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[eucatastrophe]

LadyDamodred wrote...

No.  No I have not.  I cannot even begin to describe the loathing I have for that series now.  The year Crossroads of Twilight was published, I read the first 1/2, put the book down and haven't touched it since.  This is coming from someone who has read thousands of books and has a compulsion to finish them as quickly as possible.

I've head TGS is much, much, much better, but I just can't bring myself to touch it.

Also, pissed that I'm still *dead*.

CoS was really bad. It definitely picks up in Knife of Dreams; TGS is a breath of fresh air. Brandon Sanderson's (the ghost author) style is fairly different from Jordan's and that is to the disliking of some, but I think it renewed the series as well as gave TGS the spark that the last few books lacked.

It is strongly implied that you come back in the next book, Towers of Midnight <3

[Miri1984]

Really, if his style is different to Jordan's I might have to read it. I stopped reading them when one of the books (which was nearly 2000 pages long or something similar) only dealt with TWO DAYS of actual action.



Really, that man needed a beta reader.

[LadyDamodred]

Miri1984 wrote...

Really, if his style is different to Jordan's I might have to read it. I stopped reading them when one of the books (which was nearly 2000 pages long or something similar) only dealt with TWO DAYS of actual action.

Really, that man needed a beta reader.

Oh...my...god...  If I had to read ONE more page how so-and-so's gown was detailed, I would have lost my goddamned mind.  Books really started to tank of 7.  8-11 were awful, awful, awful.  *thinks*  You know, the series really started to fall apart after Moiraine died.  I think she was Jordan's beta reader.

[Gilgamesh1138]

ROFL Lady D!



Aw, I like being in crazy company EtteStarz! No wonder I feel right at home here. : D



And I confess, my husband (whom this account belongs to because I bought DA:O for him and then took it from him) is the computer Geek. I do not know how to cut and paste others's works. Sorry I am a total computer idiot.

[Tasmen]

Miri1984 wrote...

Really, if his style is different to Jordan's I might have to read it. I stopped reading them when one of the books (which was nearly 2000 pages long or something similar) only dealt with TWO DAYS of actual action.

Really, that man needed a beta reader.

Ya know, never read his stuff and you aren't exactly making me want to.

[Gilgamesh1138]

LOL, same here! And I am addicted to the printed word. I will read cereal boxes if I have nothing else. But I am thinking I don't want to read about gown detailing.

Modifié par Gilgamesh1138, 17 avril 2010 - 02:08 .

[LadyDamodred]

Tasmen wrote...

Miri1984 wrote...

Really, if his style is different to Jordan's I might have to read it. I stopped reading them when one of the books (which was nearly 2000 pages long or something similar) only dealt with TWO DAYS of actual action.

Really, that man needed a beta reader.

Ya know, never read his stuff and you aren't exactly making me want to.

Book 1 = effing amazing.
Books 2 = 5  Very damn good, some more than others.
Book 6 = Pretty good.
Book 7 = Still alright.
Book 8 = Okay...
Book 9 = >.>
Book 10 = Why am I reading this?
Book 11 = TAKE ME NOW GOD!  *cuts*

[Gilgamesh1138]

Okay, I am going to say that you are saying Book 1 I should definitely read. Books 2-5? look like they are worth reading too. Book 6 good, and 7 if I need something to read other than said cereal box? Book 8 meh, maybe if I am down to reading tampon boxes? Book 9, read with a gain of salt, or maybe a whole shaker? Book 10 run, run very far? And Book 11 only if I am feeling like I want to shed this mortal coil?

Modifié par Gilgamesh1138, 17 avril 2010 - 02:13 .

[LadyDamodred]

Oh, 2-5 are really, really good. But like all things, some are better than others. The problem is that if you continue past 1, you can't really stop if you want to finish the story. Jordan created this huge, complex, vibrant, detailed world...and got lost in it. Characters begin to grate on your nerves after awhile.



My nick, LadyDamodred, is taken from the character Moiraine Damodred, who is kickass. Best damn character in the books, and I defy anyone here to argue that point with me. *SPOILARS* As soon as Jordan writes her out of the series, it starts to tank.

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

I recommend this site if you want to read a humorous summary of books without actually reading through them.

Book-A-Minute

It has almost all of the Robert Jordan books. *snicker*

Modifié par Shadow of Light Dragon, 17 avril 2010 - 02:28 .

[Gilgamesh1138]

Well Ette, you an me are lame then, as well as crazy.  The name Jordan rang a faint bell, but I hadn't read any of his works.

Shadow, thank youthat was hilarious! I had to check on "Good Omens." "Five billion people almost die, and it was FUNNY."

Um yeah, so I think I will pick up book 1 of Jordan's, especially so I can see LadyD's inspiration and skip the rest.

Modifié par Gilgamesh1138, 17 avril 2010 - 02:46 .

[LadyDamodred]

EtteStarz wrote...
Which now, makes complete sense...he's making tons of money (I'm assuming here).

He's dead.  >.>

It was a terrible joke amongst my group of friends that his book series was so friggin' long that he would die before he finished it.  And then he died.  The series is being finished by a ghost writer using material that Jordan had left.

[eucatastrophe]

Miri1984 wrote...

Really, if his style is different to Jordan's I might have to read it. I stopped reading them when one of the books (which was nearly 2000 pages long or something similar) only dealt with TWO DAYS of actual action.

Really, that man needed a beta reader.

TGS is like super fast paced but not in a bad way! Elayne is hardly there in  the book so you're spared gown descriptions to a degree.

And I agree: 1 to 5 were really good, started goijng downhill from Book 7 for me.

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[eucatastrophe]

LadyDamodred wrote...

EtteStarz wrote...
Which now, makes complete sense...he's making tons of money (I'm assuming here).

He's dead.  >.>

It was a terrible joke amongst my group of friends that his book series was so friggin' long that he would die before he finished it.  And then he died.  The series is being finished by a ghost writer using material that Jordan had left.

It makes his About the Author section morbidly hilarious and kinda sad... "He intends to write until they nail his coffin shut".

[Gilgamesh1138]

Ok, is it bad I laughed at both LadyD's joke he would take so long he would die before he finished and euca's "He intends to write until they nail his coffin shut," quote?



Ah, now I understand the ghost writer comments. <----- is very very tired and not on her A game.

[LadyDamodred]

No, it's not wrong to laugh. It is funny in a way.

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

I'm now overcome by a desire to wear my "I'm not dead yet..." Monty Python t-shirt whenever I write.

[eucatastrophe]

Don't be sorry, it's hilarious



Worst happens: he'll be reborn in another age and write even longer novels.

[LadyDamodred]

eucatastrophe wrote...

Don't be sorry, it's hilarious

Worst happens: he'll be reborn in another age and write even longer novels.

DO NOT even joke like that!

So, yeah, wasn't there another topic we were supposed to be discussing here?  XD

[Gilgamesh1138]

LOL I too am old enough to know them too Ette.

Shadow, now I need the "I'm not dead yet" t-shirt.

And I am glad it is okay to have a giggle about that then. And to get back on topic *ahem*. Jordan's works then remind me to keep trying to keep my story epic but not get lost in it. I will hold him as an example firmly in my mind. Thanks for that LadyD and Shadow. *wipes brow* Oh, and he is also a reminder not to write a story so epic that I die before I finish. LOL, I just had an image of the skeleton with it's head on the desk in front of a computer.

Modifié par Gilgamesh1138, 17 avril 2010 - 03:31 .