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reviewed The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time, #1)

Robert Jordan: The Eye of the World (Paperback, 1990, T. Doherty Associates) 4 stars

The Eye of the World is a fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan, the …

I really enjoyed this book series

4 stars

What a great book. I was a bit reserved after having watched the tv show and wasn’t sure if I should try the book series. I am glad that I did. Much better than the show—somehow I am more drawn into the world than I was when just watching the screen. I will definitely continue with this series. The mixture of magic, fantasy and medieval-like lands is exactly what I like. Really excited to see what the next book is about!

replied to Dustin's status

Yeah, the show completely ruined it. I understand having to cut things out because there are 15 books (including prequel), but they CHANGED fundamental things that make no sense and violate some world/magic system rules. They also seem to be ruining it by making a YA thing. It's horrible. I will only watch it so I can judge it.

Stay with the books, even through the long slog in the middle, and you will be greatly rewarded in the last 3 books. I'm on book 12 with 2 more to go.