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Very well said Stephen Send a noteboard - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 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've openly said I enjoy Brandon more than RJ.

RJ made a real mess of the last third of the series and it was nice to get some refreshing new blood to recharge this stagnating series. I've really enjoyed the last two books, whereas I consider CoT to be one of the worst books I've ever read.

Serious Jordan fans always complain about how ridiculous Brandon has been with his handling of the series, and then in the same breath admit that Jordan wasn't exactly Nobel prize material. So whats the problem? WoT is clearly not for serious literary fans, but rather people who enjoy a good story, which I think ToM and TGS clearly delivered. Making WoT into one of the great classics of fantasy and then feeling scandalized when another author touches this 'pure work' is the first mistake. Read it for what it is, and enjoy the story. There was enough excitement in ToM to rouse a corpse.
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Why did the rainbow visions get so boring? Deadsy - 02/02/2011 05:17:45 PM 2243 Views
toilet breaks and sexy time excluded too, whats that about? *NM* Iceman - 02/02/2011 05:24:50 PM 755 Views
Because the idiot sanderson ruined them, like he ruined most other things. *NM* Velveti - 02/02/2011 05:47:34 PM 980 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 543 Views
Let them whine. Ghavrel - 02/02/2011 08:03:13 PM 1237 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 1234 Views
Gher - 02/02/2011 11:15:50 PM 1385 Views
I am of this opinion as well *NM* Scott Blademaster - 03/02/2011 12:10:54 AM 537 Views
Same here. Fox and Ravens - 03/02/2011 12:58:31 AM 1078 Views
I agree. *NM* Darth_Katie - 03/02/2011 01:41:53 PM 569 Views
i agree completely alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 1084 Views
You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 03/02/2011 06:20:13 AM 1166 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 12:37:38 PM 1137 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Evil_Monkey - 03/02/2011 03:14:13 PM 1032 Views
Re: You forgot the part where Jordan was a terrible author. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:16:14 AM 971 Views
Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Zeratul - 03/02/2011 01:55:57 PM 1192 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Cynewulf - 03/02/2011 07:27:02 PM 1092 Views
Re: Yeah, it's mindboggling that someone may have a different taste than you Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:17:39 AM 928 Views
Exactly what I was trying and failing to say. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 08:49:47 AM 439 Views
fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:22:41 PM 1251 Views
Different people find different things to be important. ranagrande - 05/02/2011 02:25:19 AM 1051 Views
Very well said Stephen - 04/02/2011 05:49:43 PM 1300 Views
Have to agree here too. alanna aes sedai - 06/02/2011 04:54:12 PM 1074 Views
Because that's life A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 08:18:22 PM 1267 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 1026 Views
It's definitely better when they see something interesting, or important A Deathwatch Guard - 02/02/2011 10:19:50 PM 1089 Views
I disagree Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:30:49 PM 1060 Views
Like it or not, Sanderson is to blame for this Cynewulf - 02/02/2011 10:37:14 PM 1166 Views
He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:46:09 PM 1001 Views
Re: He's obviously responsible, but it's not a very serious offense. DomA - 03/02/2011 03:51:04 PM 1126 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 04:15:23 PM 1027 Views
I put the blame more on Team Jordan. Gher - 03/02/2011 06:52:42 PM 1077 Views
Re: I put the blame more on Team Jordan. DomA - 04/02/2011 01:30:21 AM 982 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 511 Views
I just don't think Jordan was a good writer, either. DomA - 04/02/2011 04:57:37 AM 1059 Views
Sure. Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 07:19:57 AM 1087 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 1118 Views
But even then, all he saw was Mat talking/flirting with Tuon. Gher - 02/02/2011 10:37:33 PM 1214 Views
You're probably right. There was a post not long ago about the characters tinkling Deadsy - 02/02/2011 10:40:37 PM 1010 Views
Well someone's gotta be displeased! Gher - 02/02/2011 11:20:53 PM 1239 Views
Here's my question: why are there so many songs about rainbows? *NM* newyorkersedai - 04/02/2011 04:43:02 AM 608 Views
Yep. He could've used them to show their timing Lohikaarme - 07/02/2011 12:21:40 PM 1124 Views
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