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I've been saying that for years. Cannoli Send a noteboard - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM
While reading WOT I would often say to myself something to the likes of "would he get to the point already", or "would he pick a direction". Looking back, so much of the character of WOT came from the style and pace of the writing that the story would seem 'less' if it had been written any other way. It just would not have been as interesting. The chapter needed a subtlety that just wasn't there. A little bit of ambiguity would have went a long way.


I NEVER had a complaint with the style or pace. I have been saying for YEARS on the WoTMB to anyone who complained about the decriptions and mannerisms and whatnot that it would not be same without that stuff. I have been proven right.
Cannoli
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This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) Cannoli - 05/09/2009 03:46:26 AM 1798 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 360 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 785 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 420 Views
It isn't supposed to be. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/09/2009 04:08:46 AM 905 Views
Jason claimed it was hard to tell them apart. *NM* Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:10:13 AM 381 Views
I take anything from that source with a pinch of salt *NM* Sidious - 05/09/2009 03:41:49 PM 352 Views
I noticed that too. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/09/2009 04:11:22 AM 748 Views
Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) DarknessBeyondTime - 05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM 936 Views
Absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM 1224 Views
Re: Absolutely not. bdev_03 - 05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM 1000 Views
That's what I meant by absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM 992 Views
Could it be rough draft that Sanderson kept, and Jordan never polished? *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:14:59 AM 444 Views
I doubt it Brian - 05/09/2009 05:17:09 AM 1058 Views
Definitely Sanderson AliasRY - 05/09/2009 05:27:57 AM 1021 Views
Really? DomA - 05/09/2009 08:55:37 AM 1047 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:26:17 PM 438 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Corwin - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM 1137 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:53:12 AM 888 Views
I could tell it wasn't Jordan, but I liked what I read. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 733 Views
I liked it too...new WoT material finally! *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:16:34 AM 326 Views
It bugged me at first. Gher - 05/09/2009 04:32:27 AM 814 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 811 Views
I think Sanderson had to come up with the wind scene Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:17:58 AM 819 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 698 Views
agreed. I liked it, but Deadsy - 05/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 871 Views
Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM 838 Views
No surprise. Brandon was one of us when RJ stll lived *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 08/09/2009 04:27:14 PM 345 Views
Nature of the beast. Joel - 05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM 804 Views
Agreed... sybilspsychiatrist - 05/09/2009 06:45:09 AM 706 Views
No *sniffles* gave it away although N does tug her braid. everynametaken - 05/09/2009 07:33:32 AM 747 Views
Becareful of what you wish for Knightscape - 05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM 839 Views
I've been saying that for years. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM 899 Views
Whatever. I thought it was an improvement. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:45:37 PM 817 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 933 Views
Are you pre-ordering the book? AliasRY - 05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM 810 Views
I live in the U.S. now... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 02:59:40 PM 793 Views
I hope so, because I won't able to wait for it. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:45:01 PM 352 Views
I preordered it from Bookdepository.com for 15$ AgentOrange - 05/09/2009 04:47:07 PM 690 Views
I checked, they don't ship to India. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:50:34 PM 369 Views
Yes, I agree. It feels cold because it is an alien presence. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/09/2009 02:31:45 PM 707 Views
It sounds better via the audio Isaac - 05/09/2009 03:07:37 PM 838 Views
Re: It sounds better via the audio RandAllThor - 05/09/2009 03:41:27 PM 757 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 948 Views
Exactly. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:50:08 PM 765 Views
According to him... Werthead - 05/09/2009 09:14:44 PM 763 Views
It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan Cannoli - 05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM 1016 Views
Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan DomA - 06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM 1019 Views
*NM* NaClH2O - 06/09/2009 12:24:16 AM 348 Views
I didn't read any of Anderson's books Deadsy - 06/09/2009 12:17:54 PM 774 Views
Funniest thing ever posted on RAFO.com. Ever. *NM* Cannoli - 07/09/2009 03:49:24 AM 482 Views
In it's week long history. Ever. EVER *NM* Sidious - 07/09/2009 08:12:44 AM 285 Views
It wasn't Jordan... Rand al'Thor - 07/09/2009 04:36:11 AM 710 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 799 Views
The difference was a bit staggering scalius - 08/09/2009 08:23:15 PM 783 Views
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