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I don't share the hatred for Jordan common these days -- I enjoy reading his books and I liked Knife of Dreams alot -- but every book by Erikson is in my opinion superior to Crossroads of Twilight. Without a doubt.
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Posted 11 February 2007 - 03:08 AM
I wonder: how linear is writing a book? If SE's done the 1st quarter already, is it already worded in a very similar way to how it will be worded in the actual published work? Or is it going to be revised up the ass?
Also, Knife of Dreams was a major step up from the two books before it, but I still thought it was shit when I read it. Then again, I read it in between House of Chains and Midnight Tides. You still notice his tendency to dedicate two or three whole hardcover pages to a small thought or concern a character might have, even if it's irrelevant. And in a conversation, given that each character's turn to speak is a different paragraph, he actually must have big paragraph chunks of at least 4 or 5 lines per person, with some paragraphs just dedicated to thoughts. It makes a two minute conversation take a whole chapter. Watch, if you pull out a conversation from KoD, put it on a script page to see how long the conversation actually is. Then look at how many pages it took up, you'll be shocked.
Also, Knife of Dreams was a major step up from the two books before it, but I still thought it was shit when I read it. Then again, I read it in between House of Chains and Midnight Tides. You still notice his tendency to dedicate two or three whole hardcover pages to a small thought or concern a character might have, even if it's irrelevant. And in a conversation, given that each character's turn to speak is a different paragraph, he actually must have big paragraph chunks of at least 4 or 5 lines per person, with some paragraphs just dedicated to thoughts. It makes a two minute conversation take a whole chapter. Watch, if you pull out a conversation from KoD, put it on a script page to see how long the conversation actually is. Then look at how many pages it took up, you'll be shocked.
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Posted 08 March 2007 - 12:01 AM
Well, however subpar the last few Jordan novels may have been, they are nothing to the rancid flab of the imitation Dune novels.
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Posted 08 March 2007 - 12:50 AM
starting with god emporer and all the way through the current drivel, dune is suffering a sad death.. but the original is still the best, or top3, of the books ive read
jordan.. heh.. feist is more entertaining and enthralling.. nuff said on that
SE has a gift that ive rarely seen before. he can tell a dramatic story, doesnt drag too much ass, adds comedic flair and philosphy, and gives satisfying, yet realistic results. grrm is too dramatic(soap opera) and can drag at times..
the last asoiaf book was written mostly char by char according to grrm. granted not many books use the multiple first person viewpoint, but it would strike me as something similar to what SE would do, storyline by storyline with mixture and editting later
jordan.. heh.. feist is more entertaining and enthralling.. nuff said on that
SE has a gift that ive rarely seen before. he can tell a dramatic story, doesnt drag too much ass, adds comedic flair and philosphy, and gives satisfying, yet realistic results. grrm is too dramatic(soap opera) and can drag at times..
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I wonder: how linear is writing a book? If SE's done the 1st quarter already, is it already worded in a very similar way to how it will be worded in the actual published work? Or is it going to be revised up the ass?
the last asoiaf book was written mostly char by char according to grrm. granted not many books use the multiple first person viewpoint, but it would strike me as something similar to what SE would do, storyline by storyline with mixture and editting later
