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Re: Absolutely not. Rurouni_Kenshin Send a noteboard - 05/09/2009 04:53:12 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.


And just because he writes more directly, doesn't mean he can't have plots moving in the background unseen. He showed in the Mistborn trilogy and Warbreaker that his style doesn't prevent him from doing this and doing it well.
When the Wolf King carries the hammer, thus are the final days known. When the fox marries the raven, and the trumpets of battle are blown.
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This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) Cannoli - 05/09/2009 03:46:26 AM 1818 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 368 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 808 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 431 Views
It isn't supposed to be. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/09/2009 04:08:46 AM 920 Views
Jason claimed it was hard to tell them apart. *NM* Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:10:13 AM 389 Views
I take anything from that source with a pinch of salt *NM* Sidious - 05/09/2009 03:41:49 PM 361 Views
I noticed that too. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/09/2009 04:11:22 AM 772 Views
Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) DarknessBeyondTime - 05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM 960 Views
Absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM 1240 Views
Re: Absolutely not. bdev_03 - 05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM 1022 Views
That's what I meant by absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM 1017 Views
Could it be rough draft that Sanderson kept, and Jordan never polished? *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:14:59 AM 453 Views
I doubt it Brian - 05/09/2009 05:17:09 AM 1081 Views
Definitely Sanderson AliasRY - 05/09/2009 05:27:57 AM 1040 Views
Really? DomA - 05/09/2009 08:55:37 AM 1066 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:26:17 PM 452 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Corwin - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM 1163 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:53:12 AM 908 Views
I could tell it wasn't Jordan, but I liked what I read. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 752 Views
I liked it too...new WoT material finally! *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:16:34 AM 336 Views
It bugged me at first. Gher - 05/09/2009 04:32:27 AM 840 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 833 Views
I think Sanderson had to come up with the wind scene Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:17:58 AM 845 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 721 Views
agreed. I liked it, but Deadsy - 05/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 895 Views
Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM 857 Views
No surprise. Brandon was one of us when RJ stll lived *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 08/09/2009 04:27:14 PM 356 Views
Nature of the beast. Joel - 05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM 830 Views
Agreed... sybilspsychiatrist - 05/09/2009 06:45:09 AM 733 Views
No *sniffles* gave it away although N does tug her braid. everynametaken - 05/09/2009 07:33:32 AM 769 Views
Becareful of what you wish for Knightscape - 05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM 860 Views
I've been saying that for years. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM 918 Views
Whatever. I thought it was an improvement. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:45:37 PM 846 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 964 Views
Are you pre-ordering the book? AliasRY - 05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM 832 Views
I live in the U.S. now... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 02:59:40 PM 815 Views
I hope so, because I won't able to wait for it. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:45:01 PM 362 Views
I preordered it from Bookdepository.com for 15$ AgentOrange - 05/09/2009 04:47:07 PM 716 Views
I checked, they don't ship to India. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:50:34 PM 378 Views
Yes, I agree. It feels cold because it is an alien presence. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/09/2009 02:31:45 PM 722 Views
It sounds better via the audio Isaac - 05/09/2009 03:07:37 PM 860 Views
Re: It sounds better via the audio RandAllThor - 05/09/2009 03:41:27 PM 778 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 973 Views
Exactly. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:50:08 PM 798 Views
According to him... Werthead - 05/09/2009 09:14:44 PM 786 Views
It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan Cannoli - 05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM 1042 Views
Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan DomA - 06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM 1043 Views
*NM* NaClH2O - 06/09/2009 12:24:16 AM 355 Views
I didn't read any of Anderson's books Deadsy - 06/09/2009 12:17:54 PM 791 Views
Funniest thing ever posted on RAFO.com. Ever. *NM* Cannoli - 07/09/2009 03:49:24 AM 489 Views
In it's week long history. Ever. EVER *NM* Sidious - 07/09/2009 08:12:44 AM 293 Views
It wasn't Jordan... Rand al'Thor - 07/09/2009 04:36:11 AM 730 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 824 Views
The difference was a bit staggering scalius - 08/09/2009 08:23:15 PM 804 Views
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