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Are you suggesting that we are unqualified to disagree with him ? AgentOrange Send a noteboard - 20/03/2010 11:21:44 PM
He may be a smart and educated man but IMHO he still comes across as dishonest, or at least very biased.
Roger Ebert by contrast, gives more leeway to genre fims. You cannot expect Terminator to have the same qualities as Lost in Translation.
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Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 19/03/2010 09:30:25 PM 13358 Views
A question for Larry - 19/03/2010 09:40:37 PM 3381 Views
Roberto Bolaño - 19/03/2010 11:09:57 PM 3306 Views
I completely agree with his review. - 19/03/2010 11:11:17 PM 3337 Views
Ouch! Somebody pull that guy off RJ! *NM* - 20/03/2010 03:47:07 AM 1666 Views
Can't say that I really disagree. - 20/03/2010 05:19:26 AM 2644 Views
My problem with the reviews: - 20/03/2010 06:29:08 AM 3335 Views
Hear Hear !!! ....................... = ........................ *NM* - 20/03/2010 06:37:11 AM 1596 Views
I agree - 20/03/2010 11:19:29 AM 2774 Views
You know what else I'm finding annoying? - 07/04/2010 07:29:37 AM 2668 Views
Fully Agree *NM* - 21/06/2010 12:41:05 AM 1449 Views
well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 06:51:29 AM 3021 Views
Re: well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 02:12:43 PM 2574 Views
I'd say just The Eye of the World - 20/03/2010 05:26:19 PM 2676 Views
Indeed - 21/03/2010 12:34:19 AM 2541 Views
These reviews are pathetic - 20/03/2010 12:52:22 PM 2553 Views
I'm amused by some of the responses - 20/03/2010 07:20:03 PM 2998 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/03/2010 10:48:14 PM 1793 Views
Are you suggesting that we are unqualified to disagree with him ? - 20/03/2010 11:21:44 PM 2692 Views
No, I said rather that it's ridiculous to make such disparaging comments about his takes - 20/03/2010 11:37:56 PM 2736 Views
I considered doing so - 21/03/2010 12:27:27 AM 2566 Views
I will reply to myself: What's the problem McFly , chicken ? - 21/03/2010 12:29:36 AM 2532 Views
My sister called me chicken once - 10/04/2010 01:18:31 AM 2599 Views
what's wrong runt... are you yellah? *NM* - 10/04/2010 10:40:16 AM 1532 Views
NICE! *NM* - 10/04/2010 02:19:44 PM 1387 Views
Re: I'm amused by some of the responses - 23/03/2010 04:50:42 PM 2622 Views
And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 01:11:50 AM 2557 Views
Re: And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 03:03:28 AM 2434 Views
Nah, TGS was the only serious review of the series I've done - 24/03/2010 04:31:28 AM 2517 Views
On a completely unrelated note... - 24/03/2010 06:15:25 AM 2488 Views
Ha! - 24/03/2010 06:34:48 AM 2468 Views
My congratulations then . *NM* - 24/03/2010 06:36:11 AM 2396 Views
You say it as if I had been condemned to hell! - 24/03/2010 07:13:45 AM 2299 Views
No. Well, maybe. - 24/03/2010 06:52:28 PM 2456 Views
! - 24/03/2010 06:54:34 PM 2492 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 22/03/2010 02:47:23 PM 2636 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 01:53:16 PM 2553 Views
Wow, you guys have completely missed the point of the Wheel of Time series - 22/03/2010 05:28:07 PM 2611 Views
There's a point to it? - 22/03/2010 06:47:12 PM 2594 Views
Yes, RJ has explained it at least a few times and the main sequence of each book invokes his message *NM* - 24/03/2010 02:09:01 AM 1539 Views
You're not taking me seriously now, are you? - 24/03/2010 02:54:37 AM 2506 Views
I meant the reason why RJ wrote WoT in the first place - 24/03/2010 06:39:47 AM 2503 Views
I thought the point was to write about a bunch of stuff happening? - 09/04/2010 03:42:49 PM 2556 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 04:54:38 PM 2548 Views
pfft wth-ever - 26/03/2010 12:35:53 AM 2374 Views
Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 26/03/2010 12:28:19 PM 2635 Views
bla bla bla - 29/03/2010 06:17:07 AM 2532 Views
Usually, it's spelled "blah" - 29/03/2010 07:03:51 AM 2479 Views
Wow. That post was more entertaining than Mr. Roberts' review. Thank you *NM* - 29/03/2010 08:23:41 AM 1710 Views
You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 08:54:03 AM 2481 Views
Re: You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 09:13:44 AM 2581 Views
I know you were, thus the at the least of my comment - 29/03/2010 09:19:30 AM 2399 Views
Unimpressed - 29/03/2010 10:50:07 PM 2880 Views
Thank you - 30/03/2010 12:35:39 AM 2319 Views
*Standing ovation for DomA* - 30/03/2010 07:36:59 AM 2585 Views
Yes. Also, Roberts is a wanker. *NM* - 05/04/2010 09:28:57 PM 1537 Views
Re: Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 29/03/2010 04:32:23 PM 2609 Views
Might want to re-read their Wikis again. - 29/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 2427 Views
Awards - 29/03/2010 07:42:03 PM 2383 Views
That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 07:54:56 PM 2371 Views
Re: That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 08:22:03 PM 2531 Views
This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 08:47:54 PM 2401 Views
Re: This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 09:03:07 PM 2451 Views
*considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:28:06 PM 2449 Views
Re: *considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:44:58 PM 2630 Views
The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 12:24:56 AM 2366 Views
Re: The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 01:33:04 PM 2304 Views
No, no, no - 30/03/2010 06:38:41 PM 2370 Views
Re: No, no, no - 30/03/2010 07:51:34 PM 2472 Views
Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 02:10:13 AM 2418 Views
Re: Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 03:56:57 PM 2395 Views
Those were polls - 31/03/2010 08:46:07 PM 2414 Views
Re: Those were polls - 05/04/2010 03:22:13 PM 2337 Views
Does it gives him right to insult me? - 13/04/2011 02:10:32 PM 2394 Views
I wouldn't know. Was he speaking directly to you? - 14/04/2011 11:28:16 PM 2509 Views
He's now reviewed the third book - 26/03/2010 12:27:16 PM 2634 Views
Well, this time I must disagree with him . - 29/03/2010 07:31:40 AM 2331 Views
I don't think he was claiming that RJ was alone in doing that - 29/03/2010 07:44:07 AM 2351 Views
Hah! - 29/03/2010 06:07:28 PM 2357 Views
Well... - 29/03/2010 06:52:10 PM 2275 Views
Differing perspectives, I guess. - 29/03/2010 07:58:13 PM 2469 Views
I suppose - 29/03/2010 08:50:43 PM 2381 Views
Re: I suppose - 30/03/2010 12:18:30 AM 2505 Views
True - 30/03/2010 12:23:28 AM 2362 Views
Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 12:52:01 AM 2354 Views
Re: Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 07:45:08 AM 2534 Views
But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:07:00 AM 2431 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 03:56:54 PM 2405 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:29:37 PM 2513 Views
I really liked a lot of the minor characters in The Great Hunt. - 30/03/2010 12:49:03 AM 2386 Views
I barely thought twice about those, to be honest - 30/03/2010 06:39:55 PM 2420 Views
I can't wait what he's going to try to do with TFoH and beyond - 28/03/2010 08:18:59 PM 2504 Views
Glad you enjoyed it - 29/03/2010 09:33:43 PM 2353 Views
The Shadow Rising review - 02/04/2010 09:42:53 AM 2633 Views
I wonder if this borders on trolling - 02/04/2010 02:29:58 PM 11166 Views
You want complaining? You got it... - 02/04/2010 06:38:09 PM 2497 Views
That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 09:16:25 PM 2647 Views
Re: That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 10:28:56 PM 2396 Views
I agree, Roberts is more and more coming across to me as just bitter - 10/04/2010 01:24:52 AM 2507 Views
Little late to this one as well - 10/04/2010 11:12:04 AM 2527 Views
Perhaps you should have led with this bit - 10/04/2010 02:52:23 PM 2619 Views
Re: I wonder if this borders on trolling - 04/04/2010 09:16:22 AM 2496 Views
What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 08:00:45 PM 2593 Views
Re: What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 09:22:13 PM 2592 Views
See my comment below - 02/04/2010 09:32:54 PM 2663 Views
Re: See my comment below - 03/04/2010 09:31:22 AM 2998 Views
Sorry I'm late in responding, but I've been quite busy this week - 07/04/2010 09:45:48 PM 2852 Views
Yes, I can probably agree with what you say here. - 08/04/2010 12:29:16 AM 2311 Views
- 08/04/2010 12:32:53 AM 2450 Views
I agree completely. *NM* - 02/04/2010 09:53:44 PM 1430 Views
Speaking of irritation - 02/04/2010 10:50:04 PM 2554 Views
Commentary, then? - 02/04/2010 09:27:18 PM 2432 Views
Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:11:18 PM 2379 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:31:56 PM 2230 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 03/04/2010 01:34:05 AM 2282 Views
I somehow overlooked this last week, it seems - 10/04/2010 11:01:17 AM 2595 Views
Indeed - 02/04/2010 10:34:00 PM 2278 Views
Re: Commentary, then? - 05/04/2010 03:44:07 PM 2343 Views
for a man that bitterly complains about an author who is padding his work - 08/04/2010 09:41:07 PM 2569 Views
1400 words is long-winded? - 09/04/2010 10:07:41 AM 2610 Views
since you can sum up those 1400 words in about 25 yes that's longwinded - 09/04/2010 01:36:16 PM 2486 Views
Except I didn't really sum it up, as I left out quite a bit - 10/04/2010 11:15:42 AM 2502 Views
You are very defensive over this - 10/04/2010 01:54:15 PM 2304 Views
Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 03:57:12 AM 2367 Views
Re: Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 05:30:53 PM 2299 Views
You sound like a Goodkind webmaster from a couple of years ago - 12/04/2010 06:58:42 PM 2377 Views
You don't come across as a devil's advocate - 30/03/2011 03:07:32 PM 2410 Views
Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 07/04/2010 08:59:28 PM 2536 Views
I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 07/04/2010 09:50:39 PM 2428 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 08/04/2010 01:06:20 PM 2285 Views
Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 09:58:44 AM 2496 Views
Re: Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 01:26:42 PM 2514 Views
I have a very different take on that book - 10/04/2010 11:17:13 AM 2373 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 09/04/2010 01:45:44 PM 2410 Views
Hrmm... - 10/04/2010 11:19:01 AM 2244 Views
Re: Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 12/04/2010 05:37:36 PM 2475 Views
He brings up some interesting points, if in an unnecessarily rude manner - 08/04/2010 12:42:25 PM 2419 Views
To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 10:05:49 AM 2439 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 01:28:17 PM 2969 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 10/04/2010 11:40:22 AM 2446 Views
why are you so bothered by people being unimpressed with Roberts? - 10/04/2010 02:19:08 PM 2441 Views
I don't understand it either - 11/04/2010 12:44:25 PM 2424 Views
right? - 11/04/2010 02:13:00 PM 2452 Views
Nah - 12/04/2010 04:13:44 AM 2266 Views
And in vol. 5, Roberts discovers the horrors of the circus - 09/04/2010 09:57:03 AM 2421 Views
5 reviews without saying more than "I hate the series" - 09/04/2010 01:31:13 PM 2296 Views
Basically he just states the "nothing happens"-argument... - 09/04/2010 03:26:02 PM 2317 Views
Well, what was really resolved here? - 10/04/2010 11:25:25 AM 2402 Views
Well... - 12/04/2010 05:05:20 PM 2527 Views
well exactly - 12/04/2010 05:33:11 PM 2525 Views
So very little was resolved and much was set into motion, then? - 12/04/2010 06:55:45 PM 2495 Views
Yes... - 12/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 2211 Views
Ever read Umberto Eco's How To Travel with a Salmon? - 12/04/2010 11:07:19 PM 2565 Views
I guess... - 13/04/2010 10:03:03 AM 2553 Views
Sounds like you value prolixity for the sake of prolixity, to be honest - 13/04/2010 04:41:07 PM 3666 Views
Nah... - 13/04/2010 05:29:34 PM 2234 Views
He's read and enjoyed Proust, among others - 13/04/2010 07:37:39 PM 2352 Views
Ah, well... - 13/04/2010 09:45:45 PM 2265 Views
Dismissive, much? - 13/04/2010 10:52:30 PM 2475 Views
About that bifurcation... - 14/04/2010 02:02:15 AM 2434 Views
I'm rather moderate - 14/04/2010 10:11:30 AM 2339 Views
I'm just a liberation theologist at heart - 15/04/2010 01:51:16 PM 3228 Views
So, if you don't mind... - 13/04/2010 05:51:06 AM 2467 Views
That's fine with me - 13/04/2010 06:31:41 AM 2417 Views
I'm sorry, but he's totally right. "The Circus" made me put down this series for 5 YEARS. - 09/04/2010 03:38:16 PM 2432 Views
I didn't find it quite that bad, but... - 11/04/2010 08:27:52 AM 2419 Views
LoC represented a sharp drop in quality!!? - 19/05/2010 03:27:21 PM 2426 Views
And ignores everything else... - 09/04/2010 05:10:00 PM 2514 Views
Inchoatus went offline a couple of years ago - 10/04/2010 11:42:26 AM 3347 Views
This guy is going to get what he deserves... - 09/04/2010 10:26:14 PM 2387 Views
I'm waiting with bated breath for his CoT review *NM* - 10/04/2010 01:00:59 PM 1499 Views
Just wanted to point out that he is not reviewing the series. - 16/04/2010 04:04:49 PM 2331 Views
Lord of Chaos commentary - 16/04/2010 03:39:39 PM 2409 Views
He has reached - The Hump. - 16/04/2010 03:55:51 PM 2346 Views
Re: He has reached - The Hump. - 18/04/2010 08:08:59 AM 2796 Views
No no. It was Lord of Heaven! - 16/04/2010 05:51:11 PM 2286 Views
Yeah, I noticed that - 16/04/2010 11:16:26 PM 2221 Views
I would love the see him review Goodkind... - 16/04/2010 11:51:07 PM 2447 Views
Finally re-read that post - 20/04/2010 09:35:45 PM 2420 Views
The magic items are mostly irrelevant... - 21/04/2010 03:37:36 AM 2391 Views
A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 23/04/2010 08:36:17 AM 2466 Views
Re: A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 29/04/2010 06:02:28 PM 2415 Views
I disagree - 29/04/2010 09:34:49 PM 2241 Views
I agree. - 29/04/2010 09:45:29 PM 2454 Views
Took me a moment to realize with whom you were agreeing - 29/04/2010 10:19:05 PM 2381 Views
Well, I did mention the necklines get overdone... - 06/05/2010 06:17:46 PM 2706 Views
Well, there's now also the tea to comment about - 07/05/2010 11:29:03 AM 2477 Views
A bit of a stumble this week - 30/04/2010 01:53:31 PM 2495 Views
The Path of Daggers commentary - 07/05/2010 10:39:03 AM 2560 Views
You'd think a Brit would like the tea... *NM* - 11/05/2010 04:05:42 PM 1372 Views
Maybe he's just a contrarian? - 11/05/2010 07:55:43 PM 2306 Views
Winter's Heart - 21/05/2010 12:46:14 PM 2542 Views
To be fair - 21/05/2010 01:56:49 PM 2646 Views
I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 21/05/2010 04:49:31 PM 2405 Views
Re: I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 25/05/2010 05:05:09 PM 2547 Views
WH was my least favorite novel in the series, and that is saying a lot. - 28/05/2010 03:15:13 PM 2381 Views
I completely agree with his KoD post. Here is my favorite quote: - 28/05/2010 03:08:31 PM 2717 Views
CoT, you mean (link to actual post included) - 28/05/2010 04:56:10 PM 2524 Views
Yep, I meant COT. *NM* - 28/05/2010 07:02:48 PM 1363 Views
Knife of Dreams - 18/06/2010 09:07:27 AM 2437 Views
Re: Knife of Dreams - 19/06/2010 05:49:38 AM 2503 Views
Agree... - 19/06/2010 05:08:44 PM 2440 Views
Roberts reflects back on WoT 1-11, with answers to questions asked of him - 25/06/2010 12:51:29 PM 2528 Views
This guy should be burned at the stake - 25/06/2010 03:22:34 PM 10010 Views
Are you done making a fool out of yourself, Mark? - 26/06/2010 06:53:37 PM 2445 Views
Oh come on... - 26/06/2010 09:06:01 PM 2512 Views
Well, the burning at the stake was a bit much... - 26/06/2010 10:19:40 PM 2509 Views
Well, really! You brought the comment to his notice... - 26/06/2010 11:34:08 PM 2511 Views
And your point is...? - 27/06/2010 12:37:00 AM 2544 Views
Well... - 27/06/2010 05:38:12 AM 2479 Views
Indeed... I think it's rather clear that Larry's goal has been to cause trouble - 27/06/2010 10:57:36 AM 2659 Views
There is no "borderline" about it. - 28/03/2011 05:17:15 PM 2336 Views
Ridiculous - 27/06/2010 06:38:46 AM 2387 Views
I like his FAQ and his overall musings on its' popularity. - 29/06/2010 06:35:10 PM 2410 Views
One year later... - 27/03/2011 03:40:29 AM 2351 Views
Re: One year later... - 28/03/2011 05:03:32 PM 2585 Views
I see you subconsciously support critical takes. - 28/03/2011 11:41:48 PM 2577 Views
No I conciously support telling you and him that you are pathetic, arrogent, & jelous. *NM* - 30/03/2011 01:40:36 PM 1436 Views
Jealous? - 30/03/2011 05:20:32 PM 2374 Views
I agree, I didn't even notice it was an old post, definitely did not deserve to be revived. *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:41:12 PM 1351 Views
Seconded. - 30/03/2011 04:04:36 PM 2315 Views
Now I notice as well that this is a year old. You're very silly, Larry, very silly. *NM* - 30/03/2011 04:13:38 PM 1472 Views
Yep! - 30/03/2011 05:16:38 PM 2293 Views
Jeez Larry, you're starting to sound like a GRRM detractor. - 31/03/2011 03:01:38 PM 2476 Views
Nah, no detractor - 01/04/2011 03:00:41 PM 2476 Views
Could a thread be locked? - 31/03/2011 07:48:26 PM 2378 Views
Re: One year later... - 01/04/2011 02:55:02 AM 2754 Views
Yep - 01/04/2011 02:57:52 PM 2502 Views
He's not an "author", he's just a stupid troll, do not feed him *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:39:19 PM 1361 Views

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