A review by k_gregz
The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The plotting in this book is fun, though I'm going to have to stop listening to these and read them instead because I had to rewind and turn to print summaries too many times after I lost track. Even though the plotting and the Aiel development is fun in this one, the fatphobia is egregious and repulsive to the point of really detracting from the experience of the story, and I am tired of these women who are clearly lesbians later falling for Rand or some other man. 
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