Ughhh.
Rand is weird to judge, because even if Jordan was still writing it, Rand would still act entirely differently. Rand had been acting depressed and erratic for the last few books, then he had his Soul Splice with LTT, and now he's all enlightened and shit. So, I don't think you can blame any personality differences on Sanderson- Rand is essentially not the same person he was, not by a long shot.
Rand is weird to judge, because even if Jordan was still writing it, Rand would still act entirely differently. Rand had been acting depressed and erratic for the last few books, then he had his Soul Splice with LTT, and now he's all enlightened and shit. So, I don't think you can blame any personality differences on Sanderson- Rand is essentially not the same person he was, not by a long shot.
"Stuff happening" is not sufficient to overcome horrible descriptions of it. And judging book 8 of a continuous 12 book series solely on its own merit as a single work s absurd. There are some structural flaws, but not nearly as bad as Sanderson's simple-minded division of aMoL based entirely on geography. Probably because he's infected with that same mental affliction that only permits the reader to notice "stuff happening" and not characterization or themes or atmosphere or parallel character developments.
Cannoli
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
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“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
*MySmiley*
I propose a new RAFO.com promotion of Alloy of Law (B-Sand's newest book)
- 11/11/2011 05:37:19 PM
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Really? You think Crossroads of Twilight is better than the Sanderson books?
- 14/11/2011 03:45:08 PM
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Far and away
- 14/11/2011 05:26:25 PM
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Re: Really? You think Crossroads of Twilight is better than the Sanderson books?
- 15/11/2011 09:57:09 AM
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That's a lot of stuff about the faults of Sanderson, but did you honestly like CoT?
- 17/11/2011 03:39:48 AM
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Re: That's a lot of stuff about the faults of Sanderson, but did you honestly like CoT?
- 18/11/2011 07:59:41 PM
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I'm looking forward to rereading them for the first time when aMoL comes out
- 15/11/2011 10:23:03 PM
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