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Topic: Robert Jordan's public decline (Read 8404 times)
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Polysorbate80
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Rand finally goes nutso, destroys world. When interviewed in the afterlife, says "It was all those goddamned bitchy cunts that drove me over the edge."
There, an (un)official conclusion to the series, move on.
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GenVec
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After experiencing the gruesome train wreck that was Crossroads of Twilight and Knife of Dreams, I encourage Robert Jordan to spend his remaining time with his family and save me from reading whatever terrible ending to the series he vomits up.
That said, I didn't think the books got bad until after Lord of Chaos. The post Dragon Reborn books still had a lot of great scenes: the secret history of the Aiel, the formation of the Band of the Red Hand at Cairhien, and Dumai's Wells standing out as some of the more gripping moments of fantasy i've ever read.
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« Last Edit: July 24, 2006, 06:52:57 PM by GenVec »
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That said, I didn't think the books got bad until after Lord of Chaos. Lord of Chaos was book 6? If so, I totally agree. There was definitely enough meat in the books through book 6. The rest have been mostly awful with small bright spots of competence. |
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HaemishM
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Thing is, we've all already read the goddamn ending to the series, in the first fucking pages of the first book. It's been quite obvious that the conclusion was just the beginning of a new age, an age started because the Dragon gets betrayed or thinks he's betrayed.
Rand is just Tyler Durden with a sword.
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WayAbvPar
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"Robert Paulson sniffed, tugged his braid, and crossed his arms below his man-breasts."
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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geldonyetich
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Here's hoping Jordan pulls through...
... I need as many examples as possible to make my writing look better than it is.
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GenVec
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Thing is, we've all already read the goddamn ending to the series, in the first fucking pages of the first book. It's been quite obvious that the conclusion was just the beginning of a new age, an age started because the Dragon gets betrayed or thinks he's betrayed.
Rand is just Tyler Durden with a sword.
That was supposed to be the end of the last age, at the beginning of the breaking of the world. I don't think that's supposed to happen again. Have you ever read The Strike at Shayol Ghul? Fucking awesome, fills in a lot of the back story. http://www.tor.com/shayol.html |
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Morat20
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What sort of cancer is he diagnosed with?
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geldonyetich
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What sort of cancer is he diagnosed with? According to Wikipedia (your ultimate source for everything that concerns nerds (and what doesn't?)): "he has been diagnosed with primary amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy and that, with treatment, his median life expectancy is four years, though he says he intends to beat the statistics." |
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HaemishM
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Thing is, we've all already read the goddamn ending to the series, in the first fucking pages of the first book. It's been quite obvious that the conclusion was just the beginning of a new age, an age started because the Dragon gets betrayed or thinks he's betrayed.
Rand is just Tyler Durden with a sword.
That was supposed to be the end of the last age, at the beginning of the breaking of the world. I don't think that's supposed to happen again. No, I think it really is. I think that's his way of being clever, his theme that history is a circle. I haven't read that story. |
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