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Actually, there is growing discontent, even among those who've defended Martin. Libby Send a noteboard - 07/08/2011 11:05:33 PM
I haven't noticed much in the way of backlash over ADWD. The most succint criticism IMO is that there shnould have been another hundred pages at the end to wrap up the battles at Meereen and Winterfell.


Well, there's more criticism then that - That the book lacks any sort of climax is just one factor. The fact that certain Characters seem to have regressed in terms of their development. The fact the books as introduced even more characters and sub-plots with no resolution to any of them in sight. The fact book was left with an absurd amount of cliffhangers. Etc.

You only need to go to Westeros or Amazon to see the growing discontent.

Again, all is forgiven if he can finish up all the shit he started in Dance with Winds but God help him if he takes another 5 or 6 years. Love and hate are opposite sides of the same coin and the edge is razor sharp. The general fanbase, especially those who have been defending him for the past decade (myself included) are ready to turn on his ass.
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A Dance of Dragons will influence A Memory of Light? beelaa - 28/07/2011 03:30:30 PM 2593 Views
It's impossible for nothing to happen in AMoL. Marshall - 28/07/2011 07:30:02 PM 1566 Views
Oh, you're so cute in your innocence! Cannoli - 02/08/2011 06:14:37 AM 1297 Views
Good thing I wasn't drinking milk when I read this. RabidWombat - 07/08/2011 10:24:29 PM 1170 Views
Yeah, suck it WoT-haters! We're eclectic! *NM* Cannoli - 11/08/2011 02:00:05 AM 694 Views
Regardless of how bad it is, stuff still WILL happen. *NM* Marshall - 10/08/2011 05:30:02 PM 505 Views
Re: A Dance of Dragons will influence A Memory of Light? AshaShan - 28/07/2011 07:37:24 PM 1338 Views
Actually, there is growing discontent, even among those who've defended Martin. Libby - 07/08/2011 11:05:33 PM 1392 Views
Those who says that nothing happens in ADWD really need to read CoT Zeratul - 29/07/2011 12:02:23 PM 1350 Views
Watching grass grow is better than reading CoT, so it's not saying much for ADWD *NM* Praziquantel - 30/07/2011 02:10:12 AM 495 Views
~facepalm~ Libby - 08/08/2011 12:10:47 AM 1164 Views
A Dance of Dragons is hardly filler. *shrugs* *NM* everynametaken - 31/07/2011 04:43:58 PM 801 Views
Agreed. It could be argued that more happens in the epilogue of ADWD than all of CoT. *NM* RandAllThor - 01/08/2011 01:27:58 AM 515 Views
*NM* fionwe1987 - 01/08/2011 05:22:18 AM 497 Views
That's like a pissing match between Gigli and Ishtar. Tom - 02/08/2011 04:43:18 AM 1064 Views
I regret wasting much of July reading it, so I respectfully disagree. Tom - 02/08/2011 04:41:39 AM 1176 Views
I do request that you don't lump ALL of fantasy into those two authors LadyLorraine - 02/08/2011 06:08:21 AM 1209 Views
You are completely overlooking his point, however. Cannoli - 02/08/2011 06:12:45 AM 1211 Views
F*** you, you idiot. *NM* Tom - 02/08/2011 06:13:48 AM 511 Views
At least he didn't ramble for five thousand words before actually making a point. *NM* everynametaken - 03/08/2011 11:04:06 PM 634 Views
Are you talking about Cannoli or Joel? : Larry - 03/08/2011 11:15:36 PM 1242 Views
*NM* everynametaken - 04/08/2011 04:19:40 AM 646 Views
There is that. Tom - 04/08/2011 04:51:39 PM 1046 Views
And a direct reply: Tom - 02/08/2011 06:25:28 AM 1210 Views
that's fair enough LadyLorraine - 03/08/2011 12:22:34 AM 1136 Views
Pretty much. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 15/08/2011 04:49:40 PM 970 Views
Wait... You want intelligent meaningful books, but you're demanding action? A Deathwatch Guard - 02/08/2011 06:52:00 AM 1152 Views
I want one or the other. Tom - 02/08/2011 05:07:41 PM 1028 Views
I don't mind a little of both Praziquantel - 02/08/2011 10:02:23 PM 960 Views
I think the issue is conflating fantasy with the multi-volume epics than anything I'd disagree with Larry - 03/08/2011 04:05:12 AM 1432 Views
That's debatable. *NM* Libby - 07/08/2011 11:07:51 PM 574 Views
Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come. Cannoli - 02/08/2011 06:24:47 AM 1242 Views
Re: Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come. RabidWombat - 07/08/2011 10:40:41 PM 1285 Views
Re: Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come. Cannoli - 19/08/2011 12:07:24 PM 1598 Views
I've wanted to say this for so long Japhy - 05/08/2011 02:21:10 AM 1161 Views
This "fluff" as you call it is important. Japhy - 05/08/2011 02:54:32 AM 1296 Views
Okay I'm not reading any of the replies in this thread until I finish ADwD, but I just wanted to say Sareitha Sedai - 10/08/2011 01:49:11 PM 1385 Views
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