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Re: Absolutely not. Corwin Send a noteboard - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM
It's a whole bunch of little things. The dialogue, the way the PoV character thinks, the way the character explains things directly that would have been referenced more obliquely and more smoothly in previous books ... it's just not the same. And I like it less and less the more I re-read it...


You're right that he explains things much more directly and not nearly as smoothly as RJ, but I'm hoping this is because he feels it necessary to recap stuff from previous books, at least early on. I remember reading one of his blog posts where he mentioned he was doing too much of this, and when Harriet pointed it out to him he tried to cut back, so maybe that element disappears as the book goes on.
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This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) Cannoli - 05/09/2009 03:46:26 AM 1752 Views
How long is it? I kinda wanna read it now, but I'm at work, so I'm not sure if I have time. *NM* Brian - 05/09/2009 03:55:02 AM 337 Views
Bah, so am I. 4.5 pages on Microsoft Word. Single space, no margin, Arial font, size 9. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:02:13 AM 713 Views
Yeah, it was actually a fairly quick read..no trouble at all reading it at work. *NM* Brian - 05/09/2009 05:00:17 AM 380 Views
It isn't supposed to be. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/09/2009 04:08:46 AM 835 Views
Jason claimed it was hard to tell them apart. *NM* Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:10:13 AM 363 Views
I take anything from that source with a pinch of salt *NM* Sidious - 05/09/2009 03:41:49 PM 327 Views
I noticed that too. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/09/2009 04:11:22 AM 696 Views
Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) DarknessBeyondTime - 05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM 878 Views
Absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM 1174 Views
Re: Absolutely not. bdev_03 - 05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM 944 Views
That's what I meant by absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM 886 Views
Could it be rough draft that Sanderson kept, and Jordan never polished? *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:14:59 AM 421 Views
I doubt it Brian - 05/09/2009 05:17:09 AM 991 Views
Definitely Sanderson AliasRY - 05/09/2009 05:27:57 AM 971 Views
Really? DomA - 05/09/2009 08:55:37 AM 991 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:26:17 PM 410 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Corwin - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM 1068 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:53:12 AM 803 Views
I could tell it wasn't Jordan, but I liked what I read. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 679 Views
I liked it too...new WoT material finally! *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:16:34 AM 304 Views
It bugged me at first. Gher - 05/09/2009 04:32:27 AM 744 Views
Yeah, I just finished reading it....and it was pretty obvious that it wasn't RJ Brian - 05/09/2009 04:55:30 AM 758 Views
I think Sanderson had to come up with the wind scene Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:17:58 AM 760 Views
Re: Yeah, I just finished reading it....and it was pretty obvious that it wasn't RJ ajfurst - 05/09/2009 07:41:51 AM 648 Views
agreed. I liked it, but Deadsy - 05/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 804 Views
Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM 771 Views
No surprise. Brandon was one of us when RJ stll lived *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 08/09/2009 04:27:14 PM 317 Views
Nature of the beast. Joel - 05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM 763 Views
Agreed... sybilspsychiatrist - 05/09/2009 06:45:09 AM 656 Views
No *sniffles* gave it away although N does tug her braid. everynametaken - 05/09/2009 07:33:32 AM 694 Views
Becareful of what you wish for Knightscape - 05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM 787 Views
I've been saying that for years. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM 851 Views
Whatever. I thought it was an improvement. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:45:37 PM 756 Views
Agree fully. Art and paiting have rarely even been mentioned! It feels like a fan's writing... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 09:59:15 AM 855 Views
Are you pre-ordering the book? AliasRY - 05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM 749 Views
I live in the U.S. now... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 02:59:40 PM 741 Views
I hope so, because I won't able to wait for it. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:45:01 PM 330 Views
I preordered it from Bookdepository.com for 15$ AgentOrange - 05/09/2009 04:47:07 PM 643 Views
I checked, they don't ship to India. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:50:34 PM 345 Views
Yes, I agree. It feels cold because it is an alien presence. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/09/2009 02:31:45 PM 663 Views
It sounds better via the audio Isaac - 05/09/2009 03:07:37 PM 789 Views
Re: It sounds better via the audio RandAllThor - 05/09/2009 03:41:27 PM 699 Views
No. It was never meant to be, it never could be and Sanderson never pretended otherwise. Werthead - 05/09/2009 07:40:37 PM 883 Views
Exactly. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:50:08 PM 702 Views
According to him... Werthead - 05/09/2009 09:14:44 PM 706 Views
It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan Cannoli - 05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM 952 Views
Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan DomA - 06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM 945 Views
*NM* NaClH2O - 06/09/2009 12:24:16 AM 321 Views
I didn't read any of Anderson's books Deadsy - 06/09/2009 12:17:54 PM 722 Views
Funniest thing ever posted on RAFO.com. Ever. *NM* Cannoli - 07/09/2009 03:49:24 AM 447 Views
In it's week long history. Ever. EVER *NM* Sidious - 07/09/2009 08:12:44 AM 258 Views
It wasn't Jordan... Rand al'Thor - 07/09/2009 04:36:11 AM 660 Views
It isn't but I thought BS said he wasn't trying to be exactly like RJ RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/09/2009 08:12:24 PM 751 Views
The difference was a bit staggering scalius - 08/09/2009 08:23:15 PM 726 Views
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