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Actually, there is growing discontent, even among those who've defended Martin. Libby Send a noteboard - 07/08/2011 11:05:33 PM
I haven't noticed much in the way of backlash over ADWD. The most succint criticism IMO is that there shnould have been another hundred pages at the end to wrap up the battles at Meereen and Winterfell.


Well, there's more criticism then that - That the book lacks any sort of climax is just one factor. The fact that certain Characters seem to have regressed in terms of their development. The fact the books as introduced even more characters and sub-plots with no resolution to any of them in sight. The fact book was left with an absurd amount of cliffhangers. Etc.

You only need to go to Westeros or Amazon to see the growing discontent.

Again, all is forgiven if he can finish up all the shit he started in Dance with Winds but God help him if he takes another 5 or 6 years. Love and hate are opposite sides of the same coin and the edge is razor sharp. The general fanbase, especially those who have been defending him for the past decade (myself included) are ready to turn on his ass.
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A Dance of Dragons will influence A Memory of Light? beelaa - 28/07/2011 03:30:30 PM 2470 Views
It's impossible for nothing to happen in AMoL. Marshall - 28/07/2011 07:30:02 PM 1435 Views
Oh, you're so cute in your innocence! Cannoli - 02/08/2011 06:14:37 AM 1175 Views
Good thing I wasn't drinking milk when I read this. RabidWombat - 07/08/2011 10:24:29 PM 1026 Views
Yeah, suck it WoT-haters! We're eclectic! *NM* Cannoli - 11/08/2011 02:00:05 AM 621 Views
Regardless of how bad it is, stuff still WILL happen. *NM* Marshall - 10/08/2011 05:30:02 PM 434 Views
Re: A Dance of Dragons will influence A Memory of Light? AshaShan - 28/07/2011 07:37:24 PM 1199 Views
Actually, there is growing discontent, even among those who've defended Martin. Libby - 07/08/2011 11:05:33 PM 1277 Views
Those who says that nothing happens in ADWD really need to read CoT Zeratul - 29/07/2011 12:02:23 PM 1208 Views
Watching grass grow is better than reading CoT, so it's not saying much for ADWD *NM* Praziquantel - 30/07/2011 02:10:12 AM 418 Views
~facepalm~ Libby - 08/08/2011 12:10:47 AM 1037 Views
A Dance of Dragons is hardly filler. *shrugs* *NM* everynametaken - 31/07/2011 04:43:58 PM 648 Views
Agreed. It could be argued that more happens in the epilogue of ADWD than all of CoT. *NM* RandAllThor - 01/08/2011 01:27:58 AM 443 Views
*NM* fionwe1987 - 01/08/2011 05:22:18 AM 420 Views
That's like a pissing match between Gigli and Ishtar. Tom - 02/08/2011 04:43:18 AM 935 Views
I regret wasting much of July reading it, so I respectfully disagree. Tom - 02/08/2011 04:41:39 AM 1004 Views
I do request that you don't lump ALL of fantasy into those two authors LadyLorraine - 02/08/2011 06:08:21 AM 1024 Views
You are completely overlooking his point, however. Cannoli - 02/08/2011 06:12:45 AM 1085 Views
F*** you, you idiot. *NM* Tom - 02/08/2011 06:13:48 AM 444 Views
At least he didn't ramble for five thousand words before actually making a point. *NM* everynametaken - 03/08/2011 11:04:06 PM 500 Views
Are you talking about Cannoli or Joel? : Larry - 03/08/2011 11:15:36 PM 1005 Views
*NM* everynametaken - 04/08/2011 04:19:40 AM 495 Views
There is that. Tom - 04/08/2011 04:51:39 PM 918 Views
And a direct reply: Tom - 02/08/2011 06:25:28 AM 1080 Views
that's fair enough LadyLorraine - 03/08/2011 12:22:34 AM 996 Views
Pretty much. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 15/08/2011 04:49:40 PM 835 Views
Wait... You want intelligent meaningful books, but you're demanding action? A Deathwatch Guard - 02/08/2011 06:52:00 AM 1006 Views
I want one or the other. Tom - 02/08/2011 05:07:41 PM 882 Views
I don't mind a little of both Praziquantel - 02/08/2011 10:02:23 PM 824 Views
I think the issue is conflating fantasy with the multi-volume epics than anything I'd disagree with Larry - 03/08/2011 04:05:12 AM 1285 Views
That's debatable. *NM* Libby - 07/08/2011 11:07:51 PM 502 Views
Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come. Cannoli - 02/08/2011 06:24:47 AM 1094 Views
Re: Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come. RabidWombat - 07/08/2011 10:40:41 PM 1155 Views
Re: Oooo! A smart one! She reads forums! Thank heavens an expert has come. Cannoli - 19/08/2011 12:07:24 PM 1466 Views
I've wanted to say this for so long Japhy - 05/08/2011 02:21:10 AM 1019 Views
This "fluff" as you call it is important. Japhy - 05/08/2011 02:54:32 AM 1130 Views
Okay I'm not reading any of the replies in this thread until I finish ADwD, but I just wanted to say Sareitha Sedai - 10/08/2011 01:49:11 PM 1162 Views
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