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<blockquote data-quote="Parmandur" data-source="post: 8995545" data-attributes="member: 6780330"><p>Admittedly a big factor is thar I really enjoyr Jordan's writing of Inn and Tavern scenes and clothing description. Indeed, through hia careful exploration of minor details of logistics and people watxhing I think he accomplished some of the greatest worldbuilding in literature. He is not following the 20th century trends of concise biting literary style, but I like that, and not everyone will. But thst doesn't make</p><p></p><p>To be fair, his editor the entire time was his wife, even early on (when she co-founded Tor with Tom Doherty, she convinced him to come write some Conan novels for them and things escalated from there: those Conan novels showed what he could do when he wasn't concerned with an overarching plot or big themes). The big issue with books 7-10 (11 was his final finished work, and is a banger) is that the different plot threads, which do come together, had multiplied to the point that none got more than 10% of each book. If he had cut out the different viewpoint plot threads from those books, instead of interlacing them, it would have flowed better, because individually they remain fantasric...and do come together with spectacular results (action and theme wise). In the final analysis, I don't think any other fantasy writer succeeded in conveying as much of their experience and insight of the human condition as he did, and I'm the end the little details are important to what he has to say. Like, each little thing.</p><p></p><p>Actually, having recently listened to EotW and TGH, I can say that a lot of what you might think is filler really isn't...but that's not clear at that point. I'm really surprised in my current read (listen) just hiw clearly planned out the ending really was, even if Jordan couldn't quite overcome Zeno's Paradox by himself in the end. </p><p></p><p>That's actually what I've been reading in the evening since the New Year, in the middle of Rhythem of War now. Really loving it, but yeah, considering how intensely inspired by Jordan's style he us, kind of opposed strengths and weaknesses as a writer. The last three Wheel of Time books, edited by Jordan's wife, manage to combine their strengths and minimize their respective weaknesses. I...did not believe the series could stick the landing, wven as I loved reading them. And I was very, very wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Parmandur, post: 8995545, member: 6780330"] Admittedly a big factor is thar I really enjoyr Jordan's writing of Inn and Tavern scenes and clothing description. Indeed, through hia careful exploration of minor details of logistics and people watxhing I think he accomplished some of the greatest worldbuilding in literature. He is not following the 20th century trends of concise biting literary style, but I like that, and not everyone will. But thst doesn't make To be fair, his editor the entire time was his wife, even early on (when she co-founded Tor with Tom Doherty, she convinced him to come write some Conan novels for them and things escalated from there: those Conan novels showed what he could do when he wasn't concerned with an overarching plot or big themes). The big issue with books 7-10 (11 was his final finished work, and is a banger) is that the different plot threads, which do come together, had multiplied to the point that none got more than 10% of each book. If he had cut out the different viewpoint plot threads from those books, instead of interlacing them, it would have flowed better, because individually they remain fantasric...and do come together with spectacular results (action and theme wise). In the final analysis, I don't think any other fantasy writer succeeded in conveying as much of their experience and insight of the human condition as he did, and I'm the end the little details are important to what he has to say. Like, each little thing. Actually, having recently listened to EotW and TGH, I can say that a lot of what you might think is filler really isn't...but that's not clear at that point. I'm really surprised in my current read (listen) just hiw clearly planned out the ending really was, even if Jordan couldn't quite overcome Zeno's Paradox by himself in the end. That's actually what I've been reading in the evening since the New Year, in the middle of Rhythem of War now. Really loving it, but yeah, considering how intensely inspired by Jordan's style he us, kind of opposed strengths and weaknesses as a writer. The last three Wheel of Time books, edited by Jordan's wife, manage to combine their strengths and minimize their respective weaknesses. I...did not believe the series could stick the landing, wven as I loved reading them. And I was very, very wrong. [/QUOTE]
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