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I disagree Larry Send a noteboard - 29/04/2010 09:34:49 PM
I think he quoted enough lines there to keep Thog's Masterclass in full operation for years to come...


Honestly, I've always felt RJ's descriptions was one of his strengths, it helps bring the world alive better. Sometimes it is overdone, you know with all the necklines and so on. But he pays attention to detail and he's done his research, where a lot of fantasy writers just paint things in broad strokes and their worlds have no real depth to them.


I'm halfway through Lord of Chaos now and the amount of clothing/building descriptions is starting to become numbing, in part part because it feels so repetitive. Sure, some of that repetition is purposely done in order to help certain readers remember details, but for those such as myself that have good memories, it's more like being hit with a plastic mallet between the eyes every time a female character sniffs or a man is being mule-stubborn. Just not enough variance there for certain readers, and I'm certainly one of those.
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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Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 19/03/2010 09:30:25 PM 12462 Views
A question for Larry - 19/03/2010 09:40:37 PM 2932 Views
Roberto Bolaño - 19/03/2010 11:09:57 PM 2747 Views
I completely agree with his review. - 19/03/2010 11:11:17 PM 2879 Views
Ouch! Somebody pull that guy off RJ! *NM* - 20/03/2010 03:47:07 AM 1428 Views
Can't say that I really disagree. - 20/03/2010 05:19:26 AM 2198 Views
My problem with the reviews: - 20/03/2010 06:29:08 AM 2859 Views
Hear Hear !!! ....................... = ........................ *NM* - 20/03/2010 06:37:11 AM 1367 Views
I agree - 20/03/2010 11:19:29 AM 2317 Views
You know what else I'm finding annoying? - 07/04/2010 07:29:37 AM 2250 Views
Fully Agree *NM* - 21/06/2010 12:41:05 AM 1251 Views
well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 06:51:29 AM 2612 Views
Re: well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 02:12:43 PM 2130 Views
I'd say just The Eye of the World - 20/03/2010 05:26:19 PM 2180 Views
Indeed - 21/03/2010 12:34:19 AM 2102 Views
These reviews are pathetic - 20/03/2010 12:52:22 PM 2114 Views
I'm amused by some of the responses - 20/03/2010 07:20:03 PM 2540 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/03/2010 10:48:14 PM 1583 Views
Are you suggesting that we are unqualified to disagree with him ? - 20/03/2010 11:21:44 PM 2278 Views
No, I said rather that it's ridiculous to make such disparaging comments about his takes - 20/03/2010 11:37:56 PM 2281 Views
I considered doing so - 21/03/2010 12:27:27 AM 2141 Views
I will reply to myself: What's the problem McFly , chicken ? - 21/03/2010 12:29:36 AM 2102 Views
My sister called me chicken once - 10/04/2010 01:18:31 AM 2149 Views
what's wrong runt... are you yellah? *NM* - 10/04/2010 10:40:16 AM 1331 Views
NICE! *NM* - 10/04/2010 02:19:44 PM 1193 Views
Re: I'm amused by some of the responses - 23/03/2010 04:50:42 PM 2186 Views
And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 01:11:50 AM 2114 Views
Re: And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 03:03:28 AM 1983 Views
Nah, TGS was the only serious review of the series I've done - 24/03/2010 04:31:28 AM 2078 Views
On a completely unrelated note... - 24/03/2010 06:15:25 AM 1987 Views
Ha! - 24/03/2010 06:34:48 AM 2024 Views
My congratulations then . *NM* - 24/03/2010 06:36:11 AM 1935 Views
You say it as if I had been condemned to hell! - 24/03/2010 07:13:45 AM 1843 Views
No. Well, maybe. - 24/03/2010 06:52:28 PM 2024 Views
! - 24/03/2010 06:54:34 PM 2032 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 22/03/2010 02:47:23 PM 2148 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 01:53:16 PM 2124 Views
Wow, you guys have completely missed the point of the Wheel of Time series - 22/03/2010 05:28:07 PM 2167 Views
There's a point to it? - 22/03/2010 06:47:12 PM 2134 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 1333 Views
You're not taking me seriously now, are you? - 24/03/2010 02:54:37 AM 2079 Views
I meant the reason why RJ wrote WoT in the first place - 24/03/2010 06:39:47 AM 2059 Views
I thought the point was to write about a bunch of stuff happening? - 09/04/2010 03:42:49 PM 2126 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 04:54:38 PM 2087 Views
pfft wth-ever - 26/03/2010 12:35:53 AM 1958 Views
Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 26/03/2010 12:28:19 PM 2205 Views
bla bla bla - 29/03/2010 06:17:07 AM 2077 Views
Usually, it's spelled "blah" - 29/03/2010 07:03:51 AM 2049 Views
Wow. That post was more entertaining than Mr. Roberts' review. Thank you *NM* - 29/03/2010 08:23:41 AM 1509 Views
You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 08:54:03 AM 2012 Views
Re: You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 09:13:44 AM 2144 Views
I know you were, thus the at the least of my comment - 29/03/2010 09:19:30 AM 1960 Views
Unimpressed - 29/03/2010 10:50:07 PM 2410 Views
Thank you - 30/03/2010 12:35:39 AM 1862 Views
*Standing ovation for DomA* - 30/03/2010 07:36:59 AM 2153 Views
Yes. Also, Roberts is a wanker. *NM* - 05/04/2010 09:28:57 PM 1341 Views
Re: Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 29/03/2010 04:32:23 PM 2108 Views
Might want to re-read their Wikis again. - 29/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 1992 Views
Awards - 29/03/2010 07:42:03 PM 1953 Views
That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 07:54:56 PM 1941 Views
Re: That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 08:22:03 PM 2068 Views
This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 08:47:54 PM 1988 Views
Re: This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 09:03:07 PM 2018 Views
*considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:28:06 PM 1994 Views
Re: *considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:44:58 PM 2168 Views
The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 12:24:56 AM 1891 Views
Re: The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 01:33:04 PM 1878 Views
No, no, no - 30/03/2010 06:38:41 PM 1932 Views
Re: No, no, no - 30/03/2010 07:51:34 PM 2059 Views
Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 02:10:13 AM 2002 Views
Re: Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 03:56:57 PM 1967 Views
Those were polls - 31/03/2010 08:46:07 PM 1976 Views
Re: Those were polls - 05/04/2010 03:22:13 PM 1930 Views
Does it gives him right to insult me? - 13/04/2011 02:10:32 PM 1968 Views
I wouldn't know. Was he speaking directly to you? - 14/04/2011 11:28:16 PM 2073 Views
He's now reviewed the third book - 26/03/2010 12:27:16 PM 2194 Views
Well, this time I must disagree with him . - 29/03/2010 07:31:40 AM 1926 Views
I don't think he was claiming that RJ was alone in doing that - 29/03/2010 07:44:07 AM 1920 Views
Hah! - 29/03/2010 06:07:28 PM 1957 Views
Well... - 29/03/2010 06:52:10 PM 1853 Views
Differing perspectives, I guess. - 29/03/2010 07:58:13 PM 2026 Views
I suppose - 29/03/2010 08:50:43 PM 1948 Views
Re: I suppose - 30/03/2010 12:18:30 AM 2096 Views
True - 30/03/2010 12:23:28 AM 1930 Views
Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 12:52:01 AM 1898 Views
Re: Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 07:45:08 AM 2058 Views
But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:07:00 AM 1995 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 03:56:54 PM 1945 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:29:37 PM 2056 Views
I really liked a lot of the minor characters in The Great Hunt. - 30/03/2010 12:49:03 AM 1972 Views
I barely thought twice about those, to be honest - 30/03/2010 06:39:55 PM 1992 Views
I can't wait what he's going to try to do with TFoH and beyond - 28/03/2010 08:18:59 PM 2081 Views
Glad you enjoyed it - 29/03/2010 09:33:43 PM 1901 Views
The Shadow Rising review - 02/04/2010 09:42:53 AM 2176 Views
I wonder if this borders on trolling - 02/04/2010 02:29:58 PM 10737 Views
You want complaining? You got it... - 02/04/2010 06:38:09 PM 2063 Views
That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 09:16:25 PM 2192 Views
Re: That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 10:28:56 PM 1944 Views
I agree, Roberts is more and more coming across to me as just bitter - 10/04/2010 01:24:52 AM 2068 Views
Little late to this one as well - 10/04/2010 11:12:04 AM 2086 Views
Perhaps you should have led with this bit - 10/04/2010 02:52:23 PM 2157 Views
Re: I wonder if this borders on trolling - 04/04/2010 09:16:22 AM 2049 Views
What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 08:00:45 PM 2150 Views
Re: What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 09:22:13 PM 2162 Views
See my comment below - 02/04/2010 09:32:54 PM 2215 Views
Re: See my comment below - 03/04/2010 09:31:22 AM 2565 Views
Sorry I'm late in responding, but I've been quite busy this week - 07/04/2010 09:45:48 PM 2404 Views
Yes, I can probably agree with what you say here. - 08/04/2010 12:29:16 AM 1867 Views
- 08/04/2010 12:32:53 AM 2011 Views
I agree completely. *NM* - 02/04/2010 09:53:44 PM 1234 Views
Speaking of irritation - 02/04/2010 10:50:04 PM 2121 Views
Commentary, then? - 02/04/2010 09:27:18 PM 1995 Views
Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:11:18 PM 1937 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:31:56 PM 1785 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 03/04/2010 01:34:05 AM 1847 Views
I somehow overlooked this last week, it seems - 10/04/2010 11:01:17 AM 2151 Views
Indeed - 02/04/2010 10:34:00 PM 1837 Views
Re: Commentary, then? - 05/04/2010 03:44:07 PM 1922 Views
for a man that bitterly complains about an author who is padding his work - 08/04/2010 09:41:07 PM 2127 Views
1400 words is long-winded? - 09/04/2010 10:07:41 AM 2162 Views
since you can sum up those 1400 words in about 25 yes that's longwinded - 09/04/2010 01:36:16 PM 2041 Views
Except I didn't really sum it up, as I left out quite a bit - 10/04/2010 11:15:42 AM 2073 Views
You are very defensive over this - 10/04/2010 01:54:15 PM 1884 Views
Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 03:57:12 AM 1925 Views
Re: Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 05:30:53 PM 1852 Views
You sound like a Goodkind webmaster from a couple of years ago - 12/04/2010 06:58:42 PM 1957 Views
You don't come across as a devil's advocate - 30/03/2011 03:07:32 PM 1936 Views
Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 07/04/2010 08:59:28 PM 2103 Views
I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 07/04/2010 09:50:39 PM 1966 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 08/04/2010 01:06:20 PM 1815 Views
Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 09:58:44 AM 2065 Views
Re: Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 01:26:42 PM 2012 Views
I have a very different take on that book - 10/04/2010 11:17:13 AM 1891 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 09/04/2010 01:45:44 PM 1971 Views
Hrmm... - 10/04/2010 11:19:01 AM 1808 Views
Re: Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 12/04/2010 05:37:36 PM 2039 Views
He brings up some interesting points, if in an unnecessarily rude manner - 08/04/2010 12:42:25 PM 1999 Views
To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 10:05:49 AM 1994 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 01:28:17 PM 2539 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 10/04/2010 11:40:22 AM 2005 Views
why are you so bothered by people being unimpressed with Roberts? - 10/04/2010 02:19:08 PM 2023 Views
I don't understand it either - 11/04/2010 12:44:25 PM 1991 Views
right? - 11/04/2010 02:13:00 PM 2021 Views
Nah - 12/04/2010 04:13:44 AM 1811 Views
And in vol. 5, Roberts discovers the horrors of the circus - 09/04/2010 09:57:03 AM 1983 Views
5 reviews without saying more than "I hate the series" - 09/04/2010 01:31:13 PM 1837 Views
Basically he just states the "nothing happens"-argument... - 09/04/2010 03:26:02 PM 1881 Views
Well, what was really resolved here? - 10/04/2010 11:25:25 AM 1961 Views
Well... - 12/04/2010 05:05:20 PM 2044 Views
well exactly - 12/04/2010 05:33:11 PM 2108 Views
So very little was resolved and much was set into motion, then? - 12/04/2010 06:55:45 PM 2040 Views
Yes... - 12/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 1789 Views
Ever read Umberto Eco's How To Travel with a Salmon? - 12/04/2010 11:07:19 PM 2106 Views
I guess... - 13/04/2010 10:03:03 AM 2102 Views
Sounds like you value prolixity for the sake of prolixity, to be honest - 13/04/2010 04:41:07 PM 3221 Views
Nah... - 13/04/2010 05:29:34 PM 1791 Views
He's read and enjoyed Proust, among others - 13/04/2010 07:37:39 PM 1874 Views
Ah, well... - 13/04/2010 09:45:45 PM 1822 Views
Dismissive, much? - 13/04/2010 10:52:30 PM 2001 Views
About that bifurcation... - 14/04/2010 02:02:15 AM 1951 Views
I'm rather moderate - 14/04/2010 10:11:30 AM 1868 Views
I'm just a liberation theologist at heart - 15/04/2010 01:51:16 PM 2790 Views
So, if you don't mind... - 13/04/2010 05:51:06 AM 1981 Views
That's fine with me - 13/04/2010 06:31:41 AM 1953 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 1999 Views
I didn't find it quite that bad, but... - 11/04/2010 08:27:52 AM 1985 Views
LoC represented a sharp drop in quality!!? - 19/05/2010 03:27:21 PM 1983 Views
And ignores everything else... - 09/04/2010 05:10:00 PM 2030 Views
Inchoatus went offline a couple of years ago - 10/04/2010 11:42:26 AM 2921 Views
This guy is going to get what he deserves... - 09/04/2010 10:26:14 PM 1963 Views
I'm waiting with bated breath for his CoT review *NM* - 10/04/2010 01:00:59 PM 1306 Views
Just wanted to point out that he is not reviewing the series. - 16/04/2010 04:04:49 PM 1904 Views
Lord of Chaos commentary - 16/04/2010 03:39:39 PM 1954 Views
He has reached - The Hump. - 16/04/2010 03:55:51 PM 1917 Views
Re: He has reached - The Hump. - 18/04/2010 08:08:59 AM 2356 Views
No no. It was Lord of Heaven! - 16/04/2010 05:51:11 PM 1864 Views
Yeah, I noticed that - 16/04/2010 11:16:26 PM 1783 Views
I would love the see him review Goodkind... - 16/04/2010 11:51:07 PM 2004 Views
Finally re-read that post - 20/04/2010 09:35:45 PM 1986 Views
The magic items are mostly irrelevant... - 21/04/2010 03:37:36 AM 1955 Views
A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 23/04/2010 08:36:17 AM 2062 Views
Re: A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 29/04/2010 06:02:28 PM 1993 Views
I disagree - 29/04/2010 09:34:49 PM 1811 Views
I agree. - 29/04/2010 09:45:29 PM 2027 Views
Took me a moment to realize with whom you were agreeing - 29/04/2010 10:19:05 PM 1943 Views
Well, I did mention the necklines get overdone... - 06/05/2010 06:17:46 PM 2230 Views
Well, there's now also the tea to comment about - 07/05/2010 11:29:03 AM 2060 Views
A bit of a stumble this week - 30/04/2010 01:53:31 PM 2086 Views
The Path of Daggers commentary - 07/05/2010 10:39:03 AM 2129 Views
You'd think a Brit would like the tea... *NM* - 11/05/2010 04:05:42 PM 1175 Views
Maybe he's just a contrarian? - 11/05/2010 07:55:43 PM 1885 Views
Winter's Heart - 21/05/2010 12:46:14 PM 2106 Views
To be fair - 21/05/2010 01:56:49 PM 2220 Views
I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 21/05/2010 04:49:31 PM 1966 Views
Re: I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 25/05/2010 05:05:09 PM 2113 Views
WH was my least favorite novel in the series, and that is saying a lot. - 28/05/2010 03:15:13 PM 1979 Views
I completely agree with his KoD post. Here is my favorite quote: - 28/05/2010 03:08:31 PM 2288 Views
CoT, you mean (link to actual post included) - 28/05/2010 04:56:10 PM 2122 Views
Yep, I meant COT. *NM* - 28/05/2010 07:02:48 PM 1182 Views
Knife of Dreams - 18/06/2010 09:07:27 AM 1992 Views
Re: Knife of Dreams - 19/06/2010 05:49:38 AM 2073 Views
Agree... - 19/06/2010 05:08:44 PM 2007 Views
Roberts reflects back on WoT 1-11, with answers to questions asked of him - 25/06/2010 12:51:29 PM 2074 Views
This guy should be burned at the stake - 25/06/2010 03:22:34 PM 9512 Views
Are you done making a fool out of yourself, Mark? - 26/06/2010 06:53:37 PM 1987 Views
Oh come on... - 26/06/2010 09:06:01 PM 2089 Views
Well, the burning at the stake was a bit much... - 26/06/2010 10:19:40 PM 2081 Views
Well, really! You brought the comment to his notice... - 26/06/2010 11:34:08 PM 2089 Views
And your point is...? - 27/06/2010 12:37:00 AM 2091 Views
Well... - 27/06/2010 05:38:12 AM 2059 Views
Indeed... I think it's rather clear that Larry's goal has been to cause trouble - 27/06/2010 10:57:36 AM 2228 Views
There is no "borderline" about it. - 28/03/2011 05:17:15 PM 1919 Views
Ridiculous - 27/06/2010 06:38:46 AM 1993 Views
I like his FAQ and his overall musings on its' popularity. - 29/06/2010 06:35:10 PM 1990 Views
One year later... - 27/03/2011 03:40:29 AM 1920 Views
Re: One year later... - 28/03/2011 05:03:32 PM 2166 Views
I see you subconsciously support critical takes. - 28/03/2011 11:41:48 PM 2161 Views
No I conciously support telling you and him that you are pathetic, arrogent, & jelous. *NM* - 30/03/2011 01:40:36 PM 1239 Views
Jealous? - 30/03/2011 05:20:32 PM 1924 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 1158 Views
Seconded. - 30/03/2011 04:04:36 PM 1870 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 1285 Views
Yep! - 30/03/2011 05:16:38 PM 1868 Views
Jeez Larry, you're starting to sound like a GRRM detractor. - 31/03/2011 03:01:38 PM 2054 Views
Nah, no detractor - 01/04/2011 03:00:41 PM 2045 Views
Could a thread be locked? - 31/03/2011 07:48:26 PM 1909 Views
Re: One year later... - 01/04/2011 02:55:02 AM 2283 Views
Yep - 01/04/2011 02:57:52 PM 2050 Views
He's not an "author", he's just a stupid troll, do not feed him *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:39:19 PM 1170 Views

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