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No. Hard Pass. · Local time: Sep 17, 2007, 03:32 AM

Um.
That's.
Probably just about the worst news I've heard in a long time.

Edit:
Actually to be honest though I've been fearing this ever since he announced he was sick, but NOW what's going to happen? Seriously he was one book away from the end.

I'm not happy the man is dead, I think that would be callous and cruel, as he never did anything to me personally. The Wheel of Time was, and is, one of the worst and most predictable series I've ever fucking had the misfortune of reading part of. Absolute rubbish. Stop acting like the man had serious talent.

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No. Hard Pass. · Local time: Sep 17, 2007, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Ayos

I found him a more interesting and original read than Tolkien. All that aside, I'm sad he's gone.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. What?

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No. Hard Pass. · Local time: Sep 18, 2007, 07:23 PM

No, I think Goodkind goes first. Though Jordan would have been close behind.

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No. Hard Pass. · Local time: Sep 18, 2007, 11:34 PM

Someone needs to explain the term captive audience to you, Nachos. You clearly don't know what it means.

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No. Hard Pass. · Local time: Sep 20, 2007, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by rpgcrazied

we get it, the writing sucks to some of you.. but come on, he is dead.. show some respect atleast.

So, because the dude is dead, we can't say we disliked his writing? Man, I'd really like to talk about Stalin's humanitarian violations, but dude is dead. I mean. Show some respect.

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No. Hard Pass. · Local time: Sep 25, 2007, 01:16 PM

No one is saying it should only be Tolkien. A lot of us really like China Miéville, and that man actively wishes Tolkien had never happened. A lot of us really like writers such as Gaiman, Scott Lynch, and Susanna Clarke. Hell, I've read a bunch of the Wheel of Time, and I've read a bunch of Goodkind, and I've read a bunch of Harry Potter. You know what it's taught me? You don't need to be a good writer to be a great success. WoT's failure wasn't that it was derivative, though it clearly was, its failing was that it was simply poorly written. J.K. Rowling is the same deal. Interesting world? Yep. Fun characters? Sure, at time. Utter crap though? You better believe it. Tom Clancy sells millions of copies, and I'd hardly call him Shakespeare. Genre opportunities few would dare? Please. Grow up.

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No. Hard Pass. · Local time: Sep 25, 2007, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Cellius

Man, why can't you give examples - right here - of poorly written passages in such series? Please just quote something that shows these authors' failings as writers.

It's not a dare; I just want to see what you consider bad writing.

See, the problem with not liking the series is that I don't own the books. All I can tell you is I struggled through the first two, and by book three I closed it 70 pages in because I got tired of the predictable plot and cardboard cut out characters. It felt like reading a Forgotten Realms book.

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