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Yeah, the use of my time does matter Larry Send a noteboard - 09/10/2012 02:45:15 AM
I ask this because when I do an occasional peek-in at this board, most of what I see seems to be arguments regarding fantasy physics than anything approaching a discussion of what the series as a whole would "mean" in regards to thematic issues.

What's to be taken from this series? That an author spent years before his death introducing minutiae for obsessive fans to debate, or is there something else to it?

It'd be interesting to see discussion of potential themes and their possible resolutions here rather than the fantasy physics version of dick size and how one uses it in...umm...opening gateways ;)

I ask you does it matter? It's not like RJ put together some masterwork of fiction on par with one the greats. Was it epic? Sure. Was it fun? Absolutely. Did it introduce fans and other authors to a whole new way to look at the fantasy genre? Probably. But did it mean anything? To me not really, sure RJ address some topics that are relevant to any era, but to me it was mostly just some good entertainment and an excuse to discuss how much more potent my fantasy physics is than yours :P


So you're more about it just being more "mindless" in nature, or would that belie your comment regarding entertainment?

BTW I LOVE that comment and will totally steal it or adapt it!


You're welcome :D
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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So when the book/series ends, what will it have all meant? Larry - 08/10/2012 09:47:49 PM 2221 Views
Years of enjoyment. What else do you expect from fiction? Marshall - 08/10/2012 10:17:30 PM 1178 Views
I expect a lot from fiction, to be honest Larry - 09/10/2012 02:43:59 AM 1224 Views
HAHAHA! darius_sedai - 08/10/2012 10:17:58 PM 1208 Views
Yeah, the use of my time does matter Larry - 09/10/2012 02:45:15 AM 1155 Views
Not sure I'd call it mindless darius_sedai - 09/10/2012 02:53:00 AM 1089 Views
Well, it is a bit more complex than a D&D novel Larry - 09/10/2012 02:55:40 AM 1107 Views
I'm not really a huge fiction reader to begin with darius_sedai - 09/10/2012 11:25:34 PM 1017 Views
I've noticed that quite a few here/wotmania have not been big fiction (fantasy) readers Larry - 11/10/2012 05:48:02 AM 1126 Views
Re: I've noticed that quite a few here/wotmania have not been big fiction (fantasy) readers RugbyPlayingAshaman - 12/10/2012 05:11:20 PM 1034 Views
I like the TV series ... It's gritty darius_sedai - 13/10/2012 11:44:06 PM 979 Views
Well... it's a bit late in the game... DomA - 09/10/2012 02:04:16 AM 1313 Views
True, but it's never too late to ask people such questions Larry - 09/10/2012 02:49:28 AM 1013 Views
I'm not sure... DomA - 09/10/2012 06:03:08 AM 1031 Views
Well, we may be in closer agreement then Larry - 09/10/2012 06:43:50 PM 1091 Views
Re: Well, we may be in closer agreement then DomA - 09/10/2012 11:08:49 PM 1220 Views
Re: Well, we may be in closer agreement then Larry - 11/10/2012 06:14:27 AM 1000 Views
Re: I'm not sure... echooff - 11/10/2012 06:15:26 PM 1015 Views
There's a reason for this... fionwe1987 - 09/10/2012 02:11:21 AM 1138 Views
True Larry - 09/10/2012 02:54:12 AM 1175 Views
Re: True DomA - 09/10/2012 06:19:42 AM 1042 Views
I am now visualizing WoT as a telenovela adaptation Larry - 09/10/2012 06:59:11 PM 990 Views
everything about Lanfear screams TeleNovela! darius_sedai - 11/10/2012 04:38:03 AM 941 Views
Por ella, soy Luisa Therin? Larry - 11/10/2012 05:44:32 AM 1033 Views
All of the names would have to be longer and more pompous Tom - 11/10/2012 03:54:30 PM 856 Views
Not in this particular telenovela adaptation Larry - 11/10/2012 05:48:06 PM 1263 Views
It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Tom - 09/10/2012 02:21:20 PM 1091 Views
It also has Faulknerian allusions Larry - 09/10/2012 07:04:55 PM 1108 Views
BTW, did you see the Folio Society's color-coded The Sound and the Fury? Tom - 10/10/2012 08:06:18 PM 1320 Views
Re: BTW, did you see the Folio Society's color-coded The Sound and the Fury? DomA - 10/10/2012 09:39:56 PM 1040 Views
The One Power doesn't seem that unique or innovative to me. Tom - 11/10/2012 04:05:06 PM 971 Views
No, but I'll keep it in mind for the future when I have more money to spare Larry - 11/10/2012 05:49:52 AM 912 Views
It sold out fast. They might reprint it, though. Tom - 11/10/2012 03:45:20 PM 896 Views
Hopefully, that or it won't be more than $200 when I do have the money to spare Larry - 11/10/2012 05:53:20 PM 1156 Views
Re: So when the book/series ends, what will it have all meant? nigelgoboom - 11/10/2012 10:52:01 AM 1012 Views
Ah, where would we be without such bright lights like you around? Larry - 11/10/2012 05:59:48 PM 1235 Views
It will have meant.. . MightyYT - 11/10/2012 06:59:43 PM 1068 Views
So... Larry - 11/10/2012 07:05:41 PM 1090 Views
For me, yes. Macharius - 11/10/2012 07:45:25 PM 899 Views
I would think for most the money spent wasn't too bad Larry - 11/10/2012 08:07:49 PM 1259 Views
I got my money's worth, oh yes. MightyYT - 12/10/2012 07:59:58 PM 1042 Views
I'm not sure it means anything. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 11/10/2012 08:10:45 PM 1118 Views
I'm not sure there is too much meaning ajsr1982 - 15/10/2012 05:57:57 PM 1108 Views
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