I ask this because when I do an occasional peek-in at this board, most of what I see seems to be arguments regarding fantasy physics than anything approaching a discussion of what the series as a whole would "mean" in regards to thematic issues.
What's to be taken from this series? That an author spent years before his death introducing minutiae for obsessive fans to debate, or is there something else to it?
It'd be interesting to see discussion of potential themes and their possible resolutions here rather than the fantasy physics version of dick size and how one uses it in...umm...opening gateways
What's to be taken from this series? That an author spent years before his death introducing minutiae for obsessive fans to debate, or is there something else to it?
It'd be interesting to see discussion of potential themes and their possible resolutions here rather than the fantasy physics version of dick size and how one uses it in...umm...opening gateways
I ask you does it matter? It's not like RJ put together some masterwork of fiction on par with one the greats. Was it epic? Sure. Was it fun? Absolutely. Did it introduce fans and other authors to a whole new way to look at the fantasy genre? Probably. But did it mean anything? To me not really, sure RJ address some topics that are relevant to any era, but to me it was mostly just some good entertainment and an excuse to discuss how much more potent my fantasy physics is than yours
BTW I LOVE that comment and will totally steal it or adapt it!
Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
So when the book/series ends, what will it have all meant?
08/10/2012 09:47:49 PM
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HAHAHA!
08/10/2012 10:17:58 PM
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Yeah, the use of my time does matter
09/10/2012 02:45:15 AM
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Not sure I'd call it mindless
09/10/2012 02:53:00 AM
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Well, it is a bit more complex than a D&D novel
09/10/2012 02:55:40 AM
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I'm not really a huge fiction reader to begin with
09/10/2012 11:25:34 PM
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I've noticed that quite a few here/wotmania have not been big fiction (fantasy) readers
11/10/2012 05:48:02 AM
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Re: I've noticed that quite a few here/wotmania have not been big fiction (fantasy) readers
12/10/2012 05:11:20 PM
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Well... it's a bit late in the game...
09/10/2012 02:04:16 AM
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True, but it's never too late to ask people such questions
09/10/2012 02:49:28 AM
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I'm not sure...
09/10/2012 06:03:08 AM
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Well, we may be in closer agreement then
09/10/2012 06:43:50 PM
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There's a reason for this...
09/10/2012 02:11:21 AM
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True
09/10/2012 02:54:12 AM
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Re: True
09/10/2012 06:19:42 AM
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I am now visualizing WoT as a telenovela adaptation
09/10/2012 06:59:11 PM
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everything about Lanfear screams TeleNovela!
11/10/2012 04:38:03 AM
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Por ella, soy Luisa Therin?
11/10/2012 05:44:32 AM
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It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
09/10/2012 02:21:20 PM
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It also has Faulknerian allusions
09/10/2012 07:04:55 PM
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BTW, did you see the Folio Society's color-coded The Sound and the Fury?
10/10/2012 08:06:18 PM
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Re: BTW, did you see the Folio Society's color-coded The Sound and the Fury?
10/10/2012 09:39:56 PM
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No, but I'll keep it in mind for the future when I have more money to spare
11/10/2012 05:49:52 AM
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It sold out fast. They might reprint it, though.
11/10/2012 03:45:20 PM
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Hopefully, that or it won't be more than $200 when I do have the money to spare
11/10/2012 05:53:20 PM
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Re: So when the book/series ends, what will it have all meant?
11/10/2012 10:52:01 AM
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Ah, where would we be without such bright lights like you around?
11/10/2012 05:59:48 PM
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It will have meant.. .
11/10/2012 06:59:43 PM
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So...
11/10/2012 07:05:41 PM
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For me, yes.
11/10/2012 07:45:25 PM
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