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 Member 2104 Level 15.76 Mar 2006 
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I outgrew those books years and years ago.
Entreri is still the ultimate badass, however. I can't believe someone so untalented as Salvatore came up with someone so fucking cool. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 2104 Level 15.76 Mar 2006
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There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 2104 Level 15.76 Mar 2006
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Heh, I'm not even a Lord of the Rings fan. I find the books kind of boring. But it's undeniably great literature, for obvious reasons (and simply being influential is far from the only one). Salvatore is 100% fluff, and most of it is not very good fluff at that.
Re: Wheel of Time: book 12, the next one, is *supposed* to be the last, but I remain skeptical. I don't know how he'd be able to wrap up so many loose ends in just one book, even a big one (and while he said it'd be the last "even if it needs 2000 pages", there's no way the editors will let him do that), and even if book 11 actually HAD some stuff going on (unlike the past, what, 4 novels of sheer nothingess?). If you are not too invested in Wheel of Time, I suggest you stop now. I'm too far into the series to not finish it, but it's not worth it. The few good moments are overshadowed by the complete stupidity of the characters, the Jordan cliches (women sniffing loudly, stone-faced men, Aes Sedai discussing important/dangerous matters "as if they were talking of the price of grain", women smoothening their skirts, Aes Sedai spanking (or threatening to spank) novices or disobedient young men, the ridiculous "swordfighting moves", and so on... so very tiring) and the atrocious pacing. For good epic fantasy, you need A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. I also recommend the books by Robin Hobb (in that order!): Farseer trilogy, Liveship Traders trilogy, Tawny Man trilogy. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
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