The Wheel of Time- Robert Jordan

KinSlayer · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: The Wheel of Time- Robert Jordan

I am assuming ppl have heard abt this and dint find it amzingly gripping enuf (the first 4 books atleast) to start a topic..
Which i beg to differ.compared to this i found LOTR a lot less slow and not dark enuf.(i found it amzingly diffi to finish Fellowship of the Ring)
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nemo · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject:

*warming up hands*
i am ready to fire the first salvo.

here goes.

i HATE this author,
like HATE HATE him.
like really.
how do i hate thee? let me count the ways.

1. He wrote 11 books. in ONE series!@!!!#L@:"$1' and its not yet over.
GAWD.

2. The first 5 books are awesome. mindblowing. fascinatin.
I read them in 1 week and stopped eating and sleeping. This was way bck in the summer hols after 10th std. Then read till book 7 .

3. Book 8 took over a year to come out. One of the three male characters disappears.

4. Book 9 took another year to come. our previiously mentioned hero still hasnt turned up.
Angry

At teh end of book 9, this massive event takes place. This is the cleansing of Saidin, the power that can only be accessed by males. Saidin had previously been tainted by the evil dude in the books. the tainted Saidin drove men, who tried to weild it, mad. so as u can guess, cleansing this enormous force is a big deal. but our intrepid hero(not the guy who disappeared) does it.
however, this happens at the end of the book, so u are left on tenterhooks. and the hero who disappeared puts in an appearance. some previously opened ends are tied up.

5. Book 10 comes out; eagerly anticipated. half way thru the 800 page book, you realise that , till now, we are still talking abt what everyone else(there are 3 major heos and 3 major heroines) was doing when Saidin was cleansed Exclamation

6. Book 6,7,8 opened up too many subplots. not all have been closed. did we really need to know the names of all the Aes Sedai who plot agianst the white tower?

7. The Forsaken who were killed, coming back with other names. how complicated can u get???

Evil or Very Mad

8. He wasted time inbetween books forming the series by writing 2 prequels.
Like who wants those mna? im waiting for books in the series.

THis series is only worth starting when he has finished writing it.
starting now will mean that u end up waiting for another 4 years at least for it to complete.

Join me. its been 7 years. still counting.
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chanakya · Veteran Poster Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 1242

@nemo
was waiting for ur rant Laughing

been a long time in coming.
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nemo · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject:

its been a week since i stepped into blr.in ma!

so rant is here now Angel

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Apollo · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject:

nemo · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:46 am Post subject:

apollo!! dude, u need to tell me wher u got that smiley so i can tell my parents!! that is sooo me Very Happy

they would cry in joy, at finally being understood!
i spent each morning/dinner coming down to the table with a book in hand, being coerced , cajoled into keeping it aside to read! Laughing

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Sid · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:07 am Post subject:

Isn't the relevance of a comment lost after almost an year of no replies Mr. Green

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nemo · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:13 am Post subject:

no chance!! it wasnt a year for sure:D
i know cause some topics i started are still going strong..and some even have my posts as teh last word on tehm!! Cool

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nemo · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:15 am Post subject:

i apologise to all for abandoning blr.in, but i didnt just disappear u know..i spoke to the Hail-Big-Chief , said i cant keep up with these many ppl all suddenly changing their pics and their nicknames....and seriously in my self defense, i have been busy writing GMAT and all...now doing college apps.
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pegasus · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:07 am Post subject:

ne postitive responses?
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nemo · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:57 am Post subject:

i dont know if you noticed Pegasus, but all of us have only positive htings to say about hte first 5-6 books. Its the PROMISE of these books that makes the let down in the rest of the series so bad.

And it only hurts that the series isnt complete, or anywhere near completion, with a min of 2+ more books in store. Also he averages a book every year and a half, sometimes with a gap of 2 years inbetween.
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pegasus · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:23 am Post subject:

i was referring to the college apps, GMAT et all
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chanakya · Veteran Poster Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 1242

talk of GMAT aaps etc in a books forum Brick wall

and that too with Robert Jordan as the topic
Nemo Hammer

me
pegasus Evil or Very Mad

i will be visiting you soon. Boo hoo!

<sound of the death march>
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KinSlayer · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject:

RIP Robert Jordan.
Sad though you could'nt finish the series.
Bet hundreds of WOTters are 'tugging their braid' right now.

It was a beginning but sadly there was no end to the series.
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Sid · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:22 am Post subject:

Everything has to end someday ...
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nemo · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject:

He shall be henceforth known as The-Bastard-Who-Died.
oh i wish he had written a draft of the Last Battle...

<sighs> Sad

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