Re: Just read ToM: Sanderson doesn't know High Chant, only common
uglycat Send a noteboard - 25/01/2011 11:06:24 PM
if i had any complaints about BS, it would be his lack of subtlety and his sometimes over-verbosity.
for example, in ToM, 'Boots':
Elayne is going to Cairhien and Birgitte is worried about archers taking her out, so she turns to Alise, a Kinswoman and says:
it's a very minor thing, but it's all over: what else would Birgitte be talking about when addressing a channeler? obviously she's talking about 'some kind of weave.', she's not asking Alise to catch the arrow with her hands.
it's just needless dialog.
he does this on a larger scale as well. i don't have an actual quote, but he'll write, say a paragraph, concerning a subject. as a reader you are able to figure out what he's talking about. which is fine. but then he'll repeat everything he just said but in a completely blunt manner. it feels almost like he's teaching a class, explaining a topic and then reinforcing the idea again. it feels like he's worried the reader won't pick up on what he's saying, so he reiterates everything dumbed down for the 'slower students in the class.'
this kind of thing really breaks up the pace and feels like padding.
for example, in ToM, 'Boots':
Elayne is going to Cairhien and Birgitte is worried about archers taking her out, so she turns to Alise, a Kinswoman and says:
"Can you do something to prevent archers from hitting her?" Birgitte asked Alise. "Some kind of weave?"
it's a very minor thing, but it's all over: what else would Birgitte be talking about when addressing a channeler? obviously she's talking about 'some kind of weave.', she's not asking Alise to catch the arrow with her hands.
it's just needless dialog.
he does this on a larger scale as well. i don't have an actual quote, but he'll write, say a paragraph, concerning a subject. as a reader you are able to figure out what he's talking about. which is fine. but then he'll repeat everything he just said but in a completely blunt manner. it feels almost like he's teaching a class, explaining a topic and then reinforcing the idea again. it feels like he's worried the reader won't pick up on what he's saying, so he reiterates everything dumbed down for the 'slower students in the class.'
this kind of thing really breaks up the pace and feels like padding.
Just read ToM: Sanderson doesn't know High Chant, only common
23/01/2011 08:03:17 PM
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As someone who's broadly anti-Sanderson
23/01/2011 08:53:52 PM
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LoL - that discredits greatly the main post *NM*
24/01/2011 04:27:45 PM
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No, it doesn't. It "discredits greatly" one of his points, not the main argument. *NM* *NM*
24/01/2011 06:57:38 PM
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Disagree...
25/01/2011 12:36:25 AM
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Or it could be that I read every book 5 times, but like 10 years ago
26/01/2011 05:35:46 AM
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Huh?
23/01/2011 11:51:02 PM
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No, the "misused simile" thing is just a pet peeve
24/01/2011 12:47:04 AM
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Sweated is a word. *NM*
24/01/2011 02:45:57 AM
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Is it? Would you ever write "I had sweated" or "having sweated for an hour?" *NM*
24/01/2011 11:17:04 PM
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Re: Just read ToM: Sanderson doesn't know High Chant, only common
25/01/2011 11:06:24 PM
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I really don't want to come off as a jerk, but really? WoT has never had good writing.
26/01/2011 07:18:03 AM
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If you hate his writing so much then don't read the final book. *NM*
07/02/2011 03:39:43 AM
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