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spider_ring_wars1's review against another edition
5.0
Very Minor flaws, but a perfect ending nonetheless
adevrieze's review against another edition
4.0
And DONE. I had a really difficult time putting this down to go to bed each night as I read. The constant changing focus kept me in suspense the whole time. This was a terrific series and like most good things, I'm a little sad to see it end.
jflatnote's review against another edition
5.0
It is really important to acknowledge up front that Brandon Sanderson is not Robert Jordan (being two different people and all). His writing style is different. The worlds he has created are different.
I also have to admit that in spite of his success with the previous two books, I put off reading this last book for more than a month because I really had doubts about how Sanderson would pull it all off. I am somewhat ashamed to say that after the ending , I had several days of "that isn't the way that Robert Jordan would have done it. Sanderson has gone and messed it up."
To be honest, though, the problem was not Brandon Sanderson. He pulled off this last book wonderfully. I really wonder if Robert Jordan could have pulled it off better, or would even have pulled it off at all. In all likeliness we would have gotten another seven volumes out of the deal as Jordan tried to pull all the loose ends together. The problem that I had with this last book, if there was any, was entirely in myself.
I spent almost two thirds of my life reading the Wheel of Time series. I picked up a free copy of the first bunch of chapters from Eye of the World from a display on the counter next to the register at Walden Books when I was 13. The next 19 years were spent waiting for books to come out. I would wait the year or so for a next book to be released, spend some every larger portion of babysitting money or allowance (but eventually spawning into years of summer jobs, college jobs, and even a career) the day a new book came out, stay up reading in a 24 or 36 hour marathon, and then be left waiting again.
The process probably wouldn't seem worth it, except that each book left me a little changed - some new piece of me, of experience, that I hadn't had before. I grew up with those books. The characters became friends, and their struggles became my own worries, sometimes left to fester for years before a new book came out and they were resolved, or not.
The problem with the last book had nothing to do with Brandon Sanderson or Robert Jordan or even the ending. The problem with the last book was that it was the last book.
I also have to admit that in spite of his success with the previous two books, I put off reading this last book for more than a month because I really had doubts about how Sanderson would pull it all off. I am somewhat ashamed to say that after the
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that didn't turn out the way I thought that it oughtTo be honest, though, the problem was not Brandon Sanderson. He pulled off this last book wonderfully. I really wonder if Robert Jordan could have pulled it off better, or would even have pulled it off at all. In all likeliness we would have gotten another seven volumes out of the deal as Jordan tried to pull all the loose ends together. The problem that I had with this last book, if there was any, was entirely in myself.
I spent almost two thirds of my life reading the Wheel of Time series. I picked up a free copy of the first bunch of chapters from Eye of the World from a display on the counter next to the register at Walden Books when I was 13. The next 19 years were spent waiting for books to come out. I would wait the year or so for a next book to be released, spend some every larger portion of babysitting money or allowance (but eventually spawning into years of summer jobs, college jobs, and even a career) the day a new book came out, stay up reading in a 24 or 36 hour marathon, and then be left waiting again.
The process probably wouldn't seem worth it, except that each book left me a little changed - some new piece of me, of experience, that I hadn't had before. I grew up with those books. The characters became friends, and their struggles became my own worries, sometimes left to fester for years before a new book came out and they were resolved, or not.
The problem with the last book had nothing to do with Brandon Sanderson or Robert Jordan or even the
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particularly tragic deaths of many of those friends I had followed for much of my life, and thetommyokeefe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
djc2323's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
iridiux's review against another edition
4.0
Es una opinión (sin spoilers) de la saga como conjunto.
La Rueda del Tiempo tiene dos temas principales: uno es el destino y otro es el pueblo como motor del cambio.
El destino, el eterno retorno, etc. es algo que se ha visto infinidad de veces en la literatura fantástica pero el protagonismo que le da Robert Jordan al pueblo en su conjunto es algo que se ve poco en libros de este.
La saga en su conjunto son más de 12.000 páginas, un monstruo que es difícil de digerir, pero tiene todo el sentido del mundo porque con esta cantidad de palabras Jordan (y Sanderson) dan voz y relevancia a miles de personas. Estas personas que en otras sagas serían simple carne de cañón en esta obra son alguien más; nos muestran sus victorias, sus derrotas y como cada una de estas cosas afectan al conjunto de la narración haciendo no solo una verdadera historia coral si no demostrando en el proceso la fuerza que tiene el pueblo.
Esta saga tiene un mensaje potentísimo bajo sus centenares de horas de lectura: cada persona es importante.
La Rueda del Tiempo tiene dos temas principales: uno es el destino y otro es el pueblo como motor del cambio.
El destino, el eterno retorno, etc. es algo que se ha visto infinidad de veces en la literatura fantástica pero el protagonismo que le da Robert Jordan al pueblo en su conjunto es algo que se ve poco en libros de este.
La saga en su conjunto son más de 12.000 páginas, un monstruo que es difícil de digerir, pero tiene todo el sentido del mundo porque con esta cantidad de palabras Jordan (y Sanderson) dan voz y relevancia a miles de personas. Estas personas que en otras sagas serían simple carne de cañón en esta obra son alguien más; nos muestran sus victorias, sus derrotas y como cada una de estas cosas afectan al conjunto de la narración haciendo no solo una verdadera historia coral si no demostrando en el proceso la fuerza que tiene el pueblo.
Esta saga tiene un mensaje potentísimo bajo sus centenares de horas de lectura: cada persona es importante.
nvmcal's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 starts - I enjoyed the ending of the series, and the last battle was done really well. I just wish there weren't SO MANY unanswered questions at the end!
april_does_feral_sometimes's review against another edition
5.0
I turned the last page of 'A Memory of Light', book 14, the last book in 'The Wheel of Time' series. I'm sad and exhausted, yet I am also pleased and gratified. I feel like it is the day after opening Christmas gifts.
The conclusion of the last book in a good series always forces me to stiffen my spine and spend some time drying secret tears, feeling loss and regret at never again enjoying the companionship of the lovable characters that have graced my life for some time with quite this level of enjoyment. Finishing this series has me grabbing at tissues.
"Death is lighter than a feather...." *sob*
This epic fantasy will live long in my memory.
Recommended. Start here: [b:The Eye of the World|228665|The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1)|Robert Jordan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1337818095s/228665.jpg|2008238]
The Wheel will forever weave as the Wheel wills.
The conclusion of the last book in a good series always forces me to stiffen my spine and spend some time drying secret tears, feeling loss and regret at never again enjoying the companionship of the lovable characters that have graced my life for some time with quite this level of enjoyment. Finishing this series has me grabbing at tissues.
"Death is lighter than a feather...." *sob*
This epic fantasy will live long in my memory.
Recommended. Start here: [b:The Eye of the World|228665|The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1)|Robert Jordan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1337818095s/228665.jpg|2008238]
The Wheel will forever weave as the Wheel wills.
terraluft's review against another edition
5.0
What a fabulous ending to this amazing story. I laughed. I cried. I will need to read it again.