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I agree, but that wasn't the point... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 09/01/2010 03:11:16 AM
But that point I was making was that Martin is far more deserving of the criticism "The setting is typical fantasy scape" than Jordan.

Sure, Martin's medieval world is more accurate. But the landscape, the political situation... those are far more generic than Jordan's is.

Jordan's world can barely be called medieval. And certainly, few fantasies have attempted to create a female-dominant society, then reflected the consequences of that on the history, politics and status of their world, as well as their plot and characters.

(And before someone says it, I think RJ did overdo this aspect, and the execution was sometimes clumsy. But overall, it is rather well done, and the manner in which he has let this factor permeate everything from the conversation of characters to the customs of the people is impressive.)
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Farah Mendlesohn and Edward James on RJ, Goodkind, and Martin - 07/12/2009 02:48:45 AM 1712 Views
Wow! I was completely wrong about Goodkind. - 07/12/2009 04:36:28 AM 839 Views
Re: Farah Mendlesohn and Edward James on RJ, Goodkind, and Martin - 07/12/2009 04:38:07 AM 847 Views
I suppose it all depends on what the purpose of their book is. - 07/12/2009 10:04:48 AM 771 Views
Overall, a valid assessment. - 07/12/2009 02:07:47 PM 807 Views
Nynaeve doesn't have red hair! She has brown hair! - 07/12/2009 09:29:07 PM 809 Views
She's not a priestess, either. Other than "red-haired priestess" the rest was 100% valid. - 08/12/2009 12:39:07 AM 804 Views
I mentioned her not being a priestess in my earlier post. - 09/12/2009 03:23:12 AM 762 Views
Don't you think that, if that were corrected, the entries would be pretty much valid? - 09/12/2009 09:12:55 PM 756 Views
Of course I do. *NM* - 08/01/2010 07:25:31 PM 347 Views
She's a priestess archetype, though. *NM* - 09/12/2009 09:43:50 PM 334 Views
Why wasn't I informed about the chipmunks? - 07/12/2009 11:56:51 PM 818 Views
But... it's the sweetest scene ever. - 08/12/2009 07:40:51 PM 815 Views
Agree for the most part. When does the book officially come out? - 08/12/2009 07:51:39 PM 948 Views
Book's been out since the summer, in the UK anyways - 09/12/2009 02:33:05 AM 775 Views
So their tone *is* out of place, then? - 09/12/2009 10:52:12 AM 764 Views
Erikson is like Martin? That's ridiculous! - 09/12/2009 01:43:18 AM 1010 Views
Influenced isn't the same as 'like'. - 21/12/2009 06:04:53 PM 804 Views
So, you're right because you're right? - 28/12/2009 03:25:33 AM 835 Views
Only because I'm willing to be honest even about things that I enjoy. *NM* - 07/01/2010 06:00:02 PM 312 Views
What rot... - 07/01/2010 09:54:13 PM 831 Views
Actually, aSoIaF has one of the more accurate depictions of feudalism in modern fantasy. *NM* - 08/01/2010 07:33:22 PM 328 Views
I agree, but that wasn't the point... - 09/01/2010 03:11:16 AM 766 Views
Nah... - 12/12/2009 08:05:49 AM 876 Views

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