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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 1753 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 714 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 836 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 697 Views
Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) DarknessBeyondTime - 05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM 880 Views
Absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM 1175 Views
Re: Absolutely not. bdev_03 - 05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM 946 Views
That's what I meant by absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM 887 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 992 Views
Definitely Sanderson AliasRY - 05/09/2009 05:27:57 AM 973 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 804 Views
I could tell it wasn't Jordan, but I liked what I read. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 681 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 745 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 760 Views
I think Sanderson had to come up with the wind scene Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:17:58 AM 761 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 650 Views
agreed. I liked it, but Deadsy - 05/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 806 Views
Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM 773 Views
No surprise. Brandon was one of us when RJ stll lived *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 08/09/2009 04:27:14 PM 318 Views
Nature of the beast. Joel - 05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM 763 Views
Agreed... sybilspsychiatrist - 05/09/2009 06:45:09 AM 658 Views
No *sniffles* gave it away although N does tug her braid. everynametaken - 05/09/2009 07:33:32 AM 695 Views
Becareful of what you wish for Knightscape - 05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM 788 Views
I've been saying that for years. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM 853 Views
Whatever. I thought it was an improvement. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:45:37 PM 758 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 857 Views
Are you pre-ordering the book? AliasRY - 05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM 750 Views
I live in the U.S. now... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 02:59:40 PM 743 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 645 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 664 Views
It sounds better via the audio Isaac - 05/09/2009 03:07:37 PM 791 Views
Re: It sounds better via the audio RandAllThor - 05/09/2009 03:41:27 PM 701 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 886 Views
Exactly. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:50:08 PM 703 Views
According to him... Werthead - 05/09/2009 09:14:44 PM 708 Views
It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan Cannoli - 05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM 955 Views
Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan DomA - 06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM 946 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 723 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 661 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 752 Views
The difference was a bit staggering scalius - 08/09/2009 08:23:15 PM 728 Views
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