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Re: I think you misrepresent me Larry Send a noteboard - 17/04/2010 09:45:25 PM
Fine, then say you do not like his style, that you think his writing is clumsy and uncompelling then move on.

Your proposed 12 edition musing about how Jordan does not advance his plots, does not develop his characters the way you think he should, and spends too many words describing clothes and repetative manerism is not needed. It has all been written before, andpossibly better. Simply say "Me Too!" and go do something new. There is an entire Library of Congress of books out there with hundreds of new ones being published each month just begging to be compared against your sylistc preferences. It should not be hard to find one that someone else has not done yet.




But there's more to it than just that, or else I wouldn't have bothered with a re-read. I'm exploring personal reactions and memories as much as anything else and I believe I have some things to say that may be of interest to some (and obviously not to others ). I suspect there will some "surprises" along the way, so I wouldn't try to judge what I'll say before I read and then write it, as for example, I was surprised by how much more I enjoyed EotW this time than I did 10-13 years ago, despite the problems I also noted.

And considering I've written hundreds of reviews over the years, some of them of an "academic" nature, I suppose you'd like to read those as well?
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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Re-reading WoT Ten Years Later Larry - 16/04/2010 06:07:40 AM 3300 Views
The Eye of the World (1997-2000, 2010 reads) Larry - 16/04/2010 06:08:54 AM 1834 Views
Ah, jumping on Roberts' bandwagon... Etzel - 16/04/2010 09:17:08 AM 1442 Views
Larry - 16/04/2010 03:32:41 PM 1352 Views
Re: The Eye of the World (1997-2000, 2010 reads) HyogaRott - 16/04/2010 06:29:53 PM 1416 Views
I think you misrepresent me Larry - 16/04/2010 11:15:34 PM 1336 Views
Re: I think you misrepresent me HyogaRott - 17/04/2010 02:56:53 PM 1353 Views
Re: I think you misrepresent me Larry - 17/04/2010 09:45:25 PM 1308 Views
Re: I think you misrepresent me HyogaRott - 17/04/2010 10:59:20 PM 1443 Views
MA in History? Is there a more useless degree? Dark Knight - 16/04/2010 09:56:36 PM 1369 Views
PhD or MA in Classics RugbyPlayingAshaman - 16/04/2010 10:15:51 PM 1329 Views
Yes, whatever degree you have/are studying for Larry - 16/04/2010 11:12:55 PM 1342 Views
MBA. Sorry Dark Knight - 17/04/2010 04:38:03 AM 1424 Views
There's lots of jokes about MBAs, unfortunately Larry - 17/04/2010 09:46:28 PM 1347 Views
Interestingly, I disliked EotW because of its 'youth appeal' Yondaime - 17/04/2010 12:33:55 AM 1423 Views
Funny how takes can change, huh? Larry - 17/04/2010 12:55:05 AM 1437 Views
Funny, I started my own first-ever reread not long ago. Liam - 17/04/2010 02:16:35 AM 1354 Views
Must be something in the water, no? Larry - 17/04/2010 02:28:23 AM 1528 Views
Gah! Larry - 18/04/2010 12:30:17 PM 1288 Views
I thought you meant it! fionwe1987 - 18/04/2010 05:29:55 PM 1380 Views
Pfft! Larry - 18/04/2010 08:11:36 PM 1286 Views
I'm glad I didn't start with EotW RugbyPlayingAshaman - 19/04/2010 04:16:03 PM 1302 Views
Seems Tor is now tweeting about this commentary Larry - 19/04/2010 06:31:39 PM 1484 Views
Re: Re-reading WoT Ten Years Later Evil_Monkey - 16/04/2010 06:26:51 PM 1398 Views
It'll be interesting to see if I hit a "wall" Larry - 16/04/2010 11:13:55 PM 1287 Views
Aww... Fanatic-Templar - 16/04/2010 07:58:27 PM 1376 Views
That's next month or June Larry - 16/04/2010 11:12:02 PM 1288 Views
Be sure to send me a noteboard then . Fanatic-Templar - 17/04/2010 03:45:46 AM 1265 Views
Oh, I'd post it at this site as well, perhaps Larry - 17/04/2010 03:51:19 AM 1246 Views
Yeah, but I only lurk in the OF when I'm interested in getting new books... Fanatic-Templar - 17/04/2010 04:00:14 AM 1238 Views
Ah Larry - 17/04/2010 09:47:37 PM 1255 Views
Malazan 9 is out? Fanatic-Templar - 17/04/2010 09:58:23 PM 1112 Views
Been out for several months Larry - 17/04/2010 10:24:15 PM 1224 Views
Can anybody please explain to me Artsapat - 17/04/2010 08:45:18 PM 1533 Views
It's hard to explain Larry - 17/04/2010 09:42:16 PM 1492 Views
was thinking the same thing *NM* AgentOrange - 18/04/2010 03:59:36 PM 809 Views
Re: Can anybody please explain to me RugbyPlayingAshaman - 19/04/2010 04:17:39 PM 1142 Views
The more posts from this larry guy I read, the more I think......... Insomdeon - 18/04/2010 08:56:34 AM 1428 Views
Interesting metatextual analysis there Larry - 18/04/2010 09:47:43 AM 1506 Views
Nice, but in the future... AgentOrange - 18/04/2010 04:04:07 PM 1331 Views
I know... Larry - 18/04/2010 08:11:18 PM 1240 Views
If you don't like WoT....Don't read it perringoldeneyes - 19/04/2010 12:36:06 AM 1237 Views
Aren't you being a bit presumptuous there? Larry - 19/04/2010 12:53:00 AM 1650 Views
... Fanatic-Templar - 19/04/2010 12:59:33 AM 1422 Views
Re: ... perringoldeneyes - 21/04/2010 03:41:08 AM 1397 Views
Re: The more posts from this larry guy I read, the more I think......... Cal Trask - 18/04/2010 10:26:12 AM 1472 Views
I am disappoint Yondaime - 19/04/2010 01:17:20 AM 1457 Views
Larry - 19/04/2010 01:24:29 AM 1275 Views
Who the hell are you? What the hell are you doing here? callandor1000 - 19/04/2010 06:48:56 PM 1454 Views
Oh crap, a troll! Kronin al'Sulc - 02/05/2010 08:53:36 PM 1279 Views
The Great Hunt (1997-2000, 2010 reads) Larry - 19/04/2010 09:22:40 AM 1475 Views
I guess I'm just weird. Yondaime - 19/04/2010 06:44:59 PM 1632 Views
If anything, I suspect my reaction is the minority one Larry - 19/04/2010 09:20:25 PM 1454 Views
It's interesting you thought this about The Great Hunt. Tom - 19/04/2010 07:06:57 PM 1242 Views
Yeah, I almost gave up this series after The Eye of the World too. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 19/04/2010 08:38:25 PM 740 Views
My actual introduction to the series was A Crown of Swords Larry - 19/04/2010 09:26:19 PM 1408 Views
By the way... Fanatic-Templar - 19/04/2010 09:44:59 PM 1167 Views
Ah, that. Larry - 19/04/2010 09:53:02 PM 1244 Views
My experience has been different: Narg - 19/04/2010 09:04:27 PM 1391 Views
That may indeed be the case Larry - 19/04/2010 09:27:36 PM 1566 Views
The Dragon Reborn (1997-2000 reads; 2010 re-read) Larry - 22/04/2010 08:49:23 AM 1633 Views
The Shadow Rising (1997-2000 initial reads; 2010 re-read) Larry - 25/04/2010 06:41:08 AM 1409 Views
The Fires of Heaven (1997-2000 initial reads; 2010 re-read) Larry - 28/04/2010 08:47:14 AM 1332 Views
Lord of Chaos (1997-2000 initial reads; 2010 re-read) Larry - 30/04/2010 01:33:37 PM 1669 Views
A Crown of Swords (1997-2000 initial reads; 2010 re-read) Larry - 02/05/2010 03:30:39 PM 1488 Views
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Re: Winter's Heart (2000 initial read; 2010 re-read) Cal Trask - 08/05/2010 09:43:31 AM 1332 Views
But I must Larry - 08/05/2010 09:59:42 AM 1152 Views
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I just think of bath porn Larry - 08/05/2010 03:12:29 PM 1416 Views
Crossroads of Twilight (2006 initial read; 2010 re-read) Larry - 10/05/2010 02:00:06 PM 1411 Views
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