For me the book was a great addition to the WoTiverse. Yes it's not RJ rwriting it, but frankly RJ got too burdened down in his own prose and story-telling ability by the end of the series anyways. This story should've and COULD'VE been done in 10 books but he dragged it out by bringing in all these extraneous storylines that frankly have done nothign to move the story forward and have bogged it needlessly with about 700,000 unnecessary words.
BS is yes a younger writer who has been greatly influenced by RJ by his own admission, but he is still his own writer and brings a younger more succint version to this universe that got too cumbersome for it's own good.
Did some of the writing of the characters bug me? You bet your bottom dollar, but it didn't turn into a major "buzz"kill when I've been reading this story for 15+ years and I just want to finally know how it ends. Personally, I've hated Perrin since EotW and felt there was FAR too much of him in this book, though he did finally get a little less BITCHY, MOODY and f*cking Whiney prissy by the end of the book.
I liked how BS wrote the forging of the power-wrought hammer but it was quick succint and DONE in UNDER 250 pages. WOW. Amazing that we can do that.
RJ was definitely the Tolkien of this generation and before you say that tolkein was AMAZING and all that. Just think back on the hobbit.
NUFF SAID.
BS is yes a younger writer who has been greatly influenced by RJ by his own admission, but he is still his own writer and brings a younger more succint version to this universe that got too cumbersome for it's own good.
Did some of the writing of the characters bug me? You bet your bottom dollar, but it didn't turn into a major "buzz"kill when I've been reading this story for 15+ years and I just want to finally know how it ends. Personally, I've hated Perrin since EotW and felt there was FAR too much of him in this book, though he did finally get a little less BITCHY, MOODY and f*cking Whiney prissy by the end of the book.
I liked how BS wrote the forging of the power-wrought hammer but it was quick succint and DONE in UNDER 250 pages. WOW. Amazing that we can do that.
RJ was definitely the Tolkien of this generation and before you say that tolkein was AMAZING and all that. Just think back on the hobbit.
NUFF SAID.
..... I liked the Hobbit, and I consider The Lord of the Rings to be the greatest literary work of the century.
But thats just me
~A~
"It appears we're reaching a period when our senses and our minds no longer respond to moderate stimulation"
O CANADA!
Best Quote ever by Tom.
"ToM is like a book hopped up on meth and trying to get everything done, but unable to because of the drugs."
"It appears we're reaching a period when our senses and our minds no longer respond to moderate stimulation"
O CANADA!
Best Quote ever by Tom.
"ToM is like a book hopped up on meth and trying to get everything done, but unable to because of the drugs."
Whats with all the hate?
- 05/12/2010 03:46:29 PM
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well it's a fan-site so we're nit-picky
- 05/12/2010 04:14:34 PM
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Re: well it's a fan-site so we're nit-picky
- 05/12/2010 04:18:15 PM
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Sanderson just makes him too much of a clown for me
- 05/12/2010 04:21:34 PM
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Re: Sanderson just makes him too much of a clown for me
- 05/12/2010 11:23:37 PM
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Yup, Sanderson has no subtly, or at least assumes that his readers have an IQ of 6.
- 06/12/2010 01:04:44 AM
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hater gotta hate! *strikes a pose* *NM*
- 05/12/2010 06:31:03 PM
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and lovers gotta love? Uncritically? *NM* *NM*
- 05/12/2010 08:22:13 PM
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Lovers can love and still be critical.
- 05/12/2010 08:46:40 PM
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This.
- 05/12/2010 09:19:24 PM
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exactly. ToM had it's flaws, but it was still satisfying
- 05/12/2010 10:39:58 PM
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Re: exactly. ToM had it's flaws, but it was still satisfying
- 05/12/2010 11:15:46 PM
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If you don't find it acceptable, fine, but I do. reading is not objective.
- 05/12/2010 11:58:50 PM
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Re: If you don't find it acceptable, fine, but I do. reading is not objective.
- 06/12/2010 07:17:03 AM
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Re: If you don't find it acceptable, fine, but I do. reading is not objective.
- 06/12/2010 12:10:30 PM
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Hate is such a strong word....
- 05/12/2010 07:35:04 PM
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Re: Hate is such a strong word....
- 05/12/2010 08:25:23 PM
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Re: Hate is such a strong word....
- 05/12/2010 09:07:27 PM
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I agree with you on just about everything, but have you considered ...
- 05/12/2010 10:59:50 PM
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I'd love to see a re-edit of ToM and TGS
- 06/12/2010 01:10:00 AM
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Personally I don't get it. If I wanted to read Shakespeare I would've picked up Hamlet.
- 05/12/2010 08:24:04 PM
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Re: Personally I don't get it. If I wanted to read Shakespeare I would've picked up Hamlet.
- 05/12/2010 08:28:09 PM
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*lol* Hey man, to each his own!
- 05/12/2010 08:41:51 PM
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Yeah, what's wrong with the Hobbit?
- 05/12/2010 09:22:38 PM
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*lol* You can still agree but not on everything! 
- 05/12/2010 11:36:55 PM
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- 05/12/2010 11:36:55 PM
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I liked the book alright, but I tend to talk about the good and exciting things first
- 06/12/2010 04:44:54 AM
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Hitler told the Jews ahead of time what he had planned for them: why are they so bitter?
- 06/12/2010 12:52:08 PM
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Wow. I had no idea people felt this way.
- 07/12/2010 03:30:08 AM
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Similarly short, similar number of Perrin/Faile/Shaido chapters,
- 07/12/2010 09:59:48 AM
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