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Martin The Shrike Send a noteboard - 13/08/2021 02:09:19 AM

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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?


For creating too many characters/subplots. And for not collaborating with an author to get the last 2 books out.

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Who has let readers down more, Robert Jordan or Georgerr Martin? Tom - 01/08/2021 05:43:47 PM 596 Views
Martin damookster - 01/08/2021 09:45:25 PM 268 Views
WRONG! Book 4 and 5 are Fabulous, and the prequels are more fun as individual stories Roland00 - 02/08/2021 07:13:02 PM 279 Views
Bah damookster - 02/08/2021 07:53:04 PM 272 Views
We Must Imagine Martin [ Happy ] ? Roland00 - 02/08/2021 11:07:36 PM 236 Views
RJ not for dying, but instead for giving us books 7 to 10 (I never did 11) Roland00 - 02/08/2021 07:10:33 PM 307 Views
If Jordan had died after Book VI and the series remained unfinished, it would have been better Tom - 02/08/2021 08:02:11 PM 293 Views
We agree in a lot with this Roland00 - 02/08/2021 11:06:26 PM 221 Views
I notice you also un-corrected my corrected "Georgerr Martin" Tom - 04/08/2021 07:10:50 PM 375 Views
It annoyed me Roland00 - 05/08/2021 01:58:03 AM 254 Views
Impossible for me to know aerocontrols - 02/08/2021 09:13:16 PM 273 Views
Very good point Tom - 04/08/2021 06:46:14 PM 331 Views
Martin has definitely frustrated his fans and tested their patience far more... Legolas - 03/08/2021 09:05:21 PM 299 Views
Remember in 2019 he said his fans can lock him up in a cabin if Book 6 was not out by mid 2020 Roland00 - 04/08/2021 02:06:24 AM 250 Views
"Not as strong of a finisher" may be the understatement of the year Tom - 04/08/2021 06:48:03 PM 310 Views
another good point damookster - 04/08/2021 06:58:32 PM 280 Views
Brazil started well against Germany for the first 10 minutes of the 2014 World Cup too Tom - 04/08/2021 07:09:11 PM 297 Views
Well, okay, so far I guess he's not a finisher at all, strong or otherwise. Legolas - 07/08/2021 06:20:39 PM 243 Views
I think Martin's problem is being a perfectionist. AgentApple - 15/08/2021 01:01:03 PM 212 Views
Maybe if he were good at writing... *NM* Ghavrel - 16/08/2021 09:15:30 AM 220 Views
My vote is for GRRM. Narg - 11/08/2021 12:57:37 AM 266 Views
Martin The Shrike - 13/08/2021 02:09:19 AM 228 Views
Martin. I think he is a classic perfectionist. AgentApple - 15/08/2021 12:59:23 PM 248 Views
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