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So why do you keep reading? malekithe Send a noteboard - 05/12/2010 10:17:49 AM
And most magic systems in quality fantasy novels are unique to some degree. If you can't even think of your own magic system, what business do you have writing about magical things?

However the use of the 4 elements and spirit is quite stereotypical. Element-oriented magic is enormously common.

Hunting men who use magic is different, but hunting a particular type of magic user is also very common.

The Aes Sedai being women is different, but their behavior in their position is not.

There are many original details in RJ's writing. That's what makes him worth reading. But his general themes and plot directions are enormously stereotypical.



From your statements you sound very bored with the series, even more bored than I. So to answer your own question "since you are so very unhappy, I fail to see why you continue to read the books" ?


Maybe like me and others you are both bored AND interested in the series.
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Other pointless characters malekithe - 04/12/2010 06:26:50 AM 1362 Views
why would you read the series and visit fan sites if you hate it all that much? *NM* Nargs - 04/12/2010 06:38:47 AM 493 Views
Re: why would you read the series and visit fan sites if you hate it all that much? malekithe - 04/12/2010 06:41:23 AM 1032 Views
If you didn't get Rand's transformation, you're not the intended audience... Lord Haart - 04/12/2010 06:58:20 AM 1159 Views
OFF TOPIC: Lord Haart, are you a HOMM fan? *NM* Nargs - 04/12/2010 07:06:41 AM 617 Views
Yep! Ever since (the original) King's Bounty. *NM* Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 01:38:20 PM 455 Views
Oh, love of course. malekithe - 04/12/2010 07:13:10 AM 1032 Views
Yeah, while you're busy not believing that, you should believe in things like the One Power too. Lord Haart - 04/12/2010 10:28:46 AM 970 Views
Rand's Magical Transformation malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:50:29 AM 913 Views
Re: Rand's Magical Transformation Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 12:06:22 PM 848 Views
Re: Oh, love of course. aven - 04/12/2010 01:59:13 PM 927 Views
Re: Oh, love of course. malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:51:50 AM 877 Views
You've completely missed the point darius_sedai - 04/12/2010 02:03:06 PM 915 Views
You've completely missed the point! malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:54:47 AM 864 Views
what do you mean? these powers have been manifesting for a while! You need to read more closely darius_sedai - 05/12/2010 03:15:21 PM 963 Views
You're right, why would love ever be the Base of Goodness??? LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 08:59:27 AM 894 Views
You're proving my point actually malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:33:23 AM 808 Views
? at what point was this series not supposed to be stereotypical? LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:36:06 AM 945 Views
Well... malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:42:04 AM 1031 Views
uhm, we do? LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:48:32 AM 859 Views
Not in Rand malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:55:02 AM 825 Views
channeling isn't far from stereotypical LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 10:10:20 AM 1088 Views
So why do you keep reading? malekithe - 05/12/2010 10:17:49 AM 1047 Views
far from it. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 10:30:02 AM 845 Views
I like the love storyline alanna aes sedai - 06/12/2010 01:38:25 AM 781 Views
I think he does it to torture me. *NM* Deadsy - 04/12/2010 09:48:49 AM 509 Views
Re: I think he does it to torture me. malekithe - 05/12/2010 08:55:06 AM 834 Views
Again, why are you on this board or even reading this series? Ashaman_Luc - 04/12/2010 02:30:22 PM 1019 Views
Uh excuse me. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:05:27 AM 933 Views
since you are so very unhappy, I fail to see why you continue to read the books LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:09:36 AM 772 Views
Don't twist things to suit yourself malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:38:42 AM 871 Views
I would be unhappy with that ending because the Creator has never worked directly. LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 09:44:17 AM 917 Views
I'd say there's been some unusualness. malekithe - 05/12/2010 09:52:22 AM 865 Views
If Rand was one of the supporting heroes, maybe. But he's the "messiah" character LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 10:15:42 AM 844 Views
Actually, it's got zilch to do with "good" or "evil". Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 01:37:49 PM 975 Views
actually, we don't know how it is done and I like my theory just fine, thank you LadyLorraine - 05/12/2010 05:48:19 PM 745 Views
We haven't had a Rand POV, so I don't think you can say for certain that it's random. Lord Haart - 06/12/2010 03:16:43 AM 963 Views
I don't think I can either. I'm not trying to say it's certain. LadyLorraine - 06/12/2010 06:17:04 AM 854 Views
I really like Rand post-epiphany (or BuddhaRand as I call him) RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/12/2010 04:05:10 PM 769 Views
BuddhaRand ^_^ LadyLorraine - 07/12/2010 04:16:26 PM 833 Views
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Yep, can't please everyone. Lord Haart - 05/12/2010 01:40:19 PM 902 Views
Well, two things BlackAdder - 06/12/2010 05:25:27 AM 1159 Views
Re: Well, two things *NM* Lord Haart - 06/12/2010 09:01:25 AM 521 Views
Why are these deaths a problem? ajfurst - 04/12/2010 11:34:31 PM 860 Views
Re: Pointless characters and deaths in WoT Lo'oris - 05/12/2010 01:56:53 PM 839 Views
Re: Pointless characters and deaths in WoT Lord Haart - 06/12/2010 05:11:19 AM 1078 Views
BINGO *NM* HyogaRott - 06/12/2010 03:59:46 PM 497 Views
It's rather simple. Great Lord of Chaos - 05/12/2010 02:50:10 PM 1108 Views
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