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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.
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Why did the rainbow visions get so boring? Deadsy - 02/02/2011 05:17:45 PM 2353 Views
toilet breaks and sexy time excluded too, whats that about? *NM* Iceman - 02/02/2011 05:24:50 PM 814 Views
Because the idiot sanderson ruined them, like he ruined most other things. *NM* Velveti - 02/02/2011 05:47:34 PM 1042 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 599 Views
Let them whine. Ghavrel - 02/02/2011 08:03:13 PM 1357 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 1343 Views
Gher - 02/02/2011 11:15:50 PM 1515 Views
I am of this opinion as well *NM* Scott Blademaster - 03/02/2011 12:10:54 AM 594 Views
Same here. Fox and Ravens - 03/02/2011 12:58:31 AM 1196 Views
I agree. *NM* Darth_Katie - 03/02/2011 01:41:53 PM 654 Views
i agree completely alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 1217 Views
You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 03/02/2011 06:20:13 AM 1292 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM 1261 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Evil_Monkey - 03/02/2011 03:14:13 PM 1149 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:16:14 AM 1087 Views
Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Zeratul - 03/02/2011 01:55:57 PM 1313 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 07:27:02 PM 1216 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:17:39 AM 1059 Views
Exactly what I was trying and failing to say. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 08:49:47 AM 492 Views
fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:22:41 PM 1374 Views
Different people find different things to be important. ranagrande - 05/02/2011 02:25:19 AM 1173 Views
Very well said Stephen - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 PM 1435 Views
Have to agree here too. alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:54:12 PM 1190 Views
Because that's life A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 08:18:22 PM 1399 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 1169 Views
It's definitely better when they see something interesting, or important A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 10:19:50 PM 1215 Views
I disagree Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:30:49 PM 1175 Views
Like it or not, Sanderson is to blame for this Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:37:14 PM 1297 Views
He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM 1125 Views
Re: He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. DomA - 03/02/2011 03:51:04 PM 1256 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 04:15:23 PM 1154 Views
I put the blame more on Team Jordan. Gher - 03/02/2011 06:52:42 PM 1232 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. DomA - 04/02/2011 01:30:21 AM 1144 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 581 Views
I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. DomA - 04/02/2011 04:57:37 AM 1175 Views
Sure. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 07:19:57 AM 1205 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. AGREED! *NM* alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 05:24:31 PM 610 Views
Best explanation of the issue thus far. HyogaRott - 03/02/2011 10:50:56 PM 1248 Views
But even then, all he saw was Mat talking/flirting with Tuon. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:37:33 PM 1364 Views
You're probably right. There was a post not long ago about the characters tinkling Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:40:37 PM 1135 Views
Well someone's gotta be displeased! Gher - 02/02/2011 11:20:53 PM 1369 Views
Here's my question: why are there so many songs about rainbows? *NM* newyorkersedai - 04/02/2011 04:43:02 AM 674 Views
Yep. He could've used them to show their timing Lohikaarme - 07/02/2011 12:21:40 PM 1239 Views
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