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The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'the Wheel of Time' by Robert Jordan

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josiah17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

Great read. It had a very Sanderlanche-esque ending which was awesome. There's also some really solid character development here, particularly with Rand. The worldbuilding is also once again fantastic. I'm really digging Jordan's ability to set the scene. His writing style is really easy to follow and it's effective. I can see the connections and inspirations from his work to Sanderson's writing. The magic system also really shines in here. It becomes much easier to understand and visualize. I was sort of lost in Eye of The World when it came to the magic and how it was used.

This book was also DARK! There's some pretty disturbing stuff in here. It might not be interpreted that way by everyone, but it was tough to read some scenes in here.

Now something that really didn't work for me in this book was the romantic (if you want to call it that) subplot going on. Or the attempt at one. It's just not working for me. There were some moments when the romance was brought up in awful moments and just took me out of the story. I really hope it's resolved soon.

Besides that, I liked most of the book. I'm very happy I decided to jump into the Wheel of Time.

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surdiablo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

I..
Flicker.
loved..
Flicker.
this..
Flicker.
book.

I was completely hooked from the beginning to the very end.(might be a slow start for some but I loved the anticipation).Turn of events in this book were much more intriguing than in the first. World building is amazing as usual, immersion is top-notch and the last couple of chapters brought me consistent goosebumps, especially the one named 'What Might Be'. Characters are still pretty much the same being obstinate or suspicious about everyone however, so if you were expecting them to change compared to how they were in the first, it won't happen, especially since the events take place soon after the first book. I didn't feel much drag except for a little in the middle where Rand gets (view spoiler) but we don't talk about that :D I just loved those final chapters so much that I don't care about any issues it had, but I have no doubt that this one improves upon the first book nonetheless.

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shamciar's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

Old review below. This book introduces the Seanchan, a large reason why I am DNFing this franchise. While I have seen many takes explaining their purpose, I personally cannot stomach them or bring myself to see "purpose" in why RJ wrote them in that way. I have also been spoiled on numerous things that I do not wish to RAFO just to see if there is any "proper" resolution on.

Again, much like the first book, I like the active subversion of the call to adventure with many of the main heroes rejecting or denying their role in things and many of their fears of being forced into those roles coming out. While it does use common fantasy tropes (dualities of light/dark, man/woman), I do like the consistent theme of happenstance that isn't actually happenstance and the inspiration drawn from various religion, mythology, and real-world events.

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emtees's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This one is a reread, and like the first book, I had way more fun rereading this one than I expected from what I remembered of it. A lot more happens in this book than I remembered, and there is more humor and worldbuilding than in the first book. The world expands a lot, the characters are challenged in new ways, and we meet lots of new people and places. The plot takes a pretty big jump forward as well. Unfortunately, as with the first book, the POVs still feel really unbalanced - while I know Rand is the main character and actually like him a lot, I appreciate the jumps into other characters' POVs and wish that happened more often. The pacing is also really off on this one - an entire major subplot is only introduced in the last quarter of the book. There is a long, slow stretch in the middle followed by a whole rush of events at the end. There's also a time jump that is awkwardly executed. But apart from these small complaints, this book is as strong as the last one.

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saltycoffee's review

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adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.25

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kristie_deaver's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

This book takes you on another adventure with Rand. My only issue is it seemed about 200 pages too long. There was a good deal of waiting in the book. This style of writing shows all moments not just the exciting bits.

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ariread's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The book really felt like a quest! There were so many events that were interesting and made me curious as to how it would result in the finale. The ending was really thrilling and made me excited for what is to come.

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totallyshelfaware's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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ekcd_'s review against another edition

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.75

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rwalker101's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful 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

I mean, if I could find a magical horn that would grant me access to the all-star team that is King Arthur, Amaterasu, St. Michael, St. Oscar Romero, St. Patrick, Shiva, John Henry, Boudica, Kali, and possibly Aphrodite and Hephaestus, I'd happily go through everything our protagonists go through in this book too.

Jordan was so clearly living his best life in putting together the Heroes of the Horn roster and honestly I love that for him.

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