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Re: Yes, just not as fast. Now with counter-questions! metahipster Send a noteboard - 31/08/2009 07:33:01 PM

Would Wheel of Time gone to 15-16 books without the internet exploding it's popularity? Or would Robert Jordan instead had somehow wrapped it up in a more concise tighter say 5-6 volumes?


I definitely feel the ability to digest them and grasp their intricacies was enabled almost completely by discussion lists/forums and the awesome searchable databases online.

While it can also be argued that they fueled publicity, I haven't found myself able to enjoy them as much without understanding them, and haven't understood them well until I started digging about online.

The LOTR series and others have benefited similarly (though posthumously) but their scope was so much more limited that I think it was more conducive to smaller book club discussions etc to try and get ones' head around them entirely.
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Would the Wheel of Time be what it is without the internet? Ryan - 31/08/2009 05:43:38 AM 1447 Views
Re: Would the Wheel of Time be what it is without the internet? Kadere - 31/08/2009 06:07:55 AM 1254 Views
Re: Would the Wheel of Time be what it is without the internet? Clepto - 31/08/2009 06:36:31 AM 1468 Views
I agree Colonel Logain - 31/08/2009 12:20:36 PM 1183 Views
Yes, just not as fast. Now with counter-questions! L0gan - 31/08/2009 07:15:03 AM 1455 Views
I think...he realized the popularity of it Ryan - 31/08/2009 07:23:55 AM 1140 Views
Re: Yes, just not as fast. Now with counter-questions! Werthead - 31/08/2009 05:47:41 PM 1166 Views
agree 100% check out my post below NaClH2O - 01/09/2009 06:38:04 PM 1299 Views
Re: Yes, just not as fast. Now with counter-questions! metahipster - 31/08/2009 07:33:01 PM 1099 Views
I think it brought us all together... Kylia Skydancer - 31/08/2009 08:10:59 AM 1146 Views
I might not have become a fan if not for the 'net ranagrande - 31/08/2009 12:46:30 PM 1211 Views
Re: Would the Wheel of Time be what it is without the internet? NaClH2O - 01/09/2009 06:24:06 PM 1167 Views
I read my first wot books back in... 1996, I think. It was loaned to me from a friend. LaSombra - 01/09/2009 07:20:22 PM 1249 Views
Re: Would the Wheel of Time be what it is without the internet? AlexTimperley - 01/09/2009 11:29:02 PM 1056 Views
My experience Raforsaken - 02/09/2009 04:17:54 PM 1057 Views
I would have eventually forgotten about it and not understood a lot of it if it weren't for the Tashmere - 03/09/2009 04:23:39 AM 1226 Views
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