What I felt was missing from the tv series was all of the little nuances in the different relationships and the build up of the characters. It was these relationships and well described and growing characters that really made me enjoy the first books as much as I did and still do (did a re-read of the first book when the show started).
I really felt like some of the book felt rushed. GRRM had/has to deal with not having the two year jump he had planned so instead of some of the characters growing slowly (Arya, Jon, even Reek) up to their major transitions and eventual climax in the books they were pushed right to the climax or cliffhanger. It left me wanting but I was very satisfied with this book.
The major difference between GRRM and Sanderson is I always want more from GRRM while Sanderson does not rouse and interest or desire to search out more by him. My current main reason for reading WoT is merely to finish the story I invested so much time reading, not because I enjoy the character developments or am fascinated by the storylines (hurray for overuse of prophecies)and I certainly have never enjoyed the quality of writing, particularly not over the last two books.
I really felt like some of the book felt rushed. GRRM had/has to deal with not having the two year jump he had planned so instead of some of the characters growing slowly (Arya, Jon, even Reek) up to their major transitions and eventual climax in the books they were pushed right to the climax or cliffhanger. It left me wanting but I was very satisfied with this book.
The major difference between GRRM and Sanderson is I always want more from GRRM while Sanderson does not rouse and interest or desire to search out more by him. My current main reason for reading WoT is merely to finish the story I invested so much time reading, not because I enjoy the character developments or am fascinated by the storylines (hurray for overuse of prophecies)and I certainly have never enjoyed the quality of writing, particularly not over the last two books.
(I really don't know these books - I have only read the first half of the first asoiaf book. Too much rape/killing/sex. - but i read lots of forums.)
The backslash is huge. Almost everybody says: despite its length (cca. 420 000 words, if I recall correctly) nothing happens in A Dance of Dragons.
Filler. Padding.
We (wot fans) know these words. Every Perrin/Faile chapter (Why Perrin didn't die in book 4??? He is useless.), almost every Elayne's chapter, Rand's chapters (from aCoS to aCoT) ... Unfortunately, Sanderson follows Jordan's path: the last two books have many, many filler chapters. (Around 60% , I think.)
Mr. Sanderson,
the best advice I can give you is this:
I know the book will be a bestseller but the last WoT book is very important to me/us. We don't need more fluff, rehashing, summarizes, rehashing, summarizes, fluff. If you could write the in book in 400 pages (cca. 150 000 words), then write it in 400 pages.
The backslash is huge. Almost everybody says: despite its length (cca. 420 000 words, if I recall correctly) nothing happens in A Dance of Dragons.
Filler. Padding.
We (wot fans) know these words. Every Perrin/Faile chapter (Why Perrin didn't die in book 4??? He is useless.), almost every Elayne's chapter, Rand's chapters (from aCoS to aCoT) ... Unfortunately, Sanderson follows Jordan's path: the last two books have many, many filler chapters. (Around 60% , I think.)
Mr. Sanderson,
the best advice I can give you is this:
I know the book will be a bestseller but the last WoT book is very important to me/us. We don't need more fluff, rehashing, summarizes, rehashing, summarizes, fluff. If you could write the in book in 400 pages (cca. 150 000 words), then write it in 400 pages.
A Dance of Dragons will influence A Memory of Light?
- 28/07/2011 03:30:30 PM
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It's impossible for nothing to happen in AMoL.
- 28/07/2011 07:30:02 PM
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Oh, you're so cute in your innocence!
- 02/08/2011 06:14:37 AM
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Re: A Dance of Dragons will influence A Memory of Light?
- 28/07/2011 07:37:24 PM
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Actually, there is growing discontent, even among those who've defended Martin.
- 07/08/2011 11:05:33 PM
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Those who says that nothing happens in ADWD really need to read CoT
- 29/07/2011 12:02:23 PM
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Watching grass grow is better than reading CoT, so it's not saying much for ADWD *NM*
- 30/07/2011 02:10:12 AM
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A Dance of Dragons is hardly filler. *shrugs* *NM*
- 31/07/2011 04:43:58 PM
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Agreed. It could be argued that more happens in the epilogue of ADWD than all of CoT. *NM*
- 01/08/2011 01:27:58 AM
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*NM*
I regret wasting much of July reading it, so I respectfully disagree.
- 02/08/2011 04:41:39 AM
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I do request that you don't lump ALL of fantasy into those two authors 
- 02/08/2011 06:08:21 AM
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- 02/08/2011 06:08:21 AM
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You are completely overlooking his point, however.
- 02/08/2011 06:12:45 AM
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F*** you, you idiot. *NM*
- 02/08/2011 06:13:48 AM
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At least he didn't ramble for five thousand words before actually making a point. 
*NM*
- 03/08/2011 11:04:06 PM
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*NM*
- 03/08/2011 11:04:06 PM
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Wait... You want intelligent meaningful books, but you're demanding action?
- 02/08/2011 06:52:00 AM
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I think the issue is conflating fantasy with the multi-volume epics than anything I'd disagree with
- 03/08/2011 04:05:12 AM
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Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come.
- 02/08/2011 06:24:47 AM
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Re: Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come.
- 07/08/2011 10:40:41 PM
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Re: Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come.
- 19/08/2011 12:07:24 PM
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This "fluff" as you call it is important.
- 05/08/2011 02:54:32 AM
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Okay I'm not reading any of the replies in this thread until I finish ADwD, but I just wanted to say
- 10/08/2011 01:49:11 PM
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