The Eye of the World
1990 • 708 pages

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I loved this book! I can't wait to start the next one!

Robert Jordan certainly created a masterpiece. I loved the world-building and the character development. It's woven effortlessly into the story, and makes you just want to learn more about the world he's created. The characters are believable and familiar; you could be one of them. The humor is subtle and appreciated. The running joke of Perrin and Rand both wishing they had the others ‘way with girls' is hilarious and endearing. It shows how they're just a couple of country teens being thrown into the most terrifying thing possible, war. Jordan's grasp of how to slow burn romance is also impressive. I love that there's this angsty longing between some of the characters. I can't wait to see how that develops, and hope that more little romances sprout up!

I want to know SO much more about EVERYTHING in this world. What's going to happen to each character?!? Is Rand going to go nuts? Perrin becomes a werewolf? Does Mat stay tainted? Do Lan and Nynaeve get together?!? Is Ba'alzamon really dead, or just injured like Moiraine claims? What the heck is an Aiel?! Does Rand end up with Egwene, Elayne, or Min?

SO many questions, plenty of books to find the answers in!

July 29, 2017