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badteeth
Netherlands1416 Posts
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JaeIsGod
Netherlands199 Posts
Reason 1: Jordan has no idea how to write female characters. They are all dumbass whiners and annoy the shit out of me.Also he killed off the only cool female in the serie =[ Reason 2: Jordan is obsessed with cleavage and female cloths. half the pages in the book are filled with descriptions of cleave and such. VERY annoying. This was not such a big deal in book 1-3 since there were less romances/female characters. However in book 5 70% of the pages is filled with female only stuff =p Oh , one last thing. He keeps introducing new characters even in book 7-8 . Its impossible to keep up with everything new. Just read Lotr =] | ||
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Born)Slippy
Norway1904 Posts
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Pol
Poland1187 Posts
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FridayLove
United States1478 Posts
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Anselan
United States103 Posts
Anyway, WoT isn't hard to follow. Yes, there are a lot of characters, but it's a complex series. It's supposed to be representative of an entire world, which is something few other fantasy writers accomplish. | ||
Liquid`Spy
Netherlands1301 Posts
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien) and Dark Elf Trilogy & Icewind Dale (by R.A. Salvatore) I liked them very much and I'll read more fantasy in the future, so this is a nice thread to look for recommendations | ||
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CeltiC.MoOn
Germany160 Posts
i also like the sword of truth series from terry goodkind, though the farther the series is coming, the lesser it's really "fantasy" he writes about, in my opinion. terry goodkind wrote what i consider the best 100 pages i've ever read in a book. this was early in the series when richard got captured and tortured by a mord sith. it was such an intensive reading experience, goodkind managed to draw the reader in an abyss of complete horror and pain as if he himself had lived through such things, awesome! i guess i'll have a look at some of the other books recommended here, after all no movie can give you the feelings a good book can | ||
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Commander{+}
United States2878 Posts
And I have gone on Stephen King websites in the past and I was shocked by the anticipation towards the 4th Dark Series book. I'm surprised they aren't more famous. Unfourtenitly Stephen King is retiring,  lets all take a moment of silence for him. | ||
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Commander{+}
United States2878 Posts
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FridayLove
United States1478 Posts
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Manifesto7
Osaka27173 Posts
Mani~ | ||
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Hades
Canada927 Posts
Except for the newest book. It is horrible There are WAY WAY too many characters involved now. Jordan has to write in Saddam Hussein so that he can kill half of the people in the book. | ||
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ObsoleteLogic
United States3676 Posts
LotR = great series, and very deep in symbolism. Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin is another great series. The Dark Tower is great... but... book 5...? ever? I think Stephen King will be dead before he gets to book 6, at this rate. | ||
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Mora
Canada5235 Posts
I am a huge fan of WoT. It is the best series i have read. I liked the analogy of Terry Goodkind to a Hollywood Movie. Not to mention that Richard and Khalan are the 2 most annoying main characters ever recorded in literature. If you like the art of short stories, i think you will like WoT. It is (unlike so many other fanatsy novels) not completely plot based! *GASP*! He has excellent use of symbolism, imagery, and all the components a writer strives for. not to mention that i've never seen better and more intimate character depth. His world is so well constructed; really amazing. Alot of criticism is said about the latter books in the series. I find i disagree. The last books slow down a bit, but what is missing in written plot is what the reader should think about when the book is not in his hands. thats not for everybody, but i love it. Im on book 2 for the 2nd time, im re-reading through them. To the person who noted that RJ cant write female characters - i would like you to give me an example of a writer that can. I think that Robert Jordan depicts the female character quite strongly. His characters truly define what it means to be a woman (at least from my male perspective). Terry Goodkind's 1st book was great. It went downhill from there. Book 2 was really good. I despised book 3 (except when Khalan leads the gallorians(sp?) into battle. That was an awesome scene). Book 4 was a bit better than book 3, but not by much. Book 5 was a bit better than book 4. Book 6 was actyally good, i enjoyed it. Pillars of Creation was the worst novel i have ever read. Many oops. Raymond E Feist is a fabulous writer. Short books but full of everything a reader wants. (imo at least). | ||
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Commander{+}
United States2878 Posts
And I am going to take back some of my earlier posts and agree with Teroru, the later books just slow down, they don't suck. I mean u all gotta admit, the part when Mat meets the gollem (sp?, sorry I havn't read that part in a long time and forgot how to spell it) was pretty fucking cool! | ||
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LTT
Shakuras1095 Posts
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CelticFrost
Belgium36 Posts
Wheel of Time, Dune, Deathgate Cycle, Lord of the Rings, anything from H.P. Lovecraft (Call of Ctulhu anyone?), anything from Raymond Feist (Riftwar saga, Midkemia series...). Yes, I'm a professional reader  | ||
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CelticFrost
Belgium36 Posts
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rK
United States371 Posts
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