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As many reviewers have previously said, I can't believe I finally made it to this point. I don't really know what to say, aside from a few very general thoughts. Though I didn't love this book as an individual installment (apparently I don't like reading 1000 pages of pure battle; it's exhausting), I do think it is a generally satisfying conclusion to an epic, 14-book fantasy series that took me three years of my life to read. So even though I would rank probably all but maybe one other WoT book ahead of this one in terms of personal enjoyment, I can't say I'm unhappy with how the story itself wrapped up. The last line had me in tears, it was so good. A Memory of Light is not a personal favorite, but the series as a whole is.

Addendum: It's been nearly two months since finishing this book, and the more I've thought about it the more I've realized I'm quite dissatisfied with Rand's final showdown with the Dark One, and equally dissatisfied with the parts that

Moiraine and Nynaeve

played to help him. This is just personal preference, as I know many people absolutely love this part of the book. On the other hand, Egwene, who started off as one of my least favorite characters at the beginning, is a favorite by the end, and I think she has the single greatest character arc in the series. So you win some, you lose some.

paranoidmarvin's review against another edition

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5.0

I started this journey on February, this year. And oh boy was it a journey! I have been elated, frustrated, sad, and all at the same time. And now it's the end. Or an end.

The whole book is a long drawn battle, which the readers were promised for since the very beginning. The chapter titled Last Battle is frickin 220 pages! Sometimes (for very brief moments) it just got a little too much battle. But I guess that's battle fatigue and that's exactly what Sanderson was going for!

The ending itself was...well I am not sure! Sometimes it feels perfect, and then sometimes I'm not so sure. Need some more time to process it I guess.

Also felt like we needed a little bit more in terms of the epilogue. After all this series was about its characters (which there are plenty of).

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And after so many deaths during the last battle, we don't get any mention of them at all? Seriously?! Aviendha killed Rhuarc (and justified it to herself), but we don't get anything from Amys? Faile's parents are dead, and they're mentioned just once?! Also what was the point of the entire Elayne being pregnat thing, other than some silly plot points? I mean thank the light the kids weren't born - can't stand kids - but the pregnancy was forgotten whenever it was inconvenient and then it came back when she needs to channel. Bah!

But after some grumbling and braid-tugging (if I had braids), I can say that I loved it. I loved the journey. And I'll miss being in that world.

The wheel turns...

felicitasviviancoco's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Nach genau 2 Jahren und einem Monat bin ich nun fertig mit meinem ersten Mal Wheel of Time lesen.

Ich habe es sehr genossen und war immer froh, dass ich noch so viel zu lesen hatte. Bis nichts mehr übrig war. Glücklicherweise bin ich nicht die erste in dieser Situation und es gibt auf Reddit viele Posts wie man nach Abschluss weiterfahren kann. Ich freue mich jetzt schon, die ganze Reihe noch ein zweites Mal zu lesen (dann voraussichtlich auf Englisch statt Deutsch)

leena18805's review against another edition

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5.0

I started reading this series two months ago. It has both ruined and consumed me it is amazing

hueofgray's review against another edition

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5.0

I’ve never been both so happy and so sad for something to be over

madbookworm15's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

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