Active Users:650 Time:03/08/2025 08:19:21 AM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Cynewulf Send a noteboard - 03/02/2011 07:27:02 PM
Total shock, I tell you.

I find your outrage amusing. Jordan was not Nabokov or even Gene Wolfe, and an awful lot of people though his last books were terrible or mediocre at best, and even most the biggest fans of the series admitted they had a lot of flaws.

So what's so strange that many readers prefer the work of the new author to Jordan's last efforts? You disagree for whatever reason, fine, but I don't get why you should be so shocked.


I guess that bad taste always shocks me a little. Your other "point" was addressed in an earlier post, and while Jordan may not have been Nabokov, Sanderson is not even on par with writers like David Eddings and Terry Brooks (that is not meant to be a compliment).

Tor, Harriet and Sanderson have shoehorned TWoT, which used to be more reminiscent of the chronicle style of Dumas and others, into a generic mock-heroic fantasy, possibly in the mistaken belief that that is all Jordan's readers wanted.
Reply to message
Why did the rainbow visions get so boring? Deadsy - 02/02/2011 05:17:45 PM 2241 Views
toilet breaks and sexy time excluded too, whats that about? *NM* Iceman - 02/02/2011 05:24:50 PM 754 Views
Because the idiot sanderson ruined them, like he ruined most other things. *NM* Velveti - 02/02/2011 05:47:34 PM 979 Views
Who would have written the end of WoT better yet still similar to RJ? *NM* Fox and Ravens - 02/02/2011 06:39:53 PM 542 Views
Let them whine. Ghavrel - 02/02/2011 08:03:13 PM 1236 Views
It's incredible that some readers actually seem to prefer Sanderson's attempts at being an author Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:32:31 PM 1231 Views
Gher - 02/02/2011 11:15:50 PM 1384 Views
I am of this opinion as well *NM* Scott Blademaster - 03/02/2011 12:10:54 AM 536 Views
Same here. Fox and Ravens - 03/02/2011 12:58:31 AM 1077 Views
I agree. *NM* Darth_Katie - 03/02/2011 01:41:53 PM 568 Views
i agree completely alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 1083 Views
You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 03/02/2011 06:20:13 AM 1165 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM 1134 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Evil_Monkey - 03/02/2011 03:14:13 PM 1030 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:16:14 AM 970 Views
Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Zeratul - 03/02/2011 01:55:57 PM 1191 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 07:27:02 PM 1090 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:17:39 AM 926 Views
Exactly what I was trying and failing to say. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 08:49:47 AM 438 Views
fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:22:41 PM 1250 Views
Different people find different things to be important. ranagrande - 05/02/2011 02:25:19 AM 1050 Views
Very well said Stephen - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 PM 1298 Views
Have to agree here too. alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:54:12 PM 1073 Views
Because that's life A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 08:18:22 PM 1266 Views
It isn't life though. It's entertainment, and there's so much fun potential for that connection Deadsy - 02/02/2011 08:27:45 PM 1025 Views
It's definitely better when they see something interesting, or important A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 10:19:50 PM 1088 Views
I disagree Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:30:49 PM 1059 Views
Like it or not, Sanderson is to blame for this Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:37:14 PM 1163 Views
He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM 999 Views
Re: He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. DomA - 03/02/2011 03:51:04 PM 1125 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 04:15:23 PM 1026 Views
I put the blame more on Team Jordan. Gher - 03/02/2011 06:52:42 PM 1076 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. DomA - 04/02/2011 01:30:21 AM 981 Views
I don't think Sanderson is a good writer. I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:11:28 AM 510 Views
I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. DomA - 04/02/2011 04:57:37 AM 1058 Views
Sure. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 07:19:57 AM 1086 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. AGREED! *NM* alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 05:24:31 PM 550 Views
Best explanation of the issue thus far. HyogaRott - 03/02/2011 10:50:56 PM 1116 Views
But even then, all he saw was Mat talking/flirting with Tuon. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:37:33 PM 1213 Views
You're probably right. There was a post not long ago about the characters tinkling Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:40:37 PM 1009 Views
Well someone's gotta be displeased! Gher - 02/02/2011 11:20:53 PM 1238 Views
Here's my question: why are there so many songs about rainbows? *NM* newyorkersedai - 04/02/2011 04:43:02 AM 607 Views
Yep. He could've used them to show their timing Lohikaarme - 07/02/2011 12:21:40 PM 1123 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes