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A review by amandasbookreview
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
“Kill a man who needs killing, and sometimes others pay for it. The question is, was it worth doing it anyway? There’s always a balance, you know. Good and evil. Light and Shadow. We would not be human if there wasn’t a balance.”
THE DRAGON REBORN
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan is the third book in the Wheel of Time series. Rand al’Thor has been proclaimed the Dragon Reborn and is on the run. He hears the whispers of the power inside him. While on the run he is being followed by Darkfriends and is also the cause of strange events. Hot on his trail but unable to catch up are Perrin, Loial, Moiraine, and Lan. They are able to follow his trail based on these strange events. But there is something Perrin is keeping hidden from his group. He has strange dreams and the wolves speak to him. Will they take over his soul? Egwene and Nyneave arrive at Tar Valon and find themselves being put through the test of the Accepted. Mat also finds himself at Tar Valon to be healed but manages to escape. Everything seems to lead to chaos in this installment.
The truth of it is, that characters can ruin a story. When it comes to The Wheel of Time, the world-building is some of the best there is, however, in my opinion, everything else that makes a story is fading. the plot gets lost and there are only a handful of characters that I appreciate. Let’s start with the characters that I CAN’T STAND, Nyneave and Rand. I stopped counting how many times Nyneave tugged Egwene’s braid after 20 times. I wish I were exaggerating. It also doesn’t help that I can’t stand her character. Everyone says she gets better, but honestly, she is a lost cause at this point for me. Don’t get me started on Rand’s constant whining. How does the fate of the world fall to him? Just let the world get destroyed and start over.
I do love Egwene, Loial, and Lan. Perrin is also growing on me, but I love wolves so I am biased. While Moiraine is in this book, she feels like a ghost. She was there but not really present. Egwene’s Accepted test was one of the best scenes in the book. I hope her power and strength grow in the following books. I think it is impossible not to enjoy Loial and Lan. They save the book when it comes to the characters. Overall, it is a cool world but I need more in order to care about it.
The truth of it is, that characters can ruin a story. When it comes to The Wheel of Time, the world-building is some of the best there is, however, in my opinion, everything else that makes a story is fading. the plot gets lost and there are only a handful of characters that I appreciate. Let’s start with the characters that I CAN’T STAND, Nyneave and Rand. I stopped counting how many times Nyneave tugged Egwene’s braid after 20 times. I wish I were exaggerating. It also doesn’t help that I can’t stand her character. Everyone says she gets better, but honestly, she is a lost cause at this point for me. Don’t get me started on Rand’s constant whining. How does the fate of the world fall to him? Just let the world get destroyed and start over.
I do love Egwene, Loial, and Lan. Perrin is also growing on me, but I love wolves so I am biased. While Moiraine is in this book, she feels like a ghost. She was there but not really present. Egwene’s Accepted test was one of the best scenes in the book. I hope her power and strength grow in the following books. I think it is impossible not to enjoy Loial and Lan. They save the book when it comes to the characters. Overall, it is a cool world but I need more in order to care about it.