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pfft wth-ever nigelgoboom Send a noteboard - 26/03/2010 12:35:53 AM
this dude needs to get over himself. he just couldn't shake off everyone's tolkein comparison's he had heard beforehand and so was unable to give it a chance to enjoy it anyway. too bad he missed out on enjoying one of the best books to come out in some time. frankly i always thought tolkein sucked. i couldn't read thru that crap at all. jordan just grabs a reader and doesn't put them down for 7 or 8 books, a couple *sniff chapters aside :D .

i guess the legions of fans and massive amounts of sales and reprints doesn't reflect on the content at all. i guess we're just not as sophisticated as dear mister roberts and can't see how bad these books are. thank God he's here for us. i'd hate to think i've put so much energy into reading, rereading, and talking about something that's not very good.

oh gee what do i care anyway. some critic i never heard of taking pot shots at something he'll never come close to equaling.

PFFT i say!
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Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 19/03/2010 09:30:25 PM 12465 Views
A question for Larry - 19/03/2010 09:40:37 PM 2937 Views
Roberto BolaƱo - 19/03/2010 11:09:57 PM 2752 Views
I completely agree with his review. - 19/03/2010 11:11:17 PM 2884 Views
Ouch! Somebody pull that guy off RJ! *NM* - 20/03/2010 03:47:07 AM 1431 Views
Can't say that I really disagree. - 20/03/2010 05:19:26 AM 2203 Views
My problem with the reviews: - 20/03/2010 06:29:08 AM 2864 Views
Hear Hear !!! ....................... = ........................ *NM* - 20/03/2010 06:37:11 AM 1370 Views
I agree - 20/03/2010 11:19:29 AM 2321 Views
You know what else I'm finding annoying? - 07/04/2010 07:29:37 AM 2254 Views
Fully Agree *NM* - 21/06/2010 12:41:05 AM 1254 Views
well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 06:51:29 AM 2618 Views
Re: well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 02:12:43 PM 2134 Views
I'd say just The Eye of the World - 20/03/2010 05:26:19 PM 2186 Views
Indeed - 21/03/2010 12:34:19 AM 2107 Views
These reviews are pathetic - 20/03/2010 12:52:22 PM 2119 Views
I'm amused by some of the responses - 20/03/2010 07:20:03 PM 2545 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/03/2010 10:48:14 PM 1586 Views
Are you suggesting that we are unqualified to disagree with him ? - 20/03/2010 11:21:44 PM 2283 Views
No, I said rather that it's ridiculous to make such disparaging comments about his takes - 20/03/2010 11:37:56 PM 2285 Views
I considered doing so - 21/03/2010 12:27:27 AM 2146 Views
I will reply to myself: What's the problem McFly , chicken ? - 21/03/2010 12:29:36 AM 2107 Views
My sister called me chicken once - 10/04/2010 01:18:31 AM 2153 Views
what's wrong runt... are you yellah? *NM* - 10/04/2010 10:40:16 AM 1334 Views
NICE! *NM* - 10/04/2010 02:19:44 PM 1195 Views
Re: I'm amused by some of the responses - 23/03/2010 04:50:42 PM 2191 Views
And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 01:11:50 AM 2118 Views
Re: And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 03:03:28 AM 1987 Views
Nah, TGS was the only serious review of the series I've done - 24/03/2010 04:31:28 AM 2082 Views
On a completely unrelated note... - 24/03/2010 06:15:25 AM 1991 Views
Ha! - 24/03/2010 06:34:48 AM 2028 Views
My congratulations then . *NM* - 24/03/2010 06:36:11 AM 1939 Views
You say it as if I had been condemned to hell! - 24/03/2010 07:13:45 AM 1847 Views
No. Well, maybe. - 24/03/2010 06:52:28 PM 2029 Views
! - 24/03/2010 06:54:34 PM 2036 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 22/03/2010 02:47:23 PM 2154 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 01:53:16 PM 2129 Views
Wow, you guys have completely missed the point of the Wheel of Time series - 22/03/2010 05:28:07 PM 2171 Views
There's a point to it? - 22/03/2010 06:47:12 PM 2138 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 1334 Views
You're not taking me seriously now, are you? - 24/03/2010 02:54:37 AM 2084 Views
I meant the reason why RJ wrote WoT in the first place - 24/03/2010 06:39:47 AM 2063 Views
I thought the point was to write about a bunch of stuff happening? - 09/04/2010 03:42:49 PM 2131 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 04:54:38 PM 2092 Views
pfft wth-ever - 26/03/2010 12:35:53 AM 1963 Views
Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 26/03/2010 12:28:19 PM 2209 Views
bla bla bla - 29/03/2010 06:17:07 AM 2081 Views
Usually, it's spelled "blah" - 29/03/2010 07:03:51 AM 2053 Views
Wow. That post was more entertaining than Mr. Roberts' review. Thank you *NM* - 29/03/2010 08:23:41 AM 1510 Views
You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 08:54:03 AM 2016 Views
Re: You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 09:13:44 AM 2148 Views
I know you were, thus the at the least of my comment - 29/03/2010 09:19:30 AM 1965 Views
Unimpressed - 29/03/2010 10:50:07 PM 2415 Views
Thank you - 30/03/2010 12:35:39 AM 1866 Views
*Standing ovation for DomA* - 30/03/2010 07:36:59 AM 2157 Views
Yes. Also, Roberts is a wanker. *NM* - 05/04/2010 09:28:57 PM 1344 Views
Re: Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 29/03/2010 04:32:23 PM 2113 Views
Might want to re-read their Wikis again. - 29/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 1997 Views
Awards - 29/03/2010 07:42:03 PM 1958 Views
That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 07:54:56 PM 1945 Views
Re: That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 08:22:03 PM 2074 Views
This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 08:47:54 PM 1993 Views
Re: This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 09:03:07 PM 2022 Views
*considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:28:06 PM 1998 Views
Re: *considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:44:58 PM 2174 Views
The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 12:24:56 AM 1896 Views
Re: The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 01:33:04 PM 1884 Views
No, no, no - 30/03/2010 06:38:41 PM 1939 Views
Re: No, no, no - 30/03/2010 07:51:34 PM 2063 Views
Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 02:10:13 AM 2008 Views
Re: Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 03:56:57 PM 1975 Views
Those were polls - 31/03/2010 08:46:07 PM 1982 Views
Re: Those were polls - 05/04/2010 03:22:13 PM 1933 Views
Does it gives him right to insult me? - 13/04/2011 02:10:32 PM 1972 Views
I wouldn't know. Was he speaking directly to you? - 14/04/2011 11:28:16 PM 2077 Views
He's now reviewed the third book - 26/03/2010 12:27:16 PM 2199 Views
Well, this time I must disagree with him . - 29/03/2010 07:31:40 AM 1929 Views
I don't think he was claiming that RJ was alone in doing that - 29/03/2010 07:44:07 AM 1925 Views
Hah! - 29/03/2010 06:07:28 PM 1964 Views
Well... - 29/03/2010 06:52:10 PM 1860 Views
Differing perspectives, I guess. - 29/03/2010 07:58:13 PM 2032 Views
I suppose - 29/03/2010 08:50:43 PM 1953 Views
Re: I suppose - 30/03/2010 12:18:30 AM 2100 Views
True - 30/03/2010 12:23:28 AM 1934 Views
Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 12:52:01 AM 1902 Views
Re: Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 07:45:08 AM 2062 Views
But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:07:00 AM 2000 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 03:56:54 PM 1950 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:29:37 PM 2061 Views
I really liked a lot of the minor characters in The Great Hunt. - 30/03/2010 12:49:03 AM 1978 Views
I barely thought twice about those, to be honest - 30/03/2010 06:39:55 PM 1997 Views
I can't wait what he's going to try to do with TFoH and beyond - 28/03/2010 08:18:59 PM 2086 Views
Glad you enjoyed it - 29/03/2010 09:33:43 PM 1905 Views
The Shadow Rising review - 02/04/2010 09:42:53 AM 2181 Views
I wonder if this borders on trolling - 02/04/2010 02:29:58 PM 10743 Views
You want complaining? You got it... - 02/04/2010 06:38:09 PM 2068 Views
That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 09:16:25 PM 2196 Views
Re: That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 10:28:56 PM 1948 Views
I agree, Roberts is more and more coming across to me as just bitter - 10/04/2010 01:24:52 AM 2072 Views
Little late to this one as well - 10/04/2010 11:12:04 AM 2091 Views
Perhaps you should have led with this bit - 10/04/2010 02:52:23 PM 2162 Views
Re: I wonder if this borders on trolling - 04/04/2010 09:16:22 AM 2054 Views
What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 08:00:45 PM 2155 Views
Re: What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 09:22:13 PM 2166 Views
See my comment below - 02/04/2010 09:32:54 PM 2220 Views
Re: See my comment below - 03/04/2010 09:31:22 AM 2570 Views
Sorry I'm late in responding, but I've been quite busy this week - 07/04/2010 09:45:48 PM 2409 Views
Yes, I can probably agree with what you say here. - 08/04/2010 12:29:16 AM 1873 Views
- 08/04/2010 12:32:53 AM 2015 Views
I agree completely. *NM* - 02/04/2010 09:53:44 PM 1237 Views
Speaking of irritation - 02/04/2010 10:50:04 PM 2127 Views
Commentary, then? - 02/04/2010 09:27:18 PM 1999 Views
Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:11:18 PM 1942 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:31:56 PM 1789 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 03/04/2010 01:34:05 AM 1852 Views
I somehow overlooked this last week, it seems - 10/04/2010 11:01:17 AM 2156 Views
Indeed - 02/04/2010 10:34:00 PM 1841 Views
Re: Commentary, then? - 05/04/2010 03:44:07 PM 1926 Views
for a man that bitterly complains about an author who is padding his work - 08/04/2010 09:41:07 PM 2131 Views
1400 words is long-winded? - 09/04/2010 10:07:41 AM 2166 Views
since you can sum up those 1400 words in about 25 yes that's longwinded - 09/04/2010 01:36:16 PM 2046 Views
Except I didn't really sum it up, as I left out quite a bit - 10/04/2010 11:15:42 AM 2078 Views
You are very defensive over this - 10/04/2010 01:54:15 PM 1890 Views
Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 03:57:12 AM 1929 Views
Re: Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 05:30:53 PM 1857 Views
You sound like a Goodkind webmaster from a couple of years ago - 12/04/2010 06:58:42 PM 1962 Views
You don't come across as a devil's advocate - 30/03/2011 03:07:32 PM 1941 Views
Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 07/04/2010 08:59:28 PM 2107 Views
I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 07/04/2010 09:50:39 PM 1973 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 08/04/2010 01:06:20 PM 1821 Views
Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 09:58:44 AM 2070 Views
Re: Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 01:26:42 PM 2017 Views
I have a very different take on that book - 10/04/2010 11:17:13 AM 1895 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 09/04/2010 01:45:44 PM 1976 Views
Hrmm... - 10/04/2010 11:19:01 AM 1813 Views
Re: Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 12/04/2010 05:37:36 PM 2044 Views
He brings up some interesting points, if in an unnecessarily rude manner - 08/04/2010 12:42:25 PM 2004 Views
To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 10:05:49 AM 1998 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 01:28:17 PM 2544 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 10/04/2010 11:40:22 AM 2010 Views
why are you so bothered by people being unimpressed with Roberts? - 10/04/2010 02:19:08 PM 2031 Views
I don't understand it either - 11/04/2010 12:44:25 PM 1995 Views
right? - 11/04/2010 02:13:00 PM 2027 Views
Nah - 12/04/2010 04:13:44 AM 1816 Views
And in vol. 5, Roberts discovers the horrors of the circus - 09/04/2010 09:57:03 AM 1988 Views
5 reviews without saying more than "I hate the series" - 09/04/2010 01:31:13 PM 1841 Views
Basically he just states the "nothing happens"-argument... - 09/04/2010 03:26:02 PM 1886 Views
Well, what was really resolved here? - 10/04/2010 11:25:25 AM 1965 Views
Well... - 12/04/2010 05:05:20 PM 2046 Views
well exactly - 12/04/2010 05:33:11 PM 2113 Views
So very little was resolved and much was set into motion, then? - 12/04/2010 06:55:45 PM 2045 Views
Yes... - 12/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 1793 Views
Ever read Umberto Eco's How To Travel with a Salmon? - 12/04/2010 11:07:19 PM 2110 Views
I guess... - 13/04/2010 10:03:03 AM 2107 Views
Sounds like you value prolixity for the sake of prolixity, to be honest - 13/04/2010 04:41:07 PM 3226 Views
Nah... - 13/04/2010 05:29:34 PM 1800 Views
He's read and enjoyed Proust, among others - 13/04/2010 07:37:39 PM 1880 Views
Ah, well... - 13/04/2010 09:45:45 PM 1826 Views
Dismissive, much? - 13/04/2010 10:52:30 PM 2006 Views
About that bifurcation... - 14/04/2010 02:02:15 AM 1956 Views
I'm rather moderate - 14/04/2010 10:11:30 AM 1873 Views
I'm just a liberation theologist at heart - 15/04/2010 01:51:16 PM 2796 Views
So, if you don't mind... - 13/04/2010 05:51:06 AM 1986 Views
That's fine with me - 13/04/2010 06:31:41 AM 1957 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 2003 Views
I didn't find it quite that bad, but... - 11/04/2010 08:27:52 AM 1989 Views
LoC represented a sharp drop in quality!!? - 19/05/2010 03:27:21 PM 1988 Views
And ignores everything else... - 09/04/2010 05:10:00 PM 2034 Views
Inchoatus went offline a couple of years ago - 10/04/2010 11:42:26 AM 2926 Views
This guy is going to get what he deserves... - 09/04/2010 10:26:14 PM 1967 Views
I'm waiting with bated breath for his CoT review *NM* - 10/04/2010 01:00:59 PM 1309 Views
Just wanted to point out that he is not reviewing the series. - 16/04/2010 04:04:49 PM 1909 Views
Lord of Chaos commentary - 16/04/2010 03:39:39 PM 1960 Views
He has reached - The Hump. - 16/04/2010 03:55:51 PM 1922 Views
Re: He has reached - The Hump. - 18/04/2010 08:08:59 AM 2361 Views
No no. It was Lord of Heaven! - 16/04/2010 05:51:11 PM 1868 Views
Yeah, I noticed that - 16/04/2010 11:16:26 PM 1788 Views
I would love the see him review Goodkind... - 16/04/2010 11:51:07 PM 2008 Views
Finally re-read that post - 20/04/2010 09:35:45 PM 1994 Views
The magic items are mostly irrelevant... - 21/04/2010 03:37:36 AM 1961 Views
A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 23/04/2010 08:36:17 AM 2068 Views
Re: A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 29/04/2010 06:02:28 PM 1999 Views
I disagree - 29/04/2010 09:34:49 PM 1815 Views
I agree. - 29/04/2010 09:45:29 PM 2031 Views
Took me a moment to realize with whom you were agreeing - 29/04/2010 10:19:05 PM 1947 Views
Well, I did mention the necklines get overdone... - 06/05/2010 06:17:46 PM 2234 Views
Well, there's now also the tea to comment about - 07/05/2010 11:29:03 AM 2064 Views
A bit of a stumble this week - 30/04/2010 01:53:31 PM 2093 Views
The Path of Daggers commentary - 07/05/2010 10:39:03 AM 2134 Views
You'd think a Brit would like the tea... *NM* - 11/05/2010 04:05:42 PM 1178 Views
Maybe he's just a contrarian? - 11/05/2010 07:55:43 PM 1890 Views
Winter's Heart - 21/05/2010 12:46:14 PM 2110 Views
To be fair - 21/05/2010 01:56:49 PM 2226 Views
I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 21/05/2010 04:49:31 PM 1970 Views
Re: I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 25/05/2010 05:05:09 PM 2117 Views
WH was my least favorite novel in the series, and that is saying a lot. - 28/05/2010 03:15:13 PM 1983 Views
I completely agree with his KoD post. Here is my favorite quote: - 28/05/2010 03:08:31 PM 2293 Views
CoT, you mean (link to actual post included) - 28/05/2010 04:56:10 PM 2127 Views
Yep, I meant COT. *NM* - 28/05/2010 07:02:48 PM 1185 Views
Knife of Dreams - 18/06/2010 09:07:27 AM 1996 Views
Re: Knife of Dreams - 19/06/2010 05:49:38 AM 2077 Views
Agree... - 19/06/2010 05:08:44 PM 2012 Views
Roberts reflects back on WoT 1-11, with answers to questions asked of him - 25/06/2010 12:51:29 PM 2079 Views
This guy should be burned at the stake - 25/06/2010 03:22:34 PM 9518 Views
Are you done making a fool out of yourself, Mark? - 26/06/2010 06:53:37 PM 1991 Views
Oh come on... - 26/06/2010 09:06:01 PM 2093 Views
Well, the burning at the stake was a bit much... - 26/06/2010 10:19:40 PM 2086 Views
Well, really! You brought the comment to his notice... - 26/06/2010 11:34:08 PM 2094 Views
And your point is...? - 27/06/2010 12:37:00 AM 2096 Views
Well... - 27/06/2010 05:38:12 AM 2064 Views
Indeed... I think it's rather clear that Larry's goal has been to cause trouble - 27/06/2010 10:57:36 AM 2233 Views
There is no "borderline" about it. - 28/03/2011 05:17:15 PM 1924 Views
Ridiculous - 27/06/2010 06:38:46 AM 1997 Views
I like his FAQ and his overall musings on its' popularity. - 29/06/2010 06:35:10 PM 1994 Views
One year later... - 27/03/2011 03:40:29 AM 1925 Views
Re: One year later... - 28/03/2011 05:03:32 PM 2171 Views
I see you subconsciously support critical takes. - 28/03/2011 11:41:48 PM 2166 Views
No I conciously support telling you and him that you are pathetic, arrogent, & jelous. *NM* - 30/03/2011 01:40:36 PM 1242 Views
Jealous? - 30/03/2011 05:20:32 PM 1929 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 1161 Views
Seconded. - 30/03/2011 04:04:36 PM 1875 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 1287 Views
Yep! - 30/03/2011 05:16:38 PM 1872 Views
Jeez Larry, you're starting to sound like a GRRM detractor. - 31/03/2011 03:01:38 PM 2057 Views
Nah, no detractor - 01/04/2011 03:00:41 PM 2050 Views
Could a thread be locked? - 31/03/2011 07:48:26 PM 1914 Views
Re: One year later... - 01/04/2011 02:55:02 AM 2288 Views
Yep - 01/04/2011 02:57:52 PM 2054 Views
He's not an "author", he's just a stupid troll, do not feed him *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:39:19 PM 1173 Views

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