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Re: I'm tired of passive story telling. CupofDice Send a noteboard - 05/09/2009 10:42:57 PM
Anyone else ever get tired of the action occurring offstage and being forced to learn about it through character monologues after the fact?

It's been happening over the last several books more and more often. The most egregious example was Rand's meeting with Logain. It's the lazy way to tell a story. Rather than write the action as it happens, just let a character remember it.

I was disappointed in the chapter, not because of the writing, nor do I think it is Sanderson's fault, but it was another 6500 pages with nothing happening. Why not tell the story of the escape, or Rand's healing, or present some of the questioning scenes?

Flame Away! :)


What in the world are you talking about?

6500 pages? Typo right?

The story of the escape? What escape?

Rand's healing? Ah, Rand was healed in KoD. We saw it.

Questioning scene? Yeah, that seems really interesting. Watching Semi answer nothing.

I do agree that too much happens off camera (thinking of the Mat-Couladin fight), but it is too early to judge TGS.
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Re: I'm tired of passive story telling. CupofDice - 05/09/2009 10:42:57 PM 1438 Views
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I was over critical. Haggard - 06/09/2009 04:56:48 AM 1376 Views
A real analyst or literary critic would laugh his ass off to see this... Cannoli - 06/09/2009 06:51:57 AM 1560 Views
It's been happening since Book IV btw. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 16/09/2009 05:30:52 PM 1239 Views
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Just answer one question... fionwe1987 - 06/09/2009 07:53:12 AM 1852 Views
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Answers, short, long and longer. NaClH2O - 07/09/2009 11:27:53 PM 1393 Views
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I think you missed some things. (spoilers) RugbyPlayingAshaman - 16/09/2009 05:21:43 PM 1175 Views
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the dragon in COT chap 23 ornaments *NM* rosco12 - 07/09/2009 01:28:58 PM 858 Views
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Red stone doorway. Bigerich - 07/09/2009 03:27:22 PM 1301 Views
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