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The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

7 reviews

khaleesiofthegreatwhitenorth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

At this point in the series I’m *still* not entirely sure how much I like it because while the strong parts are STRONG, there’s still so much inconsistency in pacing that I can’t just tank through this series like others seem to. I also still struggle with how 90s some parts sound, particularly when it comes to the female characters. The related fatphobia at the end was also so unnecessary, if it weren’t for that I might rate this a bit higher. But it’s still not the 5 I was hoping for after hearing so many people praise this as their favourite of the series. If anything hearing that makes me nervous for what’s to come.
But I still plan to keep going, at this point I’ve sunk too much time and money into this damn series to stop now

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k_gregz's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The plotting in this book is fun, though I'm going to have to stop listening to these and read them instead because I had to rewind and turn to print summaries too many times after I lost track. Even though the plotting and the Aiel development is fun in this one, the fatphobia is egregious and repulsive to the point of really detracting from the experience of the story, and I am tired of these women who are clearly lesbians later falling for Rand or some other man.

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