Reviews

Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan

clarehiyama's review against another edition

3.0

Lordy lordy this one is boring!!! I kind of appreciate that Robert Jordan keeps it real in terms of time. Things take a long time! But it’s also boring to read. 

anupammahadeo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Okay, I get the "slog." The last book was altogether a slow book that focused on the least interesting plot points that Robert Jordan has weaved together, but a very strong ending and some advancement in the "romance" story of the series somewhat redeemed it, but then this book came along and took over 10 chapters to actually capitalize on the pivotal conclusion of the last one. This one truly had very little plot advancement, and although I've been forgiving of the slow pace of these last few books as suspense building, this was a real struggle to get through. I'm excited to get to the return to form that has been advertised. 

gildius's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

alittlebithopeful's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

2.0

dnandrews797's review against another edition

4.0

Any book with only a couple chapters of Rand is a good wheel of time book for me. Perrin has more time to shine in this book as he attempts to rescues Faile. Matt, while still holding a bit of a misogynistic edge, gets to know Tyon and Elaine deals with trying to win back her kingdom. The pacing was much better overall with an execellent cliffhanger at the end. I was sad about Tylin’s death and I wish that we had wrapped up Perrin’s plot line, but this book has renewed my desire to continue the series. I hope the rest are like this.

mrremmef's review

adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

ellenreadsfantasybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

dda9's review against another edition

2.0

Everyone I know, even Wheel of Time fans, says that the series really slows down around books 9 and 10. It is absolutely true. All of the things that bother me about fiction books came together in this book. If it were the first book in the series I wouldn't continue. I will continue because of the way the series started, and because all those same people tell me that it really picks back up and the story lines start coming together in book 11. I'm looking forward to it.

For starters, Jordan I think tries to hard to NOT tell the reader what is going on. I mentioned this in a previous review, but he did it differently in earlier books. When his characters were immature and un-influential the plot was kept mysterious because the characters never knew what was going on. In the last few books, the characters know what is going on, but he still never informs the reader. I can handle some suspense of course, but when I slog through five or six chapters, and each one discusses different characters and different aspects of the plot, but he only hints at what is going on it gets really annoying.

That leads to my second major complaint. Nothing happens. Really. Nothing happens. Most chapters seem to be just conversations where they talk about what is going on, but Jordan never actually narrates ANYTHING happening. After finishing the book, I'm not sure if any events of any importance actually occurred. Ok, maybe a couple things happened, but there is no climax, no tying off loose ends, no feeling of accomplishment. You just slog through hundreds of pages and... then you're done. I really hope the next one re-starts the plot engine.

Finally, the prologue in this 822 page book is almost 100 pages! What in the world?

It pains me to give a two-star rating to a book in such a fantastic and monumental series, but I can't honestly give it anything higher. It just doesn't deserve it. This is a book that only people who are determined to finish the series will read.

tennyson_oftheorder's review against another edition

challenging medium-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

oramayjutila's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0