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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 1934 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 424 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 913 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 490 Views
It isn't supposed to be. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/09/2009 04:08:46 AM 1026 Views
Jason claimed it was hard to tell them apart. *NM* Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:10:13 AM 445 Views
I take anything from that source with a pinch of salt *NM* Sidious - 05/09/2009 03:41:49 PM 417 Views
I noticed that too. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/09/2009 04:11:22 AM 884 Views
Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) DarknessBeyondTime - 05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM 1083 Views
Absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM 1360 Views
Re: Absolutely not. bdev_03 - 05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM 1139 Views
That's what I meant by absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM 1155 Views
Could it be rough draft that Sanderson kept, and Jordan never polished? *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:14:59 AM 520 Views
I doubt it Brian - 05/09/2009 05:17:09 AM 1196 Views
Definitely Sanderson AliasRY - 05/09/2009 05:27:57 AM 1166 Views
Really? DomA - 05/09/2009 08:55:37 AM 1191 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:26:17 PM 520 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Corwin - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM 1302 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:53:12 AM 1046 Views
I could tell it wasn't Jordan, but I liked what I read. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 852 Views
I liked it too...new WoT material finally! *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:16:34 AM 399 Views
It bugged me at first. Gher - 05/09/2009 04:32:27 AM 937 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 952 Views
I think Sanderson had to come up with the wind scene Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:17:58 AM 955 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 854 Views
agreed. I liked it, but Deadsy - 05/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 1020 Views
Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM 990 Views
No surprise. Brandon was one of us when RJ stll lived *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 08/09/2009 04:27:14 PM 414 Views
Nature of the beast. Joel - 05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM 944 Views
Agreed... sybilspsychiatrist - 05/09/2009 06:45:09 AM 851 Views
No *sniffles* gave it away although N does tug her braid. everynametaken - 05/09/2009 07:33:32 AM 884 Views
Becareful of what you wish for Knightscape - 05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM 961 Views
I've been saying that for years. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM 1029 Views
Whatever. I thought it was an improvement. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:45:37 PM 975 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 1098 Views
Are you pre-ordering the book? AliasRY - 05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM 927 Views
I live in the U.S. now... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 02:59:40 PM 939 Views
I hope so, because I won't able to wait for it. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:45:01 PM 418 Views
I preordered it from Bookdepository.com for 15$ AgentOrange - 05/09/2009 04:47:07 PM 829 Views
I checked, they don't ship to India. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:50:34 PM 430 Views
Yes, I agree. It feels cold because it is an alien presence. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/09/2009 02:31:45 PM 825 Views
It sounds better via the audio Isaac - 05/09/2009 03:07:37 PM 981 Views
Re: It sounds better via the audio RandAllThor - 05/09/2009 03:41:27 PM 893 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 1076 Views
Exactly. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:50:08 PM 905 Views
According to him... Werthead - 05/09/2009 09:14:44 PM 896 Views
It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan Cannoli - 05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM 1176 Views
Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan DomA - 06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM 1171 Views
*NM* NaClH2O - 06/09/2009 12:24:16 AM 418 Views
I didn't read any of Anderson's books Deadsy - 06/09/2009 12:17:54 PM 907 Views
Funniest thing ever posted on RAFO.com. Ever. *NM* Cannoli - 07/09/2009 03:49:24 AM 549 Views
In it's week long history. Ever. EVER *NM* Sidious - 07/09/2009 08:12:44 AM 351 Views
It wasn't Jordan... Rand al'Thor - 07/09/2009 04:36:11 AM 865 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 931 Views
The difference was a bit staggering scalius - 08/09/2009 08:23:15 PM 937 Views
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