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Title: The Gnashing of Teeth
Review: To say that I am frustrated does not capture the depth of my feeling. I, like so many others, suffered the years between the last installments hoping beyond hope that this one, unlike the last several, would move the plot forward. I like character development and I enjoy the art of writing a scene so that the reader can actually envision it. But, that said, we read epics because of the adventure. There was no adventure to be had in this volume. It was a sidebar: What everyone else doing when Rand cleansed saidin. It certainly could have been said, if it had to be said, shorter and without the repetition from earlier installments. And then, the book should have moved us closer to the Last Battle. I look forward to Number 11 with dread. I will read it because I have come this far. But it is the last time that I will take Jordan on faith. If 11 doesn't come through, I am finished with the series.
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