Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan

I thought that this book was very good. It is true that it has too many subplots, but what Robert Jordan wrote of the main plot was fairly fast paced and very interesting. There is a lot going on in this book that is important to the story. This book provides depth and prepares us for the Last Battle. I know that the reviews have been pretty low for Winter's Heart and Crossroads of Twilight, but I really can't see why. All the minor characters that are introduced in the various subplots do not really confuse you while you are reading-unless you are only reading ten pages a day or something. I have confidence that Robert Jordan will bring all the subplots and main plots together nicely in the last book. So far this series has been wonderful- exciting, even addicting.

I cannot criticise Robert Jordan for the work he put into making book ten of the series come to life. I will say that I was disappointed, in a way, at the change of style that Jordan makes in each new book that he writes.

I give book ten an A+ for detail and for how it brings the world of the series to life but it lacks the excitement and intensity that the other nine had present. Reading this book made me feel as if Jordan is purposely dragging out the story, and if rumors are right, he is. It is time to finish, once and for all, the Wheel of Time series.

I gave this book a five because as an aspiring author, I find myself falling far short of Robert Jordan's expertise. To see people critize his work astounds me. I would like to see one of them sit down and pluck away at that keyboard and come up with something a tenth as good as Jordan's. He weaves plots, subplots, and conspiracies together that leaves you sitting on the edge of your seat everytime you put the book down.
And reading for hundreds of pages pays off at the end when something incredible happens. Jordan builds up this world where the male half of the One Power is tainted. It's a given. It's part of the world. And then Rand undoes it all.
I say anyone who can do better and can produce better writing can critize Jordan. Otherwise, give credit to an author with an amazing imagination and such a skill at weaving a believable story.