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The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

21 reviews

mardana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Again, keeping the readers on edge. I enjoyed it, even though many passages where a bit hard to bear. 

I would have liked some more Moiraine chapters. 

Not a huge fan of the „the main character has all the pretty women swooning over him“-trope. It is more of a thing I would expect in a harem manga…

Also, why is Matt always so dense? It feels like is main roll is to be underestimated until he deus ex machina swoops in and saves the day and suddenly everyone is happy they kept him along, despite his annoying persona. 

I liked the whole sul‘dam/damane lore and the twist it had.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

5.0

Girl power okay girly pop go off!!! 

The men are fine too I guess 

Liandrin turn on your location

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

dani_reis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Torture, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

Writing: 3.5⭐️/5 

Jordan has a vision for this novel, but this vision feels like it’s a bit surrounded by repetitive phrases and scenes. The writing itself is serviceable. It gets the job done, and is easy to read when it needs to be. But the overall impression of the writing is a bit unsubstantial. Apart from a few moments of truly good writing, the novel doesn’t shine in its prose. That being said, it also isn’t held back by its prose. It’s served by its prose: nothing more, nothing less.

Characters: 3.25⭐️/5

*Some Spoilers*

Where the first book truly drew me into the characters, this book offered a number of reasons to question their characterization. Min, for one, has a moment that seems completely out of character for her. Not to mention a lack of any growth towards many of the characters we grew to love in the first book. Plus, and I can’t emphasize this enough, we have the fridging of a minor character solely for the purpose of advancing Thom’s plot, which I must (and truly do) consider a cardinal writing sin. If I’m being honest, the only character who retained growth from my perspective was Nynaeve. 

Plot: 3.25⭐️/5 

I feel the plot of this book will be entirely necessary to the plot of the series. And yet, it left me with the same taste in my mouth as a filler episode of a sitcom. Much of the plot felt pulled at – lengthened where it wasn’t necessary – and padded with fluff. The truly adventurous or intriguing parts of the plot were quickly (and sometimes far too easily) resolved in order to advance the next section. Of course, all that being said, it’s not an unenjoyable read at all and did keep my interest, whether deserved or not. 

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Those who read book one of The Wheel of Time (The Eye of the World)

Content Warnings? 

• Slavery, confinement, kidnapping, toxic relationships, toxic friendships, blood, gore, torture, abuse, child death, war, misogyny, sexism, death, murder, injury, injury detail, fire, emotional abuse, gaslighting, 

Post-Reading Rating:  4.5⭐️/5

As much as parts of this book IRRITATED ME (hi, Rand), I am very excited to start the third one.

Final Rating: 3.25⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body horror, Gore, Toxic friendship, Grief, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, and War

Minor: Addiction, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Self harm, and Racism

cmklaft's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

1.25

I'm impressed I could even get through this.  Robert Jordan has an amazing ability to draw out a story that could 100 pages 650 pages.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Blood, Violence, and Slavery

wogslandwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

I love Matt Cauthon so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Violence, War, Death, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gore and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

Towards the end of the book a main character is captured and forced into slavery and servitude through a magical device that also enables magical torture. She is physically and emotionally tortured by her captors. She is freed by the end of the book, but other side characters who are seen briefly are still enslaved and are taken away by the enslavers.

nadiaherondale's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Certainly an improvement in pace and interest for me. I'm glad things are picking up as I can actually enjoy what is a well written and thought world (that was obvious on the first one but all the introduction and the slow pace made it way too hard for me to enjoy it). Although I still feel like the climax of both the first and second books led to rushed endings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Torture, Blood, and Religious bigotry

annick's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Rosamund pike is an excellent narrator. But the book is such a mess. Systemic misogyny by the authors writing and characterisation. And such reductive statements that can’t just be down to the immaturity of the main characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and War

iloponis's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

this was fantastic i am starting the next one immediately 
loved seeing more of min, rand is getting much more interesting, and i just adore most of these characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, and Slavery

shlowee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Rand al'Thor!!!! Most favorite Average Guy of all time ❤️❤️❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Gore, and Violence

Minor: War and Vomit