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For those in my flist/circle who, like me, suffered through what felt like about 500 Wheel of Time books (okay, more like 7 or 8) waiting for something to happen -- or, really, those of us who grew up on Tolkein-ripoff fantasy in general ... this rant about Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind is pretty awesome. And then I got to this description of Rand al'Thor, the protagonist of Wheel of Time, and I *died*.
"Rand was an ass out of which Robert Jordan could pull anything he needed, not a character."
So true. So very true. I'm not sure why that particular turn of phrase cracked me up so much, but omg, I'm still giggling.
"Rand was an ass out of which Robert Jordan could pull anything he needed, not a character."
So true. So very true. I'm not sure why that particular turn of phrase cracked me up so much, but omg, I'm still giggling.
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He loves both series. I just don't get it at all... I couldn't read past the first book of Goodkinds' and I tried to stick with Robert Jordan. Apparently (or so says my husband) now that the WoT is being written by someone else, things are actually happening. But there's no way I'm going to go back to read up on the series now.
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On only a slightly different note, I used to love a good rant. Still do, kind of, because for one you can learn from them and for another I usually agree with them. But I find myself a bit wary about them, because people can get rather "band-wagony" about them, scoffing at those who like the material being ranted about, and that doesn't sit well with me. I did like with this rant, though, that there were people who spoke up about liking the books and what they liked about them without getting rabidly fannish, and without anyone attacking them. It was quite refreshing :D
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But at times there's a certain arrogance involved that doesn't sit well with me, especially when people get into ripping the fans apart for enjoying the work being ranted about. That, IMO, is going too far. And, yeah, what if the author sees?
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Anyway, I'm very sorry to have come across condescending or insulting in my post.
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TL;DR version: I wasn't offended, and I'm sorry I sounded like I was criticizing your post. :)
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Maybe one of these days I'll read the last Wheel of Time book (or two) just to see what happens. :D I did really care about the characters once upon a time.
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So, yeah. I read a lot. A LOT. But the one thing I did appreciate in their books was the focus on the characters. These two authors did not skip on this area, and that's probably what kept me in the series. I really couldn't stick with the Shannarra series because there was no depth at all in the first two I managed to get through hoping it'd get better. I don't know if the author ever improved, seeing how there's so many in the bookstore I have to think maybe and wonder if I should try some of his more recent stories.
Give me an author that takes the time to focus on the characters and I'll put up with a lot. :)
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And yeah, Shannara ... heh ... I did read one or two of them when I was a kid, but I don't remember anything about them, other than finding them dull and blah. I did like Terry Brooks' characters in the Wizard at Large books (another series I'm not touching with a 10-foot pole as an adult, though; I'd rather retain my happy memories intact, thanks!), but Shannara didn't even really have characters, just people-shaped placeholders to move the plot along!
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