How The Wheel of Time Made Me Hate Epic Fantasy, and How Mistborn Brought Me Back
Anonymous2000 Send a noteboard - 26/09/2015 04:40:43 AM
Interesting article.....it summarized much of my experience with WoT and Mistborn:
http://www.tor.com/2015/09/22/how-the-wheel-of-time-made-me-hate-epic-fantasy-and-how-mistborn-brought-me-back/
Thoughts?
How The Wheel of Time Made Me Hate Epic Fantasy, and How Mistborn Brought Me Back
- 26/09/2015 04:40:43 AM
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I think Jordan was a terrible writer, so the description of his prose is off.
- 26/09/2015 10:19:15 PM
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I've yet to read any non-WoT Sanderson.
- 26/09/2015 11:35:29 PM
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I'm not sure I agree with your prognosis of epic fantasy.
- 27/09/2015 12:34:16 AM
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Why wouldn't you call Harry Potter epic?
- 02/10/2015 05:29:17 PM
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I personally agree with you, which is why I put quotes around "epic."
- 02/10/2015 09:17:23 PM
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YA didn't exist when I was the right age for so I guess I don't rewally think of it as a genre
- 05/10/2015 02:36:55 PM
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You should try Mistborn.....
- 27/09/2015 04:51:44 AM
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But are the surprises earned or arbitrary?
- 28/09/2015 02:07:55 AM
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I'd say the first Mistborn has a few twists that are excellent, without feeling cheap
- 05/10/2015 09:37:23 PM
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The discussion of bloat is ironic, considering the extraneous biography in the article
- 28/09/2015 01:52:39 AM
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