On May 11, 2004, at 12:08 PM, Durston, Andrew (AGRE) wrote: > > Hi all, > > [Off topic, but this has always bugged me... ] > Has Robert Jordan ever commented on why his books have become more > turgid as they go onward? > > My wife and I joke that the next book will solely consist of Rand > having breakfast for 1000 pages... (and hence why we'll wait for the > local library to get it... ) > > Ciao, > Andrew I've read in interviews with him that is taking so long because it is taking longer than he planned to explain stuff, cultures, people, etc. Maybe Mr. Jordan if you stopped writing pages of people sniffing, straightening dresses or casting icy looks, you'd be finished by now.