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I'd agree with you if the complaint was about writing style. The complaint was about content. Since I don't know the whole story, there's no way that I (or anyone) can read Feast of Crows and know what's important and what's not. I suspect it's all important. |
Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
Sure, it's Martin's story to tell. But that doesn't mean he's above criticism about how he write that story. Not meaning to come down on this too much, it's just a pet peeve of mine after many years of hearing people talk about how their style is above criticism. Aesthetics is always an area of much debate, both for and against artists of all stripes and caliber. You do have to make sure you're in the realm of aesthetics and not simple clarity or unity of writing.
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It's my pet peeve that someone reads something they don't like and just say "he needed a better editor", or something like that. You don't like a book, fine. But don't suppose that what came out isn't exactly what was wanted or needed.
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The Passage seemed fine to me; it's a big book that covers a lot of ground, but I didn't feel that it dragged, really.|
Originally Posted by TrueMetal
Am I the only one who loves the WoT just the way it is? I never got the impression that it was bloated and 'filler'. I agree that it is slow and meandering in places, but I don't consider that in itself as a bad thing.
The latest Robin Hobb duology (Dragon Keeper) and Justin Cronin's The Passage are recent books that I also see a lot of people complaining about their pacing and content. And again I couldn't disagree more. |
I can see someone enjoying the WoT "as is" if they loved the world enough. For me, when we had Mat Cuathon disappearing for more than a whole book, I thought the story was just unbalanced, and focusing on minutia I didn't care about and that didn't seem relevant to the story.
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Perhaps it's what Martin wanted, but unless you're James Joyce and experimenting with the form, there's no need to be so repetitive.|
Originally Posted by RosaQuartz
It's my pet peeve that someone reads something they don't like and just say "he needed a better editor", or something like that. You don't like a book, fine. But don't suppose that what came out isn't exactly what was wanted or needed.
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There will be cries of "broken record" and such, but damnit, I want the awesome of book 2 back, not the bloated shovelwords that the story turned into.
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