shit, Rand became absolutely unlikable and in the end the only characters I vaguely liked were Mat and... well, Mat. The first three or so books of the series still held my interest, but then it get dragging on and on and on, excruciatingly annoying lady characters didn't make it any less hard to read and how many times can you say ~~the last battle is upon us oooh aaaah~~ when it never fucking happens.
A power that is "designed" to be channelled differently through men and women is an interesting idea, prophecies that tell that this Ordinary Kid will be a Saviour Of All Of Reality, Big Evil lurking beneath the ground, the inevitablity of fate and rebirth etc. But no. Characters can either save or kill a series and this became the latter, not forgetting the excruciatingly slow pace and the habit of having something mindblowing happen in the last goddamn chapter.
writingmidnight96'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Continuing with the series. I did have to restsart this one about 2 months in to reading, but that had more to do with a lack of time to read and then worry that I had forgotten things, than any flaws of this book .The suspense builds a bit more slowly in this entry, but there are enough high drama points to keep the tension building as the plot waits to ramp for a good old fashioned Robert Jordan Finish. As a warning, when you hit the last 200 pages or so, you're not going to want to put the book down as tension hit's it's peak.
cmdettmar's review
2.0
This one was a chore, do much taking about how women don't make sense, so little happening.
theaelise's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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
4.5