Comments on: “The Eye of the World” by Robert Jordan

By: miriam

miriam — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:39:11 +0000

I forgot to mention it this afternoon, but another author you might like is Guy Gavriel Kay. I really liked his books, but it might be bacause I got to him when I was young and not jaded yet.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 16:59:47 +0000

Oh no, not you too! Saddly, I too was sucked in by RJ. I was a rabbid fan up untill the last 3 books. Like Tim said, they’re for shit. I was literally yelling at the last book when I finished it. Why? becuase it’s 800 pages, and NOTHING HAPPENS! I don’t know how you can write that many words and still not actually DO anything. It’s truely amazing.

Go read the Tad Williams books. He’s amazing. I also like C.S. Friedman (The Cold Fire Trillogy, This Alien Shore, The Maddness Season). I even got Erika to read those and she really liked them.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:49:39 +0000

Thanks for the warning! Unfortunately, I think I am too hooked to stop at this point (just finished the second) it does sound like I will get frustrated soon and, when I do get fed up, I betcha I will stop reading. I have little tolerance for annoyance while reading.

Thanks for the other suggestions! I ve enjoyed authors such as J. K. Rowling, Anne McCaffrey, Ursula LeGuin, Philip Pullman, and Ray Bradbury For the most part, however, the whole fantasy/science fiction genre feels new to me!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 20:50:55 +0000

Ooh–Don’t do it! Dispite the fact that the books are derivative to the point of being hackneyed, I, too, was hooked by the story. Aside from a few squinty moments, the first 5 or so books just breeze along. And then it all goes to shit. You’re lucky to get a week’s worth of story progression in 1000 pages in the last few books. All the characters have degenerated to just their annoying ticks, and if I have to read of Nynaeve tugging her fucking braid one more time, I’m going to rip it off myself. Frankly, I don’t think Jordan has a clue where the plot is going, so he’s just putzing along until inspiration hits again. Except inspiration hasn’t hit in years and years now. Jumped the shark, big time.

I know you’re probably already hooked, but I mean it when I say you’ll do yourself a favor by quitting now while you’re ahead.

George R.R. Martin’s series is better, if you want an epic fantasy, though he’s taken so long on the latest installment that I fear he’s about to jump the shark, too. Or you could try the Tad Williams series that starts with “The Dragonbone Chair,” which stuck to a reasonable 3 books (although one is really big), and stayed good all the way through. Or read the first three Earthsea books by Ursula K. LeGuin, or the Amber books by Roger Zelazny.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:06:44 +0000

I started Wheel of time way back when, but never finished it; the bulk of the series really outpaced its interest for me.