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And which, arguably, could be viewed as being done in a hackneyed way Larry Send a noteboard - 24/03/2010 07:15:55 AM
There are several points to the series, one of which was dealt with extensively in the last book, so perhaps there are other points out there to be discussed? :P


He said he wanted to explore how myths and legends are created and passed on across generations. Given the cyclical nature of time in Randland, there are going to be things that stand out to us, things that we can relate with from our own current time... names, for example.

That is something Adam Roberts does not seem to comprehend. Instead, everything that seems to have any root in our current world is swiftly relegated to the purgatory of literary criticism: "derivative" (a euphemism for OMG plagerism!)


Not going to get into particulars now, as it's nearly 2:30 AM here and I'm up way past my bedtime, but again, the mythological elements are not exactly up front and center in the early books, if I recall. It's been 10 years since I last read those, but I don't recall much being different in tone or emphasis than most of the epic fantasies of that time. After the fourth volume, yes, it begins to shift, but not before then, I believe.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 19/03/2010 09:30:25 PM 11952 Views
A question for Larry - 19/03/2010 09:40:37 PM 2710 Views
Roberto Bolaño - 19/03/2010 11:09:57 PM 2489 Views
I completely agree with his review. - 19/03/2010 11:11:17 PM 2678 Views
Ouch! Somebody pull that guy off RJ! *NM* - 20/03/2010 03:47:07 AM 1300 Views
Can't say that I really disagree. - 20/03/2010 05:19:26 AM 1985 Views
My problem with the reviews: - 20/03/2010 06:29:08 AM 2629 Views
Hear Hear !!! ....................... = ........................ *NM* - 20/03/2010 06:37:11 AM 1256 Views
I agree - 20/03/2010 11:19:29 AM 2085 Views
You know what else I'm finding annoying? - 07/04/2010 07:29:37 AM 2013 Views
Fully Agree *NM* - 21/06/2010 12:41:05 AM 1132 Views
well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 06:51:29 AM 2384 Views
Re: well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 02:12:43 PM 1916 Views
I'd say just The Eye of the World - 20/03/2010 05:26:19 PM 1918 Views
Indeed - 21/03/2010 12:34:19 AM 1892 Views
These reviews are pathetic - 20/03/2010 12:52:22 PM 1899 Views
I'm amused by some of the responses - 20/03/2010 07:20:03 PM 2306 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/03/2010 10:48:14 PM 1466 Views
Are you suggesting that we are unqualified to disagree with him ? - 20/03/2010 11:21:44 PM 2077 Views
No, I said rather that it's ridiculous to make such disparaging comments about his takes - 20/03/2010 11:37:56 PM 2080 Views
I considered doing so - 21/03/2010 12:27:27 AM 1901 Views
I will reply to myself: What's the problem McFly , chicken ? - 21/03/2010 12:29:36 AM 1863 Views
My sister called me chicken once - 10/04/2010 01:18:31 AM 1909 Views
what's wrong runt... are you yellah? *NM* - 10/04/2010 10:40:16 AM 1209 Views
NICE! *NM* - 10/04/2010 02:19:44 PM 1082 Views
Re: I'm amused by some of the responses - 23/03/2010 04:50:42 PM 1960 Views
And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 01:11:50 AM 1905 Views
Re: And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 03:03:28 AM 1776 Views
Nah, TGS was the only serious review of the series I've done - 24/03/2010 04:31:28 AM 1845 Views
On a completely unrelated note... - 24/03/2010 06:15:25 AM 1742 Views
Ha! - 24/03/2010 06:34:48 AM 1812 Views
My congratulations then . *NM* - 24/03/2010 06:36:11 AM 1707 Views
You say it as if I had been condemned to hell! - 24/03/2010 07:13:45 AM 1631 Views
No. Well, maybe. - 24/03/2010 06:52:28 PM 1756 Views
! - 24/03/2010 06:54:34 PM 1767 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 22/03/2010 02:47:23 PM 1928 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 01:53:16 PM 1871 Views
Wow, you guys have completely missed the point of the Wheel of Time series - 22/03/2010 05:28:07 PM 1937 Views
There's a point to it? - 22/03/2010 06:47:12 PM 1913 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 1225 Views
You're not taking me seriously now, are you? - 24/03/2010 02:54:37 AM 1871 Views
I meant the reason why RJ wrote WoT in the first place - 24/03/2010 06:39:47 AM 1820 Views
And which, arguably, could be viewed as being done in a hackneyed way - 24/03/2010 07:15:55 AM 1859 Views
I thought the point was to write about a bunch of stuff happening? - 09/04/2010 03:42:49 PM 1903 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 04:54:38 PM 1867 Views
pfft wth-ever - 26/03/2010 12:35:53 AM 1718 Views
Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 26/03/2010 12:28:19 PM 1962 Views
bla bla bla - 29/03/2010 06:17:07 AM 1841 Views
Usually, it's spelled "blah" - 29/03/2010 07:03:51 AM 1800 Views
Wow. That post was more entertaining than Mr. Roberts' review. Thank you *NM* - 29/03/2010 08:23:41 AM 1391 Views
You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 08:54:03 AM 1770 Views
Re: You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 09:13:44 AM 1881 Views
I know you were, thus the at the least of my comment - 29/03/2010 09:19:30 AM 1739 Views
Unimpressed - 29/03/2010 10:50:07 PM 2159 Views
Thank you - 30/03/2010 12:35:39 AM 1663 Views
*Standing ovation for DomA* - 30/03/2010 07:36:59 AM 1883 Views
Yes. Also, Roberts is a wanker. *NM* - 05/04/2010 09:28:57 PM 1237 Views
Re: Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 29/03/2010 04:32:23 PM 1879 Views
Might want to re-read their Wikis again. - 29/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 1779 Views
Awards - 29/03/2010 07:42:03 PM 1722 Views
That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 07:54:56 PM 1715 Views
Re: That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 08:22:03 PM 1844 Views
This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 08:47:54 PM 1751 Views
Re: This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 09:03:07 PM 1794 Views
*considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:28:06 PM 1780 Views
Re: *considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:44:58 PM 1939 Views
The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 12:24:56 AM 1667 Views
Re: The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 01:33:04 PM 1662 Views
No, no, no - 30/03/2010 06:38:41 PM 1728 Views
Re: No, no, no - 30/03/2010 07:51:34 PM 1825 Views
Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 02:10:13 AM 1777 Views
Re: Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 03:56:57 PM 1737 Views
Those were polls - 31/03/2010 08:46:07 PM 1748 Views
Re: Those were polls - 05/04/2010 03:22:13 PM 1729 Views
Does it gives him right to insult me? - 13/04/2011 02:10:32 PM 1737 Views
I wouldn't know. Was he speaking directly to you? - 14/04/2011 11:28:16 PM 1860 Views
He's now reviewed the third book - 26/03/2010 12:27:16 PM 1976 Views
Well, this time I must disagree with him . - 29/03/2010 07:31:40 AM 1727 Views
I don't think he was claiming that RJ was alone in doing that - 29/03/2010 07:44:07 AM 1693 Views
Hah! - 29/03/2010 06:07:28 PM 1743 Views
Well... - 29/03/2010 06:52:10 PM 1657 Views
Differing perspectives, I guess. - 29/03/2010 07:58:13 PM 1781 Views
I suppose - 29/03/2010 08:50:43 PM 1704 Views
Re: I suppose - 30/03/2010 12:18:30 AM 1879 Views
True - 30/03/2010 12:23:28 AM 1712 Views
Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 12:52:01 AM 1643 Views
Re: Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 07:45:08 AM 1859 Views
But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:07:00 AM 1756 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 03:56:54 PM 1727 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:29:37 PM 1827 Views
I really liked a lot of the minor characters in The Great Hunt. - 30/03/2010 12:49:03 AM 1744 Views
I barely thought twice about those, to be honest - 30/03/2010 06:39:55 PM 1772 Views
I can't wait what he's going to try to do with TFoH and beyond - 28/03/2010 08:18:59 PM 1846 Views
Glad you enjoyed it - 29/03/2010 09:33:43 PM 1654 Views
The Shadow Rising review - 02/04/2010 09:42:53 AM 1948 Views
I wonder if this borders on trolling - 02/04/2010 02:29:58 PM 10511 Views
You want complaining? You got it... - 02/04/2010 06:38:09 PM 1830 Views
That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 09:16:25 PM 1988 Views
Re: That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 10:28:56 PM 1713 Views
I agree, Roberts is more and more coming across to me as just bitter - 10/04/2010 01:24:52 AM 1836 Views
Little late to this one as well - 10/04/2010 11:12:04 AM 1874 Views
Perhaps you should have led with this bit - 10/04/2010 02:52:23 PM 1927 Views
Re: I wonder if this borders on trolling - 04/04/2010 09:16:22 AM 1802 Views
What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 08:00:45 PM 1942 Views
Re: What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 09:22:13 PM 1919 Views
See my comment below - 02/04/2010 09:32:54 PM 1995 Views
Re: See my comment below - 03/04/2010 09:31:22 AM 2338 Views
Sorry I'm late in responding, but I've been quite busy this week - 07/04/2010 09:45:48 PM 2154 Views
Yes, I can probably agree with what you say here. - 08/04/2010 12:29:16 AM 1628 Views
- 08/04/2010 12:32:53 AM 1748 Views
I agree completely. *NM* - 02/04/2010 09:53:44 PM 1104 Views
Speaking of irritation - 02/04/2010 10:50:04 PM 1926 Views
Commentary, then? - 02/04/2010 09:27:18 PM 1738 Views
Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:11:18 PM 1735 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:31:56 PM 1595 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 03/04/2010 01:34:05 AM 1652 Views
I somehow overlooked this last week, it seems - 10/04/2010 11:01:17 AM 1944 Views
Indeed - 02/04/2010 10:34:00 PM 1620 Views
Re: Commentary, then? - 05/04/2010 03:44:07 PM 1724 Views
for a man that bitterly complains about an author who is padding his work - 08/04/2010 09:41:07 PM 1903 Views
1400 words is long-winded? - 09/04/2010 10:07:41 AM 1924 Views
since you can sum up those 1400 words in about 25 yes that's longwinded - 09/04/2010 01:36:16 PM 1790 Views
Except I didn't really sum it up, as I left out quite a bit - 10/04/2010 11:15:42 AM 1866 Views
You are very defensive over this - 10/04/2010 01:54:15 PM 1620 Views
Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 03:57:12 AM 1727 Views
Re: Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 05:30:53 PM 1636 Views
You sound like a Goodkind webmaster from a couple of years ago - 12/04/2010 06:58:42 PM 1714 Views
You don't come across as a devil's advocate - 30/03/2011 03:07:32 PM 1718 Views
Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 07/04/2010 08:59:28 PM 1849 Views
I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 07/04/2010 09:50:39 PM 1727 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 08/04/2010 01:06:20 PM 1605 Views
Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 09:58:44 AM 1828 Views
Re: Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 01:26:42 PM 1753 Views
I have a very different take on that book - 10/04/2010 11:17:13 AM 1682 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 09/04/2010 01:45:44 PM 1738 Views
Hrmm... - 10/04/2010 11:19:01 AM 1582 Views
Re: Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 12/04/2010 05:37:36 PM 1824 Views
He brings up some interesting points, if in an unnecessarily rude manner - 08/04/2010 12:42:25 PM 1776 Views
To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 10:05:49 AM 1786 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 01:28:17 PM 2342 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 10/04/2010 11:40:22 AM 1761 Views
why are you so bothered by people being unimpressed with Roberts? - 10/04/2010 02:19:08 PM 1794 Views
I don't understand it either - 11/04/2010 12:44:25 PM 1752 Views
right? - 11/04/2010 02:13:00 PM 1793 Views
Nah - 12/04/2010 04:13:44 AM 1590 Views
And in vol. 5, Roberts discovers the horrors of the circus - 09/04/2010 09:57:03 AM 1729 Views
5 reviews without saying more than "I hate the series" - 09/04/2010 01:31:13 PM 1623 Views
Basically he just states the "nothing happens"-argument... - 09/04/2010 03:26:02 PM 1656 Views
Well, what was really resolved here? - 10/04/2010 11:25:25 AM 1714 Views
Well... - 12/04/2010 05:05:20 PM 1831 Views
well exactly - 12/04/2010 05:33:11 PM 1872 Views
So very little was resolved and much was set into motion, then? - 12/04/2010 06:55:45 PM 1849 Views
Yes... - 12/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 1567 Views
Ever read Umberto Eco's How To Travel with a Salmon? - 12/04/2010 11:07:19 PM 1844 Views
I guess... - 13/04/2010 10:03:03 AM 1860 Views
Sounds like you value prolixity for the sake of prolixity, to be honest - 13/04/2010 04:41:07 PM 2995 Views
Nah... - 13/04/2010 05:29:34 PM 1595 Views
He's read and enjoyed Proust, among others - 13/04/2010 07:37:39 PM 1666 Views
Ah, well... - 13/04/2010 09:45:45 PM 1625 Views
Dismissive, much? - 13/04/2010 10:52:30 PM 1768 Views
About that bifurcation... - 14/04/2010 02:02:15 AM 1729 Views
I'm rather moderate - 14/04/2010 10:11:30 AM 1643 Views
I'm just a liberation theologist at heart - 15/04/2010 01:51:16 PM 2571 Views
So, if you don't mind... - 13/04/2010 05:51:06 AM 1746 Views
That's fine with me - 13/04/2010 06:31:41 AM 1713 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 1729 Views
I didn't find it quite that bad, but... - 11/04/2010 08:27:52 AM 1749 Views
LoC represented a sharp drop in quality!!? - 19/05/2010 03:27:21 PM 1762 Views
And ignores everything else... - 09/04/2010 05:10:00 PM 1794 Views
Inchoatus went offline a couple of years ago - 10/04/2010 11:42:26 AM 2712 Views
This guy is going to get what he deserves... - 09/04/2010 10:26:14 PM 1731 Views
I'm waiting with bated breath for his CoT review *NM* - 10/04/2010 01:00:59 PM 1199 Views
Just wanted to point out that he is not reviewing the series. - 16/04/2010 04:04:49 PM 1690 Views
Lord of Chaos commentary - 16/04/2010 03:39:39 PM 1714 Views
He has reached - The Hump. - 16/04/2010 03:55:51 PM 1670 Views
Re: He has reached - The Hump. - 18/04/2010 08:08:59 AM 2119 Views
No no. It was Lord of Heaven! - 16/04/2010 05:51:11 PM 1640 Views
Yeah, I noticed that - 16/04/2010 11:16:26 PM 1567 Views
I would love the see him review Goodkind... - 16/04/2010 11:51:07 PM 1748 Views
Finally re-read that post - 20/04/2010 09:35:45 PM 1748 Views
The magic items are mostly irrelevant... - 21/04/2010 03:37:36 AM 1743 Views
A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 23/04/2010 08:36:17 AM 1846 Views
Re: A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 29/04/2010 06:02:28 PM 1789 Views
I disagree - 29/04/2010 09:34:49 PM 1597 Views
I agree. - 29/04/2010 09:45:29 PM 1787 Views
Took me a moment to realize with whom you were agreeing - 29/04/2010 10:19:05 PM 1676 Views
Well, I did mention the necklines get overdone... - 06/05/2010 06:17:46 PM 2042 Views
Well, there's now also the tea to comment about - 07/05/2010 11:29:03 AM 1804 Views
A bit of a stumble this week - 30/04/2010 01:53:31 PM 1839 Views
The Path of Daggers commentary - 07/05/2010 10:39:03 AM 1866 Views
You'd think a Brit would like the tea... *NM* - 11/05/2010 04:05:42 PM 1063 Views
Maybe he's just a contrarian? - 11/05/2010 07:55:43 PM 1650 Views
Winter's Heart - 21/05/2010 12:46:14 PM 1869 Views
To be fair - 21/05/2010 01:56:49 PM 2000 Views
I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 21/05/2010 04:49:31 PM 1717 Views
Re: I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 25/05/2010 05:05:09 PM 1895 Views
WH was my least favorite novel in the series, and that is saying a lot. - 28/05/2010 03:15:13 PM 1786 Views
I completely agree with his KoD post. Here is my favorite quote: - 28/05/2010 03:08:31 PM 2046 Views
CoT, you mean (link to actual post included) - 28/05/2010 04:56:10 PM 1890 Views
Yep, I meant COT. *NM* - 28/05/2010 07:02:48 PM 1060 Views
Knife of Dreams - 18/06/2010 09:07:27 AM 1764 Views
Re: Knife of Dreams - 19/06/2010 05:49:38 AM 1830 Views
Agree... - 19/06/2010 05:08:44 PM 1799 Views
Roberts reflects back on WoT 1-11, with answers to questions asked of him - 25/06/2010 12:51:29 PM 1845 Views
This guy should be burned at the stake - 25/06/2010 03:22:34 PM 9247 Views
Are you done making a fool out of yourself, Mark? - 26/06/2010 06:53:37 PM 1767 Views
Oh come on... - 26/06/2010 09:06:01 PM 1851 Views
Well, the burning at the stake was a bit much... - 26/06/2010 10:19:40 PM 1876 Views
Well, really! You brought the comment to his notice... - 26/06/2010 11:34:08 PM 1877 Views
And your point is...? - 27/06/2010 12:37:00 AM 1912 Views
Well... - 27/06/2010 05:38:12 AM 1864 Views
Indeed... I think it's rather clear that Larry's goal has been to cause trouble - 27/06/2010 10:57:36 AM 1999 Views
There is no "borderline" about it. - 28/03/2011 05:17:15 PM 1709 Views
Ridiculous - 27/06/2010 06:38:46 AM 1747 Views
I like his FAQ and his overall musings on its' popularity. - 29/06/2010 06:35:10 PM 1812 Views
One year later... - 27/03/2011 03:40:29 AM 1735 Views
Re: One year later... - 28/03/2011 05:03:32 PM 1910 Views
I see you subconsciously support critical takes. - 28/03/2011 11:41:48 PM 1941 Views
No I conciously support telling you and him that you are pathetic, arrogent, & jelous. *NM* - 30/03/2011 01:40:36 PM 1127 Views
Jealous? - 30/03/2011 05:20:32 PM 1713 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 1053 Views
Seconded. - 30/03/2011 04:04:36 PM 1658 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 1182 Views
Yep! - 30/03/2011 05:16:38 PM 1645 Views
Jeez Larry, you're starting to sound like a GRRM detractor. - 31/03/2011 03:01:38 PM 1802 Views
Nah, no detractor - 01/04/2011 03:00:41 PM 1813 Views
Could a thread be locked? - 31/03/2011 07:48:26 PM 1677 Views
Re: One year later... - 01/04/2011 02:55:02 AM 2021 Views
Yep - 01/04/2011 02:57:52 PM 1800 Views
He's not an "author", he's just a stupid troll, do not feed him *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:39:19 PM 1063 Views

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