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.
What's your (viable) preferred alternative? Were it up to me, RJ would still be writing WoT books and we'd still be arguing on the wotmania WoTMB about which Forsaken is strongest (it's Demandred, btw

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Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!

LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers)
05/09/2009 03:46:26 AM
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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*
05/09/2009 03:55:02 AM
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Bah, so am I. 4.5 pages on Microsoft Word. Single space, no margin, Arial font, size 9.
05/09/2009 04:02:13 AM
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Yeah, it was actually a fairly quick read..no trouble at all reading it at work. *NM*
05/09/2009 05:00:17 AM
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It isn't supposed to be.
05/09/2009 04:08:46 AM
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Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers)
05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM
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Absolutely not.
05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM
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Re: Absolutely not.
05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM
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That's what I meant by absolutely not.
05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM
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Could it be rough draft that Sanderson kept, and Jordan never polished? *NM*
05/09/2009 05:14:59 AM
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I doubt it
05/09/2009 05:17:09 AM
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Yeah, I just finished reading it....and it was pretty obvious that it wasn't RJ
05/09/2009 04:55:30 AM
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Re: Yeah, I just finished reading it....and it was pretty obvious that it wasn't RJ
05/09/2009 07:41:51 AM
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Nature of the beast.
05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM
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Becareful of what you wish for
05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM
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Agree fully. Art and paiting have rarely even been mentioned! It feels like a fan's writing...
05/09/2009 09:59:15 AM
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Are you pre-ordering the book?
05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM
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No. It was never meant to be, it never could be and Sanderson never pretended otherwise.
05/09/2009 07:40:37 PM
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It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan
05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM
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Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan
06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM
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It isn't but I thought BS said he wasn't trying to be exactly like RJ
08/09/2009 08:12:24 PM
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