ahh philip.. don't give in. i actually have to confess to liking the first couple of books (the first one especially, even if it was a bit formulaic)... i think the worst thing i've read scifi/fantasy wise was dennis mackeren(mackernen? sp)'s rip off of lord of the rings.... and i mean it was BAD. sheer blow by blow rip from the shire onward... andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Hart" <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:55 PM Subject: Re: Brust interview > > > On Tue, 11 May 2004, warbi wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Gaertk at aol.com> > > > > > It does have a good side though: the cuendillar idiocy in book ten > > > cured me of wanting to find out What Happens Next (and has saved me > > > about $40 so far). > > > > Wow! I'm impressed- I never made it past the eighth book! warbi > > I haven't read a word of the Wheel of Time - but this discussion is making > me curious to watch the train wreck.