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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 2468 Views
toilet breaks and sexy time excluded too, whats that about? *NM* Iceman - 02/02/2011 05:24:50 PM 868 Views
Because the idiot sanderson ruined them, like he ruined most other things. *NM* Velveti - 02/02/2011 05:47:34 PM 1104 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 655 Views
Let them whine. Ghavrel - 02/02/2011 08:03:13 PM 1478 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 1456 Views
Gher - 02/02/2011 11:15:50 PM 1616 Views
I am of this opinion as well *NM* Scott Blademaster - 03/02/2011 12:10:54 AM 654 Views
Same here. Fox and Ravens - 03/02/2011 12:58:31 AM 1343 Views
I agree. *NM* Darth_Katie - 03/02/2011 01:41:53 PM 724 Views
i agree completely alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 1336 Views
You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 03/02/2011 06:20:13 AM 1401 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM 1379 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Evil_Monkey - 03/02/2011 03:14:13 PM 1251 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:16:14 AM 1201 Views
Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Zeratul - 03/02/2011 01:55:57 PM 1412 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 07:27:02 PM 1321 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:17:39 AM 1177 Views
Exactly what I was trying and failing to say. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 08:49:47 AM 547 Views
fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:22:41 PM 1494 Views
Different people find different things to be important. ranagrande - 05/02/2011 02:25:19 AM 1282 Views
Very well said Stephen - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 PM 1549 Views
Have to agree here too. alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:54:12 PM 1309 Views
Because that's life A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 08:18:22 PM 1516 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 1274 Views
It's definitely better when they see something interesting, or important A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 10:19:50 PM 1360 Views
I disagree Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:30:49 PM 1279 Views
Like it or not, Sanderson is to blame for this Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:37:14 PM 1411 Views
He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM 1236 Views
Re: He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. DomA - 03/02/2011 03:51:04 PM 1365 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 04:15:23 PM 1276 Views
I put the blame more on Team Jordan. Gher - 03/02/2011 06:52:42 PM 1367 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. DomA - 04/02/2011 01:30:21 AM 1259 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 636 Views
I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. DomA - 04/02/2011 04:57:37 AM 1280 Views
Sure. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 07:19:57 AM 1310 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. AGREED! *NM* alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 05:24:31 PM 671 Views
Best explanation of the issue thus far. HyogaRott - 03/02/2011 10:50:56 PM 1361 Views
But even then, all he saw was Mat talking/flirting with Tuon. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:37:33 PM 1493 Views
You're probably right. There was a post not long ago about the characters tinkling Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:40:37 PM 1245 Views
Well someone's gotta be displeased! Gher - 02/02/2011 11:20:53 PM 1492 Views
Here's my question: why are there so many songs about rainbows? *NM* newyorkersedai - 04/02/2011 04:43:02 AM 722 Views
Yep. He could've used them to show their timing Lohikaarme - 07/02/2011 12:21:40 PM 1346 Views
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