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Title: The artwork frightened me.
Review: Okay...When I first heard that this 'illustrated guide' was coming out, I got excited. Yet another way for me to satisfy my Jordan obsession. I eagerly stood by bookstores as they hauled in those pristine white editions (some bound in plastic!) and shivered as finally were set down on the shelves, waiting to be sold.Then I opened the book.Okay, I'm being a little hard on the artist. I understand that it is a little difficult to meet some of the grand expectations that WOT fans have. And I do admit that many of the background sketches/paintings were really nice. However, many of the character sketches were indeed 'amateurish' (as some other reviewer had noted). It is disturbing when you see your favorite character looking like some kind of horse or ogre (especially if your fav chars are not Bela or Loial). In short, if more care was given in selecting an artist, the WoT Illustrated Guide would be greatly improved.
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