Negative Positive
Title: when the wheel doesn't turn...
Review: To those fans who have critiqued Jordan's latest as being as slow as the last few books, I say you're wrong. It was slower. A complete waste of time. The scattered plot events (you could count them on one hand) could have easily been condensed to an opening chapter. At least Winter's Heart had a central event (cleasing the male half of the source) for climax - don't hold your breath for one in Crossroads. Really. There's nothing. Its 680 pages of text have little more than the main characters wandering around being suspicious of everyone, incessant inner monologues about gender roles, and (absurdly) the introduction of new and reputedly powerful characters. Quite frankly, if the plot ever comes back you could probably skip this one and not even notice.
Is the review positive or negative? 