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Re: Mate you're not alone in thinking the androl arc was insanely stupid. muppet Send a noteboard - 31/01/2013 04:47:09 PM
I get the sense that the people who did like that arc were ones who are either new(er) to the series, or haven't appreciated the depth at which RJ wrote the series. That is to say, only read the story for the sake of learning the story, and not appreciating the incredible richness of it. That's why I can't stand people who have waved off all of sanderson's mistakes as if they're not that big a deal. There are a lot of people who actually think sanderson is a superior writer to RJ!


Well, in some ways yes, in some ways no. Sanderson's pacing is better. Even though he gave way too much screen-time to his own personal avatar in the story, Androl-the-cross-universe-reincarnation-of-Kelsier, he kept things moving in a way that RJ just didn't or couldn't, and that I can appreciate, especially with only 3 volumes left to go in the series. He got a much higher density of story telling done (although the Civil War re-enactment disguised as an apocalyptic Trolloc battle I could have done without) than RJ usually did post Great Hunt.

BUT, a lot of it reads like fan fiction, or like Douglas Adams writing fantasy without most of the humor included. It's just not the same.

RJ was going for a much more solemn, Tolkien-esque vibe that Sanderson either could not or did not want to reproduce.
This message last edited by muppet on 31/01/2013 at 04:47:45 PM
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All you need is love Ben - 31/01/2013 02:12:39 PM 1518 Views
Re: All you need is love muppet - 31/01/2013 02:15:47 PM 974 Views
Mate you're not alone in thinking the androl arc was insanely stupid. ImmanuelXavier - 31/01/2013 04:27:59 PM 903 Views
Re: Mate you're not alone in thinking the androl arc was insanely stupid. muppet - 31/01/2013 04:47:09 PM 929 Views
I disagree. ImmanuelXavier - 31/01/2013 04:59:27 PM 860 Views
Re: I disagree. muppet - 31/01/2013 05:02:46 PM 1000 Views
Meh, not really Marshall - 31/01/2013 05:40:12 PM 996 Views
Re: Meh, not really muppet - 31/01/2013 06:08:50 PM 921 Views
Completely agree Shannow - 31/01/2013 06:20:35 PM 939 Views
Re: Completely agree muppet - 31/01/2013 06:25:11 PM 1180 Views
A "choice" to use anachronistic vocabulary betrays a lack of ability to think *NM* Marshall - 31/01/2013 06:38:09 PM 588 Views
Re: A "choice" to use anachronistic vocabulary betrays a lack of ability to think muppet - 31/01/2013 06:42:42 PM 836 Views
Re: A "choice" to use anachronistic vocabulary betrays a lack of ability to think Joar Nessosin - 31/01/2013 07:41:23 PM 893 Views
Also, twighlight. And 50 shades of gray. *NM* ImmanuelXavier - 31/01/2013 08:27:25 PM 430 Views
Re: A "choice" to use anachronistic vocabulary betrays a lack of ability to think muppet - 31/01/2013 09:23:14 PM 851 Views
Amys has her sister wife to help her grieve *NM* darius_sedai - 03/02/2013 12:49:43 AM 397 Views
What's this about one of Nynaeve/Lan dying but being recovered by Rand? Memory is coming up short. *NM* ImmanuelXavier - 31/01/2013 05:20:40 PM 551 Views
Re: What's this about one of Nynaeve/Lan dying but being recovered by Rand? DomA - 31/01/2013 05:35:54 PM 995 Views
Re: What's this about one of Nynaeve/Lan dying but being recovered by Rand? muppet - 31/01/2013 05:59:46 PM 996 Views
Re: What's this about one of Nynaeve/Lan dying but being recovered by Rand? DomA - 31/01/2013 06:56:59 PM 955 Views
Re: What's this about one of Nynaeve/Lan dying but being recovered by Rand? muppet - 31/01/2013 06:59:45 PM 1010 Views
Exactly Voscaia Sedai - 01/02/2013 01:36:58 PM 944 Views
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