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Originally posted by Reup@Apr 21 2005, 03:45 PM
After being confronted with yet another Robert Jordan book that succeeds in not bringing the conclusion of Wheel of Time any nearer, I've decided to leave fantasy for what it is for a while and focus on other genres :tai: (Tai, I love your smilie!)
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I totally agree! I love Robert Jordan, but I think he's taking the bounds of consumerism a bit too far! He should just FINISH the series already, instead of trying to stretch it out as long as possible without ending it!!! :tai:
I love it too, thanks
As for Tolkien... I'm sure this is going to be a rather unpopular opinion, but I'll throw it out anyway...
I think one of the only reasons Tolkien is revered is because he was the first real fantasy author, imho. He's primarily an historian and a linguist, and it really shows in his writing. It's so dry, and well, in many cases, boring. Many of the characters are flat, they don't really develop as characters at all, and are seen from the perspective of a person who studies history... in the sense that all you really see is their actions as one piece of a whole, which is cool and all, but they're still really boring. In the case of some characters, he shows growth, but in comparison to what could have been possible, I just find myself somewhat unimpressed.
To his credit, the depth of the world he created is what really makes him stand out as an author. But really, I just don't feel he's "all that." LOTR was awesome, but... I've just read a whole lot better.