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Re: Absolutely not. Corwin Send a noteboard - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM
It's a whole bunch of little things. The dialogue, the way the PoV character thinks, the way the character explains things directly that would have been referenced more obliquely and more smoothly in previous books ... it's just not the same. And I like it less and less the more I re-read it...


You're right that he explains things much more directly and not nearly as smoothly as RJ, but I'm hoping this is because he feels it necessary to recap stuff from previous books, at least early on. I remember reading one of his blog posts where he mentioned he was doing too much of this, and when Harriet pointed it out to him he tried to cut back, so maybe that element disappears as the book goes on.
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This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) Cannoli - 05/09/2009 03:46:26 AM 1714 Views
How long is it? I kinda wanna read it now, but I'm at work, so I'm not sure if I have time. *NM* Brian - 05/09/2009 03:55:02 AM 324 Views
Bah, so am I. 4.5 pages on Microsoft Word. Single space, no margin, Arial font, size 9. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:02:13 AM 673 Views
Yeah, it was actually a fairly quick read..no trouble at all reading it at work. *NM* Brian - 05/09/2009 05:00:17 AM 355 Views
It isn't supposed to be. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/09/2009 04:08:46 AM 799 Views
Jason claimed it was hard to tell them apart. *NM* Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:10:13 AM 350 Views
I take anything from that source with a pinch of salt *NM* Sidious - 05/09/2009 03:41:49 PM 309 Views
I noticed that too. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/09/2009 04:11:22 AM 660 Views
Re: This is not RJ's writing. (No Spoilers) DarknessBeyondTime - 05/09/2009 04:13:48 AM 843 Views
Absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:18:51 AM 1137 Views
Re: Absolutely not. bdev_03 - 05/09/2009 04:25:16 AM 910 Views
That's what I meant by absolutely not. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 04:31:26 AM 839 Views
Could it be rough draft that Sanderson kept, and Jordan never polished? *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:14:59 AM 404 Views
I doubt it Brian - 05/09/2009 05:17:09 AM 939 Views
Definitely Sanderson AliasRY - 05/09/2009 05:27:57 AM 933 Views
Really? DomA - 05/09/2009 08:55:37 AM 948 Views
I agree with DomA *NM* Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:26:17 PM 395 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Corwin - 05/09/2009 04:39:55 AM 1016 Views
Re: Absolutely not. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:53:12 AM 751 Views
I could tell it wasn't Jordan, but I liked what I read. Rurouni_Kenshin - 05/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 643 Views
I liked it too...new WoT material finally! *NM* Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:16:34 AM 289 Views
It bugged me at first. Gher - 05/09/2009 04:32:27 AM 706 Views
Yeah, I just finished reading it....and it was pretty obvious that it wasn't RJ Brian - 05/09/2009 04:55:30 AM 717 Views
I think Sanderson had to come up with the wind scene Ryan - 05/09/2009 05:17:58 AM 718 Views
Re: Yeah, I just finished reading it....and it was pretty obvious that it wasn't RJ ajfurst - 05/09/2009 07:41:51 AM 607 Views
agreed. I liked it, but Deadsy - 05/09/2009 05:13:18 AM 751 Views
Anyone want to guess which part can be a foreshadowing? redhand - 05/09/2009 05:34:07 AM 724 Views
No surprise. Brandon was one of us when RJ stll lived *NM* Voscaia Sedai - 08/09/2009 04:27:14 PM 302 Views
Nature of the beast. Joel - 05/09/2009 06:21:05 AM 724 Views
Agreed... sybilspsychiatrist - 05/09/2009 06:45:09 AM 614 Views
No *sniffles* gave it away although N does tug her braid. everynametaken - 05/09/2009 07:33:32 AM 651 Views
Becareful of what you wish for Knightscape - 05/09/2009 08:29:52 AM 745 Views
I've been saying that for years. Cannoli - 05/09/2009 08:55:19 AM 803 Views
Whatever. I thought it was an improvement. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:45:37 PM 718 Views
Agree fully. Art and paiting have rarely even been mentioned! It feels like a fan's writing... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 09:59:15 AM 821 Views
Are you pre-ordering the book? AliasRY - 05/09/2009 10:48:44 AM 713 Views
I live in the U.S. now... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2009 02:59:40 PM 707 Views
I hope so, because I won't able to wait for it. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:45:01 PM 316 Views
I preordered it from Bookdepository.com for 15$ AgentOrange - 05/09/2009 04:47:07 PM 610 Views
I checked, they don't ship to India. *NM* AliasRY - 05/09/2009 04:50:34 PM 325 Views
Yes, I agree. It feels cold because it is an alien presence. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/09/2009 02:31:45 PM 627 Views
It sounds better via the audio Isaac - 05/09/2009 03:07:37 PM 761 Views
Re: It sounds better via the audio RandAllThor - 05/09/2009 03:41:27 PM 664 Views
No. It was never meant to be, it never could be and Sanderson never pretended otherwise. Werthead - 05/09/2009 07:40:37 PM 845 Views
Exactly. Haggard - 05/09/2009 08:50:08 PM 660 Views
According to him... Werthead - 05/09/2009 09:14:44 PM 674 Views
It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan Cannoli - 05/09/2009 11:11:58 PM 918 Views
Re: It sounds more like Anderson than Jordan DomA - 06/09/2009 12:19:11 AM 903 Views
*NM* NaClH2O - 06/09/2009 12:24:16 AM 303 Views
I didn't read any of Anderson's books Deadsy - 06/09/2009 12:17:54 PM 686 Views
Funniest thing ever posted on RAFO.com. Ever. *NM* Cannoli - 07/09/2009 03:49:24 AM 434 Views
In it's week long history. Ever. EVER *NM* Sidious - 07/09/2009 08:12:44 AM 242 Views
It wasn't Jordan... Rand al'Thor - 07/09/2009 04:36:11 AM 620 Views
It isn't but I thought BS said he wasn't trying to be exactly like RJ RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/09/2009 08:12:24 PM 713 Views
The difference was a bit staggering scalius - 08/09/2009 08:23:15 PM 680 Views
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