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Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was Larry Send a noteboard - 26/03/2010 12:28:19 PM
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!


Now how about reading some of his fiction and non-fiction and then weigh in with more insight? ;)
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 13759 Views
A question for Larry - 19/03/2010 09:40:37 PM 3616 Views
Roberto Bolaño - 19/03/2010 11:09:57 PM 3590 Views
I completely agree with his review. - 19/03/2010 11:11:17 PM 3609 Views
Ouch! Somebody pull that guy off RJ! *NM* - 20/03/2010 03:47:07 AM 1809 Views
Can't say that I really disagree. - 20/03/2010 05:19:26 AM 2912 Views
My problem with the reviews: - 20/03/2010 06:29:08 AM 3646 Views
Hear Hear !!! ....................... = ........................ *NM* - 20/03/2010 06:37:11 AM 1725 Views
I agree - 20/03/2010 11:19:29 AM 3011 Views
You know what else I'm finding annoying? - 07/04/2010 07:29:37 AM 2884 Views
Fully Agree *NM* - 21/06/2010 12:41:05 AM 1582 Views
well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 06:51:29 AM 3249 Views
Re: well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 02:12:43 PM 2794 Views
I'd say just The Eye of the World - 20/03/2010 05:26:19 PM 2934 Views
Indeed - 21/03/2010 12:34:19 AM 2794 Views
These reviews are pathetic - 20/03/2010 12:52:22 PM 2798 Views
I'm amused by some of the responses - 20/03/2010 07:20:03 PM 3272 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/03/2010 10:48:14 PM 1926 Views
Are you suggesting that we are unqualified to disagree with him ? - 20/03/2010 11:21:44 PM 2983 Views
No, I said rather that it's ridiculous to make such disparaging comments about his takes - 20/03/2010 11:37:56 PM 2987 Views
I considered doing so - 21/03/2010 12:27:27 AM 2793 Views
I will reply to myself: What's the problem McFly , chicken ? - 21/03/2010 12:29:36 AM 2845 Views
My sister called me chicken once - 10/04/2010 01:18:31 AM 2858 Views
what's wrong runt... are you yellah? *NM* - 10/04/2010 10:40:16 AM 1651 Views
NICE! *NM* - 10/04/2010 02:19:44 PM 1508 Views
Re: I'm amused by some of the responses - 23/03/2010 04:50:42 PM 2860 Views
And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 01:11:50 AM 2811 Views
Re: And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 03:03:28 AM 2699 Views
Nah, TGS was the only serious review of the series I've done - 24/03/2010 04:31:28 AM 2757 Views
On a completely unrelated note... - 24/03/2010 06:15:25 AM 2720 Views
Ha! - 24/03/2010 06:34:48 AM 2682 Views
My congratulations then . *NM* - 24/03/2010 06:36:11 AM 2619 Views
You say it as if I had been condemned to hell! - 24/03/2010 07:13:45 AM 2544 Views
No. Well, maybe. - 24/03/2010 06:52:28 PM 2702 Views
! - 24/03/2010 06:54:34 PM 2719 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 22/03/2010 02:47:23 PM 2890 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 01:53:16 PM 2786 Views
Wow, you guys have completely missed the point of the Wheel of Time series - 22/03/2010 05:28:07 PM 2835 Views
There's a point to it? - 22/03/2010 06:47:12 PM 2812 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 1664 Views
You're not taking me seriously now, are you? - 24/03/2010 02:54:37 AM 2740 Views
I meant the reason why RJ wrote WoT in the first place - 24/03/2010 06:39:47 AM 2748 Views
I thought the point was to write about a bunch of stuff happening? - 09/04/2010 03:42:49 PM 2846 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 04:54:38 PM 2785 Views
pfft wth-ever - 26/03/2010 12:35:53 AM 2619 Views
Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 26/03/2010 12:28:19 PM 2856 Views
bla bla bla - 29/03/2010 06:17:07 AM 2768 Views
Usually, it's spelled "blah" - 29/03/2010 07:03:51 AM 2704 Views
Wow. That post was more entertaining than Mr. Roberts' review. Thank you *NM* - 29/03/2010 08:23:41 AM 1836 Views
You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 08:54:03 AM 2705 Views
Re: You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 09:13:44 AM 2793 Views
I know you were, thus the at the least of my comment - 29/03/2010 09:19:30 AM 2632 Views
Unimpressed - 29/03/2010 10:50:07 PM 3127 Views
Thank you - 30/03/2010 12:35:39 AM 2549 Views
*Standing ovation for DomA* - 30/03/2010 07:36:59 AM 2825 Views
Yes. Also, Roberts is a wanker. *NM* - 05/04/2010 09:28:57 PM 1681 Views
Re: Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 29/03/2010 04:32:23 PM 2842 Views
Might want to re-read their Wikis again. - 29/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 2652 Views
Awards - 29/03/2010 07:42:03 PM 2625 Views
That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 07:54:56 PM 2599 Views
Re: That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 08:22:03 PM 2815 Views
This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 08:47:54 PM 2655 Views
Re: This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 09:03:07 PM 2660 Views
*considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:28:06 PM 2711 Views
Re: *considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:44:58 PM 2874 Views
The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 12:24:56 AM 2610 Views
Re: The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 01:33:04 PM 2545 Views
No, no, no - 30/03/2010 06:38:41 PM 2588 Views
Re: No, no, no - 30/03/2010 07:51:34 PM 2698 Views
Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 02:10:13 AM 2658 Views
Re: Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 03:56:57 PM 2662 Views
Those were polls - 31/03/2010 08:46:07 PM 2657 Views
Re: Those were polls - 05/04/2010 03:22:13 PM 2557 Views
Does it gives him right to insult me? - 13/04/2011 02:10:32 PM 2646 Views
I wouldn't know. Was he speaking directly to you? - 14/04/2011 11:28:16 PM 2738 Views
He's now reviewed the third book - 26/03/2010 12:27:16 PM 2868 Views
Well, this time I must disagree with him . - 29/03/2010 07:31:40 AM 2581 Views
I don't think he was claiming that RJ was alone in doing that - 29/03/2010 07:44:07 AM 2597 Views
Hah! - 29/03/2010 06:07:28 PM 2581 Views
Well... - 29/03/2010 06:52:10 PM 2508 Views
Differing perspectives, I guess. - 29/03/2010 07:58:13 PM 2678 Views
I suppose - 29/03/2010 08:50:43 PM 2590 Views
Re: I suppose - 30/03/2010 12:18:30 AM 2769 Views
True - 30/03/2010 12:23:28 AM 2603 Views
Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 12:52:01 AM 2599 Views
Re: Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 07:45:08 AM 2801 Views
But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:07:00 AM 2671 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 03:56:54 PM 2686 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:29:37 PM 2772 Views
I really liked a lot of the minor characters in The Great Hunt. - 30/03/2010 12:49:03 AM 2606 Views
I barely thought twice about those, to be honest - 30/03/2010 06:39:55 PM 2655 Views
I can't wait what he's going to try to do with TFoH and beyond - 28/03/2010 08:18:59 PM 2730 Views
Glad you enjoyed it - 29/03/2010 09:33:43 PM 2567 Views
The Shadow Rising review - 02/04/2010 09:42:53 AM 2895 Views
I wonder if this borders on trolling - 02/04/2010 02:29:58 PM 11421 Views
You want complaining? You got it... - 02/04/2010 06:38:09 PM 2719 Views
That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 09:16:25 PM 2884 Views
Re: That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 10:28:56 PM 2625 Views
I agree, Roberts is more and more coming across to me as just bitter - 10/04/2010 01:24:52 AM 2726 Views
Little late to this one as well - 10/04/2010 11:12:04 AM 2778 Views
Perhaps you should have led with this bit - 10/04/2010 02:52:23 PM 2850 Views
Re: I wonder if this borders on trolling - 04/04/2010 09:16:22 AM 2727 Views
What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 08:00:45 PM 2823 Views
Re: What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 09:22:13 PM 2827 Views
See my comment below - 02/04/2010 09:32:54 PM 2901 Views
Re: See my comment below - 03/04/2010 09:31:22 AM 3246 Views
Sorry I'm late in responding, but I've been quite busy this week - 07/04/2010 09:45:48 PM 3087 Views
Yes, I can probably agree with what you say here. - 08/04/2010 12:29:16 AM 2539 Views
- 08/04/2010 12:32:53 AM 2667 Views
I agree completely. *NM* - 02/04/2010 09:53:44 PM 1554 Views
Speaking of irritation - 02/04/2010 10:50:04 PM 2792 Views
Commentary, then? - 02/04/2010 09:27:18 PM 2688 Views
Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:11:18 PM 2616 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:31:56 PM 2489 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 03/04/2010 01:34:05 AM 2510 Views
I somehow overlooked this last week, it seems - 10/04/2010 11:01:17 AM 2838 Views
Indeed - 02/04/2010 10:34:00 PM 2518 Views
Re: Commentary, then? - 05/04/2010 03:44:07 PM 2559 Views
for a man that bitterly complains about an author who is padding his work - 08/04/2010 09:41:07 PM 2795 Views
1400 words is long-winded? - 09/04/2010 10:07:41 AM 2849 Views
since you can sum up those 1400 words in about 25 yes that's longwinded - 09/04/2010 01:36:16 PM 2739 Views
Except I didn't really sum it up, as I left out quite a bit - 10/04/2010 11:15:42 AM 2752 Views
You are very defensive over this - 10/04/2010 01:54:15 PM 2545 Views
Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 03:57:12 AM 2606 Views
Re: Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 05:30:53 PM 2534 Views
You sound like a Goodkind webmaster from a couple of years ago - 12/04/2010 06:58:42 PM 2623 Views
You don't come across as a devil's advocate - 30/03/2011 03:07:32 PM 2645 Views
Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 07/04/2010 08:59:28 PM 2779 Views
I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 07/04/2010 09:50:39 PM 2657 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 08/04/2010 01:06:20 PM 2566 Views
Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 09:58:44 AM 2722 Views
Re: Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 01:26:42 PM 2766 Views
I have a very different take on that book - 10/04/2010 11:17:13 AM 2596 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 09/04/2010 01:45:44 PM 2666 Views
Hrmm... - 10/04/2010 11:19:01 AM 2487 Views
Re: Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 12/04/2010 05:37:36 PM 2722 Views
He brings up some interesting points, if in an unnecessarily rude manner - 08/04/2010 12:42:25 PM 2654 Views
To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 10:05:49 AM 2676 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 01:28:17 PM 3208 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 10/04/2010 11:40:22 AM 2698 Views
why are you so bothered by people being unimpressed with Roberts? - 10/04/2010 02:19:08 PM 2694 Views
I don't understand it either - 11/04/2010 12:44:25 PM 2674 Views
right? - 11/04/2010 02:13:00 PM 2691 Views
Nah - 12/04/2010 04:13:44 AM 2518 Views
And in vol. 5, Roberts discovers the horrors of the circus - 09/04/2010 09:57:03 AM 2659 Views
5 reviews without saying more than "I hate the series" - 09/04/2010 01:31:13 PM 2525 Views
Basically he just states the "nothing happens"-argument... - 09/04/2010 03:26:02 PM 2560 Views
Well, what was really resolved here? - 10/04/2010 11:25:25 AM 2634 Views
Well... - 12/04/2010 05:05:20 PM 2748 Views
well exactly - 12/04/2010 05:33:11 PM 2735 Views
So very little was resolved and much was set into motion, then? - 12/04/2010 06:55:45 PM 2708 Views
Yes... - 12/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 2463 Views
Ever read Umberto Eco's How To Travel with a Salmon? - 12/04/2010 11:07:19 PM 2801 Views
I guess... - 13/04/2010 10:03:03 AM 2784 Views
Sounds like you value prolixity for the sake of prolixity, to be honest - 13/04/2010 04:41:07 PM 3909 Views
Nah... - 13/04/2010 05:29:34 PM 2456 Views
He's read and enjoyed Proust, among others - 13/04/2010 07:37:39 PM 2612 Views
Ah, well... - 13/04/2010 09:45:45 PM 2501 Views
Dismissive, much? - 13/04/2010 10:52:30 PM 2719 Views
About that bifurcation... - 14/04/2010 02:02:15 AM 2686 Views
I'm rather moderate - 14/04/2010 10:11:30 AM 2621 Views
I'm just a liberation theologist at heart - 15/04/2010 01:51:16 PM 3477 Views
So, if you don't mind... - 13/04/2010 05:51:06 AM 2690 Views
That's fine with me - 13/04/2010 06:31:41 AM 2643 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 2667 Views
I didn't find it quite that bad, but... - 11/04/2010 08:27:52 AM 2677 Views
LoC represented a sharp drop in quality!!? - 19/05/2010 03:27:21 PM 2627 Views
And ignores everything else... - 09/04/2010 05:10:00 PM 2756 Views
Inchoatus went offline a couple of years ago - 10/04/2010 11:42:26 AM 3598 Views
This guy is going to get what he deserves... - 09/04/2010 10:26:14 PM 2627 Views
I'm waiting with bated breath for his CoT review *NM* - 10/04/2010 01:00:59 PM 1647 Views
Just wanted to point out that he is not reviewing the series. - 16/04/2010 04:04:49 PM 2548 Views
Lord of Chaos commentary - 16/04/2010 03:39:39 PM 2630 Views
He has reached - The Hump. - 16/04/2010 03:55:51 PM 2585 Views
Re: He has reached - The Hump. - 18/04/2010 08:08:59 AM 3017 Views
No no. It was Lord of Heaven! - 16/04/2010 05:51:11 PM 2528 Views
Yeah, I noticed that - 16/04/2010 11:16:26 PM 2441 Views
I would love the see him review Goodkind... - 16/04/2010 11:51:07 PM 2658 Views
Finally re-read that post - 20/04/2010 09:35:45 PM 2655 Views
The magic items are mostly irrelevant... - 21/04/2010 03:37:36 AM 2625 Views
A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 23/04/2010 08:36:17 AM 2725 Views
Re: A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 29/04/2010 06:02:28 PM 2634 Views
I disagree - 29/04/2010 09:34:49 PM 2456 Views
I agree. - 29/04/2010 09:45:29 PM 2676 Views
Took me a moment to realize with whom you were agreeing - 29/04/2010 10:19:05 PM 2602 Views
Well, I did mention the necklines get overdone... - 06/05/2010 06:17:46 PM 2920 Views
Well, there's now also the tea to comment about - 07/05/2010 11:29:03 AM 2707 Views
A bit of a stumble this week - 30/04/2010 01:53:31 PM 2724 Views
The Path of Daggers commentary - 07/05/2010 10:39:03 AM 2781 Views
You'd think a Brit would like the tea... *NM* - 11/05/2010 04:05:42 PM 1491 Views
Maybe he's just a contrarian? - 11/05/2010 07:55:43 PM 2525 Views
Winter's Heart - 21/05/2010 12:46:14 PM 2800 Views
To be fair - 21/05/2010 01:56:49 PM 2887 Views
I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 21/05/2010 04:49:31 PM 2636 Views
Re: I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 25/05/2010 05:05:09 PM 2776 Views
WH was my least favorite novel in the series, and that is saying a lot. - 28/05/2010 03:15:13 PM 2616 Views
I completely agree with his KoD post. Here is my favorite quote: - 28/05/2010 03:08:31 PM 2956 Views
CoT, you mean (link to actual post included) - 28/05/2010 04:56:10 PM 2772 Views
Yep, I meant COT. *NM* - 28/05/2010 07:02:48 PM 1495 Views
Knife of Dreams - 18/06/2010 09:07:27 AM 2673 Views
Re: Knife of Dreams - 19/06/2010 05:49:38 AM 2752 Views
Agree... - 19/06/2010 05:08:44 PM 2656 Views
Roberts reflects back on WoT 1-11, with answers to questions asked of him - 25/06/2010 12:51:29 PM 2760 Views
This guy should be burned at the stake - 25/06/2010 03:22:34 PM 10246 Views
Are you done making a fool out of yourself, Mark? - 26/06/2010 06:53:37 PM 2698 Views
Oh come on... - 26/06/2010 09:06:01 PM 2727 Views
Well, the burning at the stake was a bit much... - 26/06/2010 10:19:40 PM 2746 Views
Well, really! You brought the comment to his notice... - 26/06/2010 11:34:08 PM 2763 Views
And your point is...? - 27/06/2010 12:37:00 AM 2769 Views
Well... - 27/06/2010 05:38:12 AM 2703 Views
Indeed... I think it's rather clear that Larry's goal has been to cause trouble - 27/06/2010 10:57:36 AM 2872 Views
There is no "borderline" about it. - 28/03/2011 05:17:15 PM 2541 Views
Ridiculous - 27/06/2010 06:38:46 AM 2599 Views
I like his FAQ and his overall musings on its' popularity. - 29/06/2010 06:35:10 PM 2627 Views
One year later... - 27/03/2011 03:40:29 AM 2557 Views
Re: One year later... - 28/03/2011 05:03:32 PM 2842 Views
I see you subconsciously support critical takes. - 28/03/2011 11:41:48 PM 2797 Views
No I conciously support telling you and him that you are pathetic, arrogent, & jelous. *NM* - 30/03/2011 01:40:36 PM 1571 Views
Jealous? - 30/03/2011 05:20:32 PM 2598 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 1477 Views
Seconded. - 30/03/2011 04:04:36 PM 2536 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 1597 Views
Yep! - 30/03/2011 05:16:38 PM 2504 Views
Jeez Larry, you're starting to sound like a GRRM detractor. - 31/03/2011 03:01:38 PM 2710 Views
Nah, no detractor - 01/04/2011 03:00:41 PM 2700 Views
Could a thread be locked? - 31/03/2011 07:48:26 PM 2604 Views
Re: One year later... - 01/04/2011 02:55:02 AM 3025 Views
Yep - 01/04/2011 02:57:52 PM 2727 Views
He's not an "author", he's just a stupid troll, do not feed him *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:39:19 PM 1502 Views

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