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Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand Send a noteboard - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM
It just feels wrong. Sorry. Maybe he gets better as the book goes on, but this is not the same. It's not bad, and it does not detract from the story, but it does not feel the same. I don't think it's going to matter. I still enjoyed reading the chapter, and I have every intention of reading the book the day it comes out, with not one less ounce of anticipation. But it is not RJ's writing, for those of you to whom such things matter.


The style is so ... different. We are so used to what RJ wrote, it would be hard to pick up if the few points are intended as foreshadowing, or just not so smooth writing.

But there is one thing I like about this new style. It is more blunt about the prospect of the Light. RJ has been spreading the hints so wide, that a casual observer would say the DR is making nice progress, and winning the fight so far.

But the other side of the coin is, this chapter almost sounds like an analysis or a theory post from a fan site, written by maybe Cannoli or Sidious, since it contains so many quotes from various books. It sounds really weird to me. It sounds almost like Brandon is trying to specifically settle a few outstanding theories from fandom. Not subtle at all, like a giant hammer coming at you.
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This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) Cannoli - 05/09/2009 03:46:26 AM 1784 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 354 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 765 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 409 Views
It isn't supposed to be. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/09/2009 04:08:46 AM 887 Views
Jason claimed it was hard to tell them apart. *NM* Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:10:13 AM 375 Views
I take anything from that source with a pinch of salt *NM* Sidious - 05/09/2009 03:41:49 PM 343 Views
I noticed that too. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/09/2009 04:11:22 AM 737 Views
Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) DarknessBeyondTime - 05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM 920 Views
Absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM 1208 Views
Re: Absolutely not. bdev_03 - 05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM 984 Views
That's what I meant by absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM 955 Views
Could it be rough draft that Sanderson kept, and Jordan never polished? *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:14:59 AM 438 Views
I doubt it Brian - 05/09/2009 05:17:09 AM 1040 Views
Definitely Sanderson AliasRY - 05/09/2009 05:27:57 AM 1008 Views
Really? DomA - 05/09/2009 08:55:37 AM 1031 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:26:17 PM 429 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Corwin - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM 1114 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:53:12 AM 865 Views
I could tell it wasn't Jordan, but I liked what I read. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 722 Views
I liked it too...new WoT material finally! *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:16:34 AM 320 Views
It bugged me at first. Gher - 05/09/2009 04:32:27 AM 792 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 795 Views
I think Sanderson had to come up with the wind scene Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:17:58 AM 801 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 684 Views
agreed. I liked it, but Deadsy - 05/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 851 Views
Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM 821 Views
No surprise. Brandon was one of us when RJ stll lived *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 08/09/2009 04:27:14 PM 339 Views
Nature of the beast. Joel - 05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM 791 Views
Agreed... sybilspsychiatrist - 05/09/2009 06:45:09 AM 693 Views
No *sniffles* gave it away although N does tug her braid. everynametaken - 05/09/2009 07:33:32 AM 735 Views
Becareful of what you wish for Knightscape - 05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM 822 Views
I've been saying that for years. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM 882 Views
Whatever. I thought it was an improvement. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:45:37 PM 797 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 908 Views
Are you pre-ordering the book? AliasRY - 05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM 792 Views
I live in the U.S. now... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 02:59:40 PM 775 Views
I hope so, because I won't able to wait for it. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:45:01 PM 344 Views
I preordered it from Bookdepository.com for 15$ AgentOrange - 05/09/2009 04:47:07 PM 676 Views
I checked, they don't ship to India. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:50:34 PM 362 Views
Yes, I agree. It feels cold because it is an alien presence. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/09/2009 02:31:45 PM 694 Views
It sounds better via the audio Isaac - 05/09/2009 03:07:37 PM 827 Views
Re: It sounds better via the audio RandAllThor - 05/09/2009 03:41:27 PM 737 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 932 Views
Exactly. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:50:08 PM 749 Views
According to him... Werthead - 05/09/2009 09:14:44 PM 751 Views
It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan Cannoli - 05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM 993 Views
Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan DomA - 06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM 998 Views
*NM* NaClH2O - 06/09/2009 12:24:16 AM 340 Views
I didn't read any of Anderson's books Deadsy - 06/09/2009 12:17:54 PM 762 Views
Funniest thing ever posted on RAFO.com. Ever. *NM* Cannoli - 07/09/2009 03:49:24 AM 470 Views
In it's week long history. Ever. EVER *NM* Sidious - 07/09/2009 08:12:44 AM 280 Views
It wasn't Jordan... Rand al'Thor - 07/09/2009 04:36:11 AM 696 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 786 Views
The difference was a bit staggering scalius - 08/09/2009 08:23:15 PM 768 Views
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