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Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Cynewulf Send a noteboard - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM
I hate to interrupt rampant fanboyism (Ha! I'm lying; I love it), but Jordan was responsible for everything BAD about the series, too. I could understand snobbery if Sanderson had taken over THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN. But elitism from WoT? Heh. You'll have to forgive me, but Sanderson's "attempts" at authorship far exceed the execrable efforts that were Crossroads of Twilight and Winter's Heart.

In spite of all that, I would have preferred that Jordan finish his series, if only for the thematic unity. Stylistically, though, WoT is risible.


This is not fanboyism - and I really should not even bother acknowledging the accusation. Every time criticism is levelled against Sanderson, people like you play this card. It is predictible and unfruitful.

As to your actual "point", if you think TGS and - particularly - ToM were better than WH and CoT as literature, there is really nothing more to say. Except, of course, that Sanderson's decisions in terms of structure, chronology, scope, character interpretation etc. have been consistently deplorable. His work has in almost every aspect represented a clear divergence from the direction the series was going before he took over the responsibility. For an unexperienced author who was supposed to bring an established series past the finish line, that is unforgivable. The sheer amount of serious, plot-altering continuity mistakes also deserves a mention here.

As for your criticsm against Jordan's style, I certainly understand your sentiment. It is not Nobel prize material. The fact is, however, that many people appreciate Jordan for the same reason that they appreciate authors like Dumas. When presented with Sanderson's naked prose as a replacement, it should not come as a surprise that those who had a few conscious thought processes about what they were reading have some objections.
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Why did the rainbow visions get so boring? - 02/02/2011 05:17:45 PM 2424 Views
toilet breaks and sexy time excluded too, whats that about? *NM* - 02/02/2011 05:24:50 PM 847 Views
Because the idiot sanderson ruined them, like he ruined most other things. *NM* - 02/02/2011 05:47:34 PM 1085 Views
Who would have written the end of WoT better yet still similar to RJ? *NM* - 02/02/2011 06:39:53 PM 636 Views
Let them whine. - 02/02/2011 08:03:13 PM 1419 Views
It's incredible that some readers actually seem to prefer Sanderson's attempts at being an author - 02/02/2011 10:32:31 PM 1411 Views
- 02/02/2011 11:15:50 PM 1574 Views
I am of this opinion as well *NM* - 03/02/2011 12:10:54 AM 635 Views
Same here. - 03/02/2011 12:58:31 AM 1276 Views
I agree. *NM* - 03/02/2011 01:41:53 PM 709 Views
i agree completely - 06/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 1295 Views
You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. - 03/02/2011 06:20:13 AM 1362 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM 1331 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. - 03/02/2011 03:14:13 PM 1215 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. - 04/02/2011 02:16:14 AM 1160 Views
Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you - 03/02/2011 01:55:57 PM 1377 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you - 04/02/2011 08:17:39 AM 1132 Views
Exactly what I was trying and failing to say. I agree. *NM* - 04/02/2011 08:49:47 AM 527 Views
- 04/02/2011 05:22:41 PM 1449 Views
Different people find different things to be important. - 05/02/2011 02:25:19 AM 1245 Views
Very well said - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 PM 1506 Views
Have to agree here too. - 06/02/2011 04:54:12 PM 1264 Views
Because that's life - 02/02/2011 08:18:22 PM 1470 Views
It isn't life though. It's entertainment, and there's so much fun potential for that connection - 02/02/2011 08:27:45 PM 1234 Views
It's definitely better when they see something interesting, or important - 02/02/2011 10:19:50 PM 1312 Views
I disagree - 02/02/2011 10:30:49 PM 1246 Views
Like it or not, Sanderson is to blame for this - 02/02/2011 10:37:14 PM 1367 Views
He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM 1194 Views
Re: He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. - 03/02/2011 03:51:04 PM 1328 Views
Yup... - 03/02/2011 04:15:23 PM 1226 Views
I put the blame more on Team Jordan. - 03/02/2011 06:52:42 PM 1317 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. - 04/02/2011 01:30:21 AM 1211 Views
I don't think Sanderson is a good writer. I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. *NM* - 04/02/2011 02:11:28 AM 621 Views
I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. - 04/02/2011 04:57:37 AM 1240 Views
Sure. - 04/02/2011 07:19:57 AM 1276 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. AGREED! *NM* - 06/02/2011 05:24:31 PM 649 Views
Best explanation of the issue thus far. - 03/02/2011 10:50:56 PM 1318 Views
But even then, all he saw was Mat talking/flirting with Tuon. - 02/02/2011 10:37:33 PM 1451 Views
You're probably right. There was a post not long ago about the characters tinkling - 02/02/2011 10:40:37 PM 1205 Views
Well someone's gotta be displeased! - 02/02/2011 11:20:53 PM 1446 Views
Here's my question: why are there so many songs about rainbows? *NM* - 04/02/2011 04:43:02 AM 705 Views
Yep. He could've used them to show their timing - 07/02/2011 12:21:40 PM 1309 Views

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