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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

Robert Jordan

Start date: March 1, 2019

Finish date: April 1, 2019

Discussion: The Eye Of The World - Book #1

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The Eye Of The World - Book #1

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May 13, 2018 Gabriel d'Matos rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, owned-physical-books, owned-ebooks

Com essa releitura eu vejo esse livro muito como um grande prólogo e ao ver como tudo começou e saber como a história vai progredir, torna as coisas mais interessantes. Amo essa saga do fundo do coração e essa releitura está sendo incrível.

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Oct 28, 2017 Kissia rated it it was amazing

Esse é um dos primeiros livros de séries que mais amo. É um início praticamente perfeito (o final é um tanto corrido, na minha opinião) mas o livro em si é o perfeito início para uka série tão incrível. Desde o prologo maravilhoso que começa o livro como nenhum outra a história, personagens e tudo que nele ocorre.

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Aug 10, 2018 Chris Clevenger rated it really liked it

The “Eye of the World” is a fantasy novel written by Robert Jordan and is the first book of 14 in Jordan’s Wheel of Time Series. Initially I was planning on doing a review of the series as a whole instead of a stand-alone, but I really wanted to get this one out there and discuss it a little. I am currently working my way through the series and I probably won’t do a review of each individual book, or I might I really don’t know I’ll probably just decide that as I go through them so we’ll see.
I The “Eye of the World” is a fantasy novel written by Robert Jordan and is the first book of 14 in Jordan’s Wheel of Time Series. Initially I was planning on doing a review of the series as a whole instead of a stand-alone, but I really wanted to get this one out there and discuss it a little. I am currently working my way through the series and I probably won’t do a review of each individual book, or I might I really don’t know I’ll probably just decide that as I go through them so we’ll see.
I’ll start with what I didn’t like about it. First, the word had in past perfect tense I felt was used too many times. For example “She had had two cups of coffee for breakfast” grammatically correct but to be honest when I’m reading that it’s often distracting and Jordan does it constantly in his writing, it was just something that would pull me away from the story.
The other thing I found distracting is describing someone’s action “with a start” He awoke with a start. He got on his horse with a start. What does that even mean? I know what it means I just wish Jordan had written those lines a little better. Maybe found a different way of using description. Again these are just nitpicky things that distracted me about his writing, maybe that will change as I get further in the books and he’s gotten more experience. I don’t know. I’m only about half way through book two right now.
Another thing that stood out is the story itself I found drew a lot from King Arthur and Lord of the Rings. Nothing necessarily wrong with that I mean most story telling is evolutionary not revolutionary and this was written like 30 years ago which I think was just kind of the style, this was all just very noticeable to me.
Now for the good. While there are typical fantasy tropes I thought that Jordan does a fantastic job creating his world, and fleshing it out. I like that he doesn’t hit you with chapters of describing his world right off that bat but instead lets the world and it’s in depth history unfold through the characters and their actions. I enjoy the magic system, where it’s not really magic-per-say. I just like that there are rules and it’s not just magic for the sake of magic. Overall the story is great I’m really getting into it and I don’t read very much fantasy which is something I’m trying to change and expand on. I really enjoyed the first book and I’m currently enjoying the second. So far it’s fun and exciting and so far it’s definitely a series I recommend if you like fantasy.
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Mar 04, 2019 Meagan rated it it was amazing

Epic fantasy at its finest. Wonderful story and deliciously crafted characters. This was just an amazing adventure.

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Mar 24, 2015 Sunil rated it it was amazing

Shelves: wheel-of-time, fantasy

I am re-reading the series with a buddy group. Here is where the magic starts and it is incredible. In some respects, it is better the second time around as all of the details that Robert Jordan wove into this makes more sense.
Part 1 – It was really nice to see Rand and Mat be so jokey, childish and friendly with each other before things start getting serious. Yes, there are echoes with Lord of the Rings which isn’t a bad thing. I like how Robert Jordan has made things very mysterious and we don ...more

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Jan 11, 2020 Jen marked it as try-again-later · review of another edition

Deciding to put this on hold. I'm just not really feeling in the mood for it right now. I'll definitely be coming back to it but not until closer to when the TV series airs. ...more

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May 22, 2016 Michael rated it it was amazing

Shelves: wheel-of-time

This is an amazing start to what seems like an amazing fantasy epic. The characters are rich and the struggle against evil feels real. Rand and Egwene have a great relationship and their tension is played out superbly. Power displays aren't overused and build the suspense of the novel quite well. ...more

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