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Who has let readers down more, Robert Jordan or Georgerr Martin? Tom Send a noteboard - 01/08/2021 05:43:47 PM

Robert Jordan dragged out a series for commercial reasons and altered a major storyline when fans guessed it, leading to an uneven story, and then died before he could finish (due to his own slowing down of the series), leading to what most would consider was a lackluster (at best) ending.

Georgerr Martin can't seem to write anymore and let HBO finish his story for him in a slipshod and rushed fashion, poorly handling pacing and resolution for multiple story lines. He's also not in good health, doesn't seem interested in finishing the books at all and will likely die before finishing.

Which author let down his readers more?

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Who has let readers down more, Robert Jordan or Georgerr Martin? - 01/08/2021 05:43:47 PM 594 Views
Martin - 01/08/2021 09:45:25 PM 265 Views
WRONG! Book 4 and 5 are Fabulous, and the prequels are more fun as individual stories - 02/08/2021 07:13:02 PM 277 Views
Bah - 02/08/2021 07:53:04 PM 269 Views
We Must Imagine Martin [ Happy ] ? - 02/08/2021 11:07:36 PM 235 Views
RJ not for dying, but instead for giving us books 7 to 10 (I never did 11) - 02/08/2021 07:10:33 PM 304 Views
If Jordan had died after Book VI and the series remained unfinished, it would have been better - 02/08/2021 08:02:11 PM 290 Views
We agree in a lot with this - 02/08/2021 11:06:26 PM 218 Views
I notice you also un-corrected my corrected "Georgerr Martin" - 04/08/2021 07:10:50 PM 372 Views
It annoyed me - 05/08/2021 01:58:03 AM 254 Views
Impossible for me to know - 02/08/2021 09:13:16 PM 270 Views
Very good point - 04/08/2021 06:46:14 PM 331 Views
Martin has definitely frustrated his fans and tested their patience far more... - 03/08/2021 09:05:21 PM 296 Views
"Not as strong of a finisher" may be the understatement of the year - 04/08/2021 06:48:03 PM 310 Views
another good point - 04/08/2021 06:58:32 PM 279 Views
I think Martin's problem is being a perfectionist. - 15/08/2021 01:01:03 PM 209 Views
Maybe if he were good at writing... *NM* - 16/08/2021 09:15:30 AM 220 Views
My vote is for GRRM. - 11/08/2021 12:57:37 AM 266 Views
Martin - 13/08/2021 02:09:19 AM 225 Views
Martin. I think he is a classic perfectionist. - 15/08/2021 12:59:23 PM 245 Views

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