Search - The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Bk 1)

Epic. Book one in the "Wheel of Time" series. I had to get about a quarter of the way into it before it picked up steam, but once it did I loved it. If you like "Lord of the Rings" style fantasy epics this is first rate.

Warning....you will not get much done around the house until you finish reading the book. Start reading way before bedtime.

i can't say this book is bad, i just couldn't get into it, far too many details to stay interesting, and they keep going into detail about what someone is wearing everytime they change scenes, like the first time you meet the hero, can't remember the name anymore, they almost tell you his messurements and who designed his outfit, then he changes clothes and the author does it... AGAIN! i like the idea of the story but the level of detail made the pace way to slow. awesome intro though, and good theme.

The Eye of the World takes a lot of concentration and I'll be honest, I read it when I was sixteen and it took me four attempts to read it. This book is an epic fantasy and absolutely fantastic. It is the first book of a lengthy series. I can tell you that the first book is worth every bit of time you put into it!

I truly enjoyed this book, I managed to vanish within its pages. Robert Jordan is a vivid writer and with this series I have been very impressed. This book has been read over and over and it never fails to entertain and delight me.

I'm glad I read this first book in Robert Jordan's huge fantasy series, just to find out why people were so taken with it. But while the writing was competent and the characters were interesting, it was far too derivative for my tastes. It's probably impossible to write an entirely original coming of age/quest story, but this was like Lord of the Rings reworked (deliberately, I understand), with names changed a bit and characters shifted around. I didn't get involved enough to want to read more in the series.

What a wonderful romp this book was. I read it while on vacation on the Mexican Rivera and actually look forward more to spending time rolling through this story than I did doing tourist stuff. Laying by the pool, letting Robert Jordan take me to his wonderful places, was a pure joy. A great read.