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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 1769 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 346 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 739 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 394 Views
It isn't supposed to be. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/09/2009 04:08:46 AM 867 Views
Jason claimed it was hard to tell them apart. *NM* Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:10:13 AM 368 Views
I take anything from that source with a pinch of salt *NM* Sidious - 05/09/2009 03:41:49 PM 334 Views
I noticed that too. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/09/2009 04:11:22 AM 719 Views
Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) DarknessBeyondTime - 05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM 898 Views
Absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM 1193 Views
Re: Absolutely not. bdev_03 - 05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM 965 Views
That's what I meant by absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM 916 Views
Could it be rough draft that Sanderson kept, and Jordan never polished? *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:14:59 AM 429 Views
I doubt it Brian - 05/09/2009 05:17:09 AM 1018 Views
Definitely Sanderson AliasRY - 05/09/2009 05:27:57 AM 994 Views
Really? DomA - 05/09/2009 08:55:37 AM 1014 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:26:17 PM 420 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Corwin - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM 1094 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:53:12 AM 822 Views
I could tell it wasn't Jordan, but I liked what I read. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 703 Views
I liked it too...new WoT material finally! *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:16:34 AM 313 Views
It bugged me at first. Gher - 05/09/2009 04:32:27 AM 771 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 780 Views
I think Sanderson had to come up with the wind scene Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:17:58 AM 786 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 667 Views
agreed. I liked it, but Deadsy - 05/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 828 Views
Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM 801 Views
No surprise. Brandon was one of us when RJ stll lived *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 08/09/2009 04:27:14 PM 330 Views
Nature of the beast. Joel - 05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM 782 Views
Agreed... sybilspsychiatrist - 05/09/2009 06:45:09 AM 673 Views
No *sniffles* gave it away although N does tug her braid. everynametaken - 05/09/2009 07:33:32 AM 715 Views
Becareful of what you wish for Knightscape - 05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM 806 Views
I've been saying that for years. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM 869 Views
Whatever. I thought it was an improvement. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:45:37 PM 777 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 879 Views
Are you pre-ordering the book? AliasRY - 05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM 769 Views
I live in the U.S. now... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 02:59:40 PM 762 Views
I hope so, because I won't able to wait for it. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:45:01 PM 339 Views
I preordered it from Bookdepository.com for 15$ AgentOrange - 05/09/2009 04:47:07 PM 662 Views
I checked, they don't ship to India. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:50:34 PM 354 Views
Yes, I agree. It feels cold because it is an alien presence. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/09/2009 02:31:45 PM 676 Views
It sounds better via the audio Isaac - 05/09/2009 03:07:37 PM 812 Views
Re: It sounds better via the audio RandAllThor - 05/09/2009 03:41:27 PM 719 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 906 Views
Exactly. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:50:08 PM 725 Views
According to him... Werthead - 05/09/2009 09:14:44 PM 732 Views
It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan Cannoli - 05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM 971 Views
Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan DomA - 06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM 961 Views
*NM* NaClH2O - 06/09/2009 12:24:16 AM 330 Views
I didn't read any of Anderson's books Deadsy - 06/09/2009 12:17:54 PM 747 Views
Funniest thing ever posted on RAFO.com. Ever. *NM* Cannoli - 07/09/2009 03:49:24 AM 454 Views
In it's week long history. Ever. EVER *NM* Sidious - 07/09/2009 08:12:44 AM 268 Views
It wasn't Jordan... Rand al'Thor - 07/09/2009 04:36:11 AM 679 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 772 Views
The difference was a bit staggering scalius - 08/09/2009 08:23:15 PM 754 Views
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