On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 06:55 PM, Penney, Sean wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 05:57:01PM -0500, Chris Turkel >> <zizban at adelphia.net> wrote: >>> On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 05:36 PM, FelixEisen at aol.com wrote: >>>> In some ways, I'm sorry I don't understand this particular thread. >>>> Mostly, >>>> though, I am vastly pleased. WoT seems to me to be a particularly >>>> blatant >>>> 'milk' series, not unlike Xanth. >>> You'd be wrong. if you read the series you'd understand. Robert >>> Jordan >>> is simply taking a loooooooong time to tell his story. Book 10 is due >>> soon, he says there will be twelve, unlike Xanth which is what, 30 >>> book? >> >>> More accurately, Jordan isn't deliberately milking the story -- >>> he's just lost track of where exactly he was going in all the >>> details. Recent books show some evidence of returning to >>> appropriate course. >> >> I disagree. I gave up on Jordan after book 5 or 6 when I became >> confused as to whether or not I had already read the book. I hadn't, >> but the events in each book were sufficiently alike that I was having >> trouble telling the difference. Charles Dickens and other Victorian >> writers used to milk their serial publications because they were being >> paid by the word. Books like "Bleak House" were the result. Jordan >> is a modern day Victorian serial writer. It's a great formula - >> develop a rich world, fill it with interesting people and places, then >> advance the story a plot-point per book. (OK, I'm exaggerating, but >> the series had a lot of promise and he's gone and scared me off). >> >> As for Anthony, I think he's gone senile - "The colour of her Panties" >> - puh-lease. And puns are the lowest form of humour - the ONLY form >> of humour he seems capable of nowadays. To think this is the same >> fellow who wrote "Macroscope" and the "Omnivore, Orn & Ox" series. >> > Chris Wrote >> You should WoT again. Its gotten better, especially book eight on >> (ignore the blatant plot manipulation in Path of Daggers and you'll be >> fine). > > My brother reads them. I'll wait until the series is wrapped up then > borrow the whole lot and hole up in a cabin for a week. What doesn't > kill you makes you stronger, right? > All in one week? Wow, you are a glutton for self abuse ;-) --- "We cannot accomplish great things - just little ones, with great love." -Mother Teresa