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A review by daumari
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
5.0
It's always distressing to me when different editions don't carry over old reviews- I suspect maybe that's in case you want to weigh the merits of say, audio version published, or a newer edition with additional forwards/art/etc.
Or, maybe I just never wrote a review for Eye of the World, maybe? That also seems likely.
Every time I start a reread of the Wheel of Time, it feels like looking at someone's baby pictures- all of the Emond's Field folk, before they grow up, get more world weary, etc. This time, I reread with the forthcoming television adaptation in mind- in a visual medium, where we're centering Moiraine as not being entirely sure which of these young people might be the (shhh) Dragon Reborn. There's definitely a fair amount of weirdness around the three boys, but based on what we're told about channeling and wilder side effects, it's pretty obvious who it is when we're in their head. What struck me this time is how Jordan hints at the wideness of the world- multiple countries are mentioned, deep historical events that span hundreds if not thousands of years get referenced, and there's a tense feeling that doesn't quite go away after the final sequence. After all, there are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time, but it was a beginning.
Or, maybe I just never wrote a review for Eye of the World, maybe? That also seems likely.
Every time I start a reread of the Wheel of Time, it feels like looking at someone's baby pictures- all of the Emond's Field folk, before they grow up, get more world weary, etc. This time, I reread with the forthcoming television adaptation in mind- in a visual medium, where we're centering Moiraine as not being entirely sure which of these young people might be the (shhh) Dragon Reborn. There's definitely a fair amount of weirdness around the three boys, but based on what we're told about channeling and wilder side effects, it's pretty obvious who it is when we're in their head. What struck me this time is how Jordan hints at the wideness of the world- multiple countries are mentioned, deep historical events that span hundreds if not thousands of years get referenced, and there's a tense feeling that doesn't quite go away after the final sequence. After all, there are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time, but it was a beginning.