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You want complaining? You got it... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 02/04/2010 06:38:09 PM

The author has made it clear he doesn't like the series. Should we subject our board to twelve highly negative reviews? The more I read his reviews, the more it's apparent that he's decided from the onset to tear the series to piece. There's no positive to the negative, and some of his criticisms are completely absurd.

I'm kind of hoping that lots of people complain about this thread so that I can lock it.


What is worst is that it is clear he barely skimmed the book, repeated the same old complaints, and made some fresh absolutely senseless ones (who's the naked woman in a dungeon? Should a reviewer really let his deepest fantasies find space in a review?).

For a guy who complains about RJ taking too long to get to his point, he sure as hell knows how to waste internet space!
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Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 19/03/2010 09:30:25 PM 13425 Views
A question for Larry - 19/03/2010 09:40:37 PM 3422 Views
Roberto BolaƱo - 19/03/2010 11:09:57 PM 3364 Views
I completely agree with his review. - 19/03/2010 11:11:17 PM 3374 Views
Ouch! Somebody pull that guy off RJ! *NM* - 20/03/2010 03:47:07 AM 1682 Views
Can't say that I really disagree. - 20/03/2010 05:19:26 AM 2689 Views
My problem with the reviews: - 20/03/2010 06:29:08 AM 3375 Views
Hear Hear !!! ....................... = ........................ *NM* - 20/03/2010 06:37:11 AM 1614 Views
I agree - 20/03/2010 11:19:29 AM 2819 Views
You know what else I'm finding annoying? - 07/04/2010 07:29:37 AM 2702 Views
Fully Agree *NM* - 21/06/2010 12:41:05 AM 1469 Views
well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 06:51:29 AM 3056 Views
Re: well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 02:12:43 PM 2615 Views
I'd say just The Eye of the World - 20/03/2010 05:26:19 PM 2730 Views
Indeed - 21/03/2010 12:34:19 AM 2575 Views
These reviews are pathetic - 20/03/2010 12:52:22 PM 2596 Views
I'm amused by some of the responses - 20/03/2010 07:20:03 PM 3039 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/03/2010 10:48:14 PM 1809 Views
Are you suggesting that we are unqualified to disagree with him ? - 20/03/2010 11:21:44 PM 2736 Views
No, I said rather that it's ridiculous to make such disparaging comments about his takes - 20/03/2010 11:37:56 PM 2779 Views
I considered doing so - 21/03/2010 12:27:27 AM 2610 Views
I will reply to myself: What's the problem McFly , chicken ? - 21/03/2010 12:29:36 AM 2576 Views
My sister called me chicken once - 10/04/2010 01:18:31 AM 2654 Views
what's wrong runt... are you yellah? *NM* - 10/04/2010 10:40:16 AM 1549 Views
NICE! *NM* - 10/04/2010 02:19:44 PM 1403 Views
Re: I'm amused by some of the responses - 23/03/2010 04:50:42 PM 2670 Views
And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 01:11:50 AM 2602 Views
Re: And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 03:03:28 AM 2477 Views
Nah, TGS was the only serious review of the series I've done - 24/03/2010 04:31:28 AM 2555 Views
On a completely unrelated note... - 24/03/2010 06:15:25 AM 2532 Views
Ha! - 24/03/2010 06:34:48 AM 2509 Views
My congratulations then . *NM* - 24/03/2010 06:36:11 AM 2428 Views
You say it as if I had been condemned to hell! - 24/03/2010 07:13:45 AM 2363 Views
No. Well, maybe. - 24/03/2010 06:52:28 PM 2500 Views
! - 24/03/2010 06:54:34 PM 2540 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 22/03/2010 02:47:23 PM 2682 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 01:53:16 PM 2602 Views
Wow, you guys have completely missed the point of the Wheel of Time series - 22/03/2010 05:28:07 PM 2644 Views
There's a point to it? - 22/03/2010 06:47:12 PM 2627 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 1556 Views
You're not taking me seriously now, are you? - 24/03/2010 02:54:37 AM 2546 Views
I meant the reason why RJ wrote WoT in the first place - 24/03/2010 06:39:47 AM 2541 Views
I thought the point was to write about a bunch of stuff happening? - 09/04/2010 03:42:49 PM 2607 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 04:54:38 PM 2595 Views
pfft wth-ever - 26/03/2010 12:35:53 AM 2419 Views
Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 26/03/2010 12:28:19 PM 2680 Views
bla bla bla - 29/03/2010 06:17:07 AM 2574 Views
Usually, it's spelled "blah" - 29/03/2010 07:03:51 AM 2523 Views
Wow. That post was more entertaining than Mr. Roberts' review. Thank you *NM* - 29/03/2010 08:23:41 AM 1731 Views
You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 08:54:03 AM 2528 Views
Re: You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 09:13:44 AM 2619 Views
I know you were, thus the at the least of my comment - 29/03/2010 09:19:30 AM 2435 Views
Unimpressed - 29/03/2010 10:50:07 PM 2914 Views
Thank you - 30/03/2010 12:35:39 AM 2364 Views
*Standing ovation for DomA* - 30/03/2010 07:36:59 AM 2639 Views
Yes. Also, Roberts is a wanker. *NM* - 05/04/2010 09:28:57 PM 1553 Views
Re: Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 29/03/2010 04:32:23 PM 2652 Views
Might want to re-read their Wikis again. - 29/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 2461 Views
Awards - 29/03/2010 07:42:03 PM 2419 Views
That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 07:54:56 PM 2413 Views
Re: That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 08:22:03 PM 2576 Views
This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 08:47:54 PM 2442 Views
Re: This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 09:03:07 PM 2491 Views
*considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:28:06 PM 2494 Views
Re: *considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:44:58 PM 2668 Views
The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 12:24:56 AM 2419 Views
Re: The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 01:33:04 PM 2343 Views
No, no, no - 30/03/2010 06:38:41 PM 2412 Views
Re: No, no, no - 30/03/2010 07:51:34 PM 2519 Views
Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 02:10:13 AM 2457 Views
Re: Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 03:56:57 PM 2442 Views
Those were polls - 31/03/2010 08:46:07 PM 2451 Views
Re: Those were polls - 05/04/2010 03:22:13 PM 2372 Views
Does it gives him right to insult me? - 13/04/2011 02:10:32 PM 2437 Views
I wouldn't know. Was he speaking directly to you? - 14/04/2011 11:28:16 PM 2549 Views
He's now reviewed the third book - 26/03/2010 12:27:16 PM 2671 Views
Well, this time I must disagree with him . - 29/03/2010 07:31:40 AM 2380 Views
I don't think he was claiming that RJ was alone in doing that - 29/03/2010 07:44:07 AM 2395 Views
Hah! - 29/03/2010 06:07:28 PM 2398 Views
Well... - 29/03/2010 06:52:10 PM 2321 Views
Differing perspectives, I guess. - 29/03/2010 07:58:13 PM 2502 Views
I suppose - 29/03/2010 08:50:43 PM 2422 Views
Re: I suppose - 30/03/2010 12:18:30 AM 2555 Views
True - 30/03/2010 12:23:28 AM 2409 Views
Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 12:52:01 AM 2391 Views
Re: Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 07:45:08 AM 2576 Views
But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:07:00 AM 2483 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 03:56:54 PM 2454 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:29:37 PM 2551 Views
I really liked a lot of the minor characters in The Great Hunt. - 30/03/2010 12:49:03 AM 2419 Views
I barely thought twice about those, to be honest - 30/03/2010 06:39:55 PM 2465 Views
I can't wait what he's going to try to do with TFoH and beyond - 28/03/2010 08:18:59 PM 2537 Views
Glad you enjoyed it - 29/03/2010 09:33:43 PM 2389 Views
The Shadow Rising review - 02/04/2010 09:42:53 AM 2686 Views
I wonder if this borders on trolling - 02/04/2010 02:29:58 PM 11218 Views
You want complaining? You got it... - 02/04/2010 06:38:09 PM 2538 Views
That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 09:16:25 PM 2687 Views
Re: That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 10:28:56 PM 2434 Views
I agree, Roberts is more and more coming across to me as just bitter - 10/04/2010 01:24:52 AM 2541 Views
Little late to this one as well - 10/04/2010 11:12:04 AM 2569 Views
Perhaps you should have led with this bit - 10/04/2010 02:52:23 PM 2662 Views
Re: I wonder if this borders on trolling - 04/04/2010 09:16:22 AM 2531 Views
What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 08:00:45 PM 2644 Views
Re: What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 09:22:13 PM 2640 Views
See my comment below - 02/04/2010 09:32:54 PM 2709 Views
Re: See my comment below - 03/04/2010 09:31:22 AM 3041 Views
Sorry I'm late in responding, but I've been quite busy this week - 07/04/2010 09:45:48 PM 2891 Views
Yes, I can probably agree with what you say here. - 08/04/2010 12:29:16 AM 2349 Views
- 08/04/2010 12:32:53 AM 2493 Views
I agree completely. *NM* - 02/04/2010 09:53:44 PM 1444 Views
Speaking of irritation - 02/04/2010 10:50:04 PM 2593 Views
Commentary, then? - 02/04/2010 09:27:18 PM 2472 Views
Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:11:18 PM 2425 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:31:56 PM 2268 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 03/04/2010 01:34:05 AM 2324 Views
I somehow overlooked this last week, it seems - 10/04/2010 11:01:17 AM 2646 Views
Indeed - 02/04/2010 10:34:00 PM 2323 Views
Re: Commentary, then? - 05/04/2010 03:44:07 PM 2380 Views
for a man that bitterly complains about an author who is padding his work - 08/04/2010 09:41:07 PM 2606 Views
1400 words is long-winded? - 09/04/2010 10:07:41 AM 2655 Views
since you can sum up those 1400 words in about 25 yes that's longwinded - 09/04/2010 01:36:16 PM 2520 Views
Except I didn't really sum it up, as I left out quite a bit - 10/04/2010 11:15:42 AM 2551 Views
You are very defensive over this - 10/04/2010 01:54:15 PM 2347 Views
Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 03:57:12 AM 2401 Views
Re: Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 05:30:53 PM 2341 Views
You sound like a Goodkind webmaster from a couple of years ago - 12/04/2010 06:58:42 PM 2416 Views
You don't come across as a devil's advocate - 30/03/2011 03:07:32 PM 2460 Views
Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 07/04/2010 08:59:28 PM 2578 Views
I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 07/04/2010 09:50:39 PM 2466 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 08/04/2010 01:06:20 PM 2325 Views
Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 09:58:44 AM 2537 Views
Re: Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 01:26:42 PM 2557 Views
I have a very different take on that book - 10/04/2010 11:17:13 AM 2412 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 09/04/2010 01:45:44 PM 2450 Views
Hrmm... - 10/04/2010 11:19:01 AM 2281 Views
Re: Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 12/04/2010 05:37:36 PM 2516 Views
He brings up some interesting points, if in an unnecessarily rude manner - 08/04/2010 12:42:25 PM 2461 Views
To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 10:05:49 AM 2491 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 01:28:17 PM 3018 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 10/04/2010 11:40:22 AM 2494 Views
why are you so bothered by people being unimpressed with Roberts? - 10/04/2010 02:19:08 PM 2488 Views
I don't understand it either - 11/04/2010 12:44:25 PM 2461 Views
right? - 11/04/2010 02:13:00 PM 2494 Views
Nah - 12/04/2010 04:13:44 AM 2311 Views
And in vol. 5, Roberts discovers the horrors of the circus - 09/04/2010 09:57:03 AM 2464 Views
5 reviews without saying more than "I hate the series" - 09/04/2010 01:31:13 PM 2347 Views
Basically he just states the "nothing happens"-argument... - 09/04/2010 03:26:02 PM 2354 Views
Well, what was really resolved here? - 10/04/2010 11:25:25 AM 2446 Views
Well... - 12/04/2010 05:05:20 PM 2560 Views
well exactly - 12/04/2010 05:33:11 PM 2561 Views
So very little was resolved and much was set into motion, then? - 12/04/2010 06:55:45 PM 2533 Views
Yes... - 12/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 2253 Views
Ever read Umberto Eco's How To Travel with a Salmon? - 12/04/2010 11:07:19 PM 2614 Views
I guess... - 13/04/2010 10:03:03 AM 2594 Views
Sounds like you value prolixity for the sake of prolixity, to be honest - 13/04/2010 04:41:07 PM 3713 Views
Nah... - 13/04/2010 05:29:34 PM 2270 Views
He's read and enjoyed Proust, among others - 13/04/2010 07:37:39 PM 2396 Views
Ah, well... - 13/04/2010 09:45:45 PM 2317 Views
Dismissive, much? - 13/04/2010 10:52:30 PM 2512 Views
About that bifurcation... - 14/04/2010 02:02:15 AM 2476 Views
I'm rather moderate - 14/04/2010 10:11:30 AM 2393 Views
I'm just a liberation theologist at heart - 15/04/2010 01:51:16 PM 3269 Views
So, if you don't mind... - 13/04/2010 05:51:06 AM 2508 Views
That's fine with me - 13/04/2010 06:31:41 AM 2456 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 2470 Views
I didn't find it quite that bad, but... - 11/04/2010 08:27:52 AM 2453 Views
LoC represented a sharp drop in quality!!? - 19/05/2010 03:27:21 PM 2461 Views
And ignores everything else... - 09/04/2010 05:10:00 PM 2552 Views
Inchoatus went offline a couple of years ago - 10/04/2010 11:42:26 AM 3393 Views
This guy is going to get what he deserves... - 09/04/2010 10:26:14 PM 2429 Views
I'm waiting with bated breath for his CoT review *NM* - 10/04/2010 01:00:59 PM 1526 Views
Just wanted to point out that he is not reviewing the series. - 16/04/2010 04:04:49 PM 2364 Views
Lord of Chaos commentary - 16/04/2010 03:39:39 PM 2454 Views
He has reached - The Hump. - 16/04/2010 03:55:51 PM 2388 Views
Re: He has reached - The Hump. - 18/04/2010 08:08:59 AM 2833 Views
No no. It was Lord of Heaven! - 16/04/2010 05:51:11 PM 2336 Views
Yeah, I noticed that - 16/04/2010 11:16:26 PM 2272 Views
I would love the see him review Goodkind... - 16/04/2010 11:51:07 PM 2491 Views
Finally re-read that post - 20/04/2010 09:35:45 PM 2456 Views
The magic items are mostly irrelevant... - 21/04/2010 03:37:36 AM 2430 Views
A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 23/04/2010 08:36:17 AM 2516 Views
Re: A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 29/04/2010 06:02:28 PM 2454 Views
I disagree - 29/04/2010 09:34:49 PM 2285 Views
I agree. - 29/04/2010 09:45:29 PM 2492 Views
Took me a moment to realize with whom you were agreeing - 29/04/2010 10:19:05 PM 2417 Views
Well, I did mention the necklines get overdone... - 06/05/2010 06:17:46 PM 2745 Views
Well, there's now also the tea to comment about - 07/05/2010 11:29:03 AM 2521 Views
A bit of a stumble this week - 30/04/2010 01:53:31 PM 2530 Views
The Path of Daggers commentary - 07/05/2010 10:39:03 AM 2602 Views
You'd think a Brit would like the tea... *NM* - 11/05/2010 04:05:42 PM 1393 Views
Maybe he's just a contrarian? - 11/05/2010 07:55:43 PM 2347 Views
Winter's Heart - 21/05/2010 12:46:14 PM 2592 Views
To be fair - 21/05/2010 01:56:49 PM 2690 Views
I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 21/05/2010 04:49:31 PM 2438 Views
Re: I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 25/05/2010 05:05:09 PM 2585 Views
WH was my least favorite novel in the series, and that is saying a lot. - 28/05/2010 03:15:13 PM 2415 Views
I completely agree with his KoD post. Here is my favorite quote: - 28/05/2010 03:08:31 PM 2760 Views
CoT, you mean (link to actual post included) - 28/05/2010 04:56:10 PM 2572 Views
Yep, I meant COT. *NM* - 28/05/2010 07:02:48 PM 1378 Views
Knife of Dreams - 18/06/2010 09:07:27 AM 2477 Views
Re: Knife of Dreams - 19/06/2010 05:49:38 AM 2549 Views
Agree... - 19/06/2010 05:08:44 PM 2478 Views
Roberts reflects back on WoT 1-11, with answers to questions asked of him - 25/06/2010 12:51:29 PM 2567 Views
This guy should be burned at the stake - 25/06/2010 03:22:34 PM 10056 Views
Are you done making a fool out of yourself, Mark? - 26/06/2010 06:53:37 PM 2491 Views
Oh come on... - 26/06/2010 09:06:01 PM 2556 Views
Well, the burning at the stake was a bit much... - 26/06/2010 10:19:40 PM 2554 Views
Well, really! You brought the comment to his notice... - 26/06/2010 11:34:08 PM 2556 Views
And your point is...? - 27/06/2010 12:37:00 AM 2591 Views
Well... - 27/06/2010 05:38:12 AM 2519 Views
Indeed... I think it's rather clear that Larry's goal has been to cause trouble - 27/06/2010 10:57:36 AM 2696 Views
There is no "borderline" about it. - 28/03/2011 05:17:15 PM 2372 Views
Ridiculous - 27/06/2010 06:38:46 AM 2437 Views
I like his FAQ and his overall musings on its' popularity. - 29/06/2010 06:35:10 PM 2446 Views
One year later... - 27/03/2011 03:40:29 AM 2395 Views
Re: One year later... - 28/03/2011 05:03:32 PM 2640 Views
I see you subconsciously support critical takes. - 28/03/2011 11:41:48 PM 2619 Views
No I conciously support telling you and him that you are pathetic, arrogent, & jelous. *NM* - 30/03/2011 01:40:36 PM 1454 Views
Jealous? - 30/03/2011 05:20:32 PM 2410 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 1368 Views
Seconded. - 30/03/2011 04:04:36 PM 2351 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 1491 Views
Yep! - 30/03/2011 05:16:38 PM 2327 Views
Jeez Larry, you're starting to sound like a GRRM detractor. - 31/03/2011 03:01:38 PM 2520 Views
Nah, no detractor - 01/04/2011 03:00:41 PM 2529 Views
Could a thread be locked? - 31/03/2011 07:48:26 PM 2414 Views
Re: One year later... - 01/04/2011 02:55:02 AM 2793 Views
Yep - 01/04/2011 02:57:52 PM 2540 Views
He's not an "author", he's just a stupid troll, do not feed him *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:39:19 PM 1382 Views

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