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	<title><em>The Gathering Storm</em> Discussion</title>
	<author>Soulskill</author>
	<datestamp>1256927400000</datestamp>
	<htmltext>Just over two years ago, fans of the <em>Wheel of Time</em> fantasy book series <a href="//news.slashdot.org/story/07/09/17/0243230/Fantasy-Author-Robert-Jordan-Passes-Away">mourned the death</a> of writer James Oliver Rigney Jr. &mdash; a.k.a. Robert Jordan. After much deliberation by Jordan's wife (who also edits the series), author Brandon Sanderson was <a href="//news.slashdot.org/story/07/12/10/1752244/New-Wheel-of-Time-Author-Chosen">chosen to finish the series</a>. Sanderson familiarized himself with Jordan's notes and said that they would <a href="http://www.brandonsanderson.com/article/56/Splitting-AMOL">require three more books</a>, which he hopes to release with about a year between them. On October 27th, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-10-29-jordan29\_ST\_N.htm">the first new <em>Wheel of Time</em> book since Jordan's death was released</a>, titled <em>The Gathering Storm</em>. Early reviews for the book <a href="http://www.dragonmount.com/News/?p=585">seem quite positive</a>, so here's a place to discuss it. Be warned: comments may contain spoilers.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Just over two years ago , fans of the Wheel of Time fantasy book series mourned the death of writer James Oliver Rigney Jr.    a.k.a .
Robert Jordan .
After much deliberation by Jordan 's wife ( who also edits the series ) , author Brandon Sanderson was chosen to finish the series .
Sanderson familiarized himself with Jordan 's notes and said that they would require three more books , which he hopes to release with about a year between them .
On October 27th , the first new Wheel of Time book since Jordan 's death was released , titled The Gathering Storm .
Early reviews for the book seem quite positive , so here 's a place to discuss it .
Be warned : comments may contain spoilers .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Just over two years ago, fans of the Wheel of Time fantasy book series mourned the death of writer James Oliver Rigney Jr. — a.k.a.
Robert Jordan.
After much deliberation by Jordan's wife (who also edits the series), author Brandon Sanderson was chosen to finish the series.
Sanderson familiarized himself with Jordan's notes and said that they would require three more books, which he hopes to release with about a year between them.
On October 27th, the first new Wheel of Time book since Jordan's death was released, titled The Gathering Storm.
Early reviews for the book seem quite positive, so here's a place to discuss it.
Be warned: comments may contain spoilers.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Amazon and B&amp;N readers give it good reviews</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256899560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>&gt;&gt;Not true in this book: if anything, it feels like falling down a water slide.</p><p>That's Sanderson's trademark style. In Mistborn, you think he's setting everything up for a trilogy. Then events start flying by faster and faster, and by the end of it it seems like he's packed an entire trilogy into the first novel.</p><p>I think that's why Harriet picked him to finish the WoT series... if anyone can do it, he can.</p><p>Maybe I'll ask Harriet and Brandon when they come to Half-Moon Bay on the 20th. I get to meet them as a Storm Leader, woot!</p><p>FYI: They're on a book tour right now. <a href="http://www.dragonmount.com/News/?p=764" title="dragonmount.com">http://www.dragonmount.com/News/?p=764</a> [dragonmount.com]</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>&gt; &gt; Not true in this book : if anything , it feels like falling down a water slide.That 's Sanderson 's trademark style .
In Mistborn , you think he 's setting everything up for a trilogy .
Then events start flying by faster and faster , and by the end of it it seems like he 's packed an entire trilogy into the first novel.I think that 's why Harriet picked him to finish the WoT series... if anyone can do it , he can.Maybe I 'll ask Harriet and Brandon when they come to Half-Moon Bay on the 20th .
I get to meet them as a Storm Leader , woot ! FYI : They 're on a book tour right now .
http : //www.dragonmount.com/News/ ? p = 764 [ dragonmount.com ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>&gt;&gt;Not true in this book: if anything, it feels like falling down a water slide.That's Sanderson's trademark style.
In Mistborn, you think he's setting everything up for a trilogy.
Then events start flying by faster and faster, and by the end of it it seems like he's packed an entire trilogy into the first novel.I think that's why Harriet picked him to finish the WoT series... if anyone can do it, he can.Maybe I'll ask Harriet and Brandon when they come to Half-Moon Bay on the 20th.
I get to meet them as a Storm Leader, woot!FYI: They're on a book tour right now.
http://www.dragonmount.com/News/?p=764 [dragonmount.com]</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928415</id>
	<title>Re:Some opinions about blades of grass</title>
	<author>TaoPhoenix</author>
	<datestamp>1256894700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>So do you too have a lawn I can get off of? What kind of grass to you recommend for mine? There's nice fluffy grass that's soft enough for parties but kinda wears out if you dirtbike on it. The tough stuff might annoy guests but it's the perfect blade size to make that grass-reed between your thumbs. Did any of it wash away to reveal muddy patches? With all the rain lately a Grass-Mud Horse might like it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>So do you too have a lawn I can get off of ?
What kind of grass to you recommend for mine ?
There 's nice fluffy grass that 's soft enough for parties but kinda wears out if you dirtbike on it .
The tough stuff might annoy guests but it 's the perfect blade size to make that grass-reed between your thumbs .
Did any of it wash away to reveal muddy patches ?
With all the rain lately a Grass-Mud Horse might like it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So do you too have a lawn I can get off of?
What kind of grass to you recommend for mine?
There's nice fluffy grass that's soft enough for parties but kinda wears out if you dirtbike on it.
The tough stuff might annoy guests but it's the perfect blade size to make that grass-reed between your thumbs.
Did any of it wash away to reveal muddy patches?
With all the rain lately a Grass-Mud Horse might like it.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927389</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>Now if ony George R. R. Martin could get out a book faster than 1 every 6 years, I'd be happier. Fucking 4 1/2 years since Feast of Crows and still no next book in sight.</p></div></blockquote><p>

Yeah, well...that kind of thing should at least shut up the people who whine that GRRM is milking the series. Dude would be releasing a lot more often if that were true. I just worry that if the HBO series is successful, the child actors are going to grow up faster than he can finish the last books.</p></div>
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<tokenext>Now if ony George R. R. Martin could get out a book faster than 1 every 6 years , I 'd be happier .
Fucking 4 1/2 years since Feast of Crows and still no next book in sight .
Yeah , well...that kind of thing should at least shut up the people who whine that GRRM is milking the series .
Dude would be releasing a lot more often if that were true .
I just worry that if the HBO series is successful , the child actors are going to grow up faster than he can finish the last books .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Now if ony George R. R. Martin could get out a book faster than 1 every 6 years, I'd be happier.
Fucking 4 1/2 years since Feast of Crows and still no next book in sight.
Yeah, well...that kind of thing should at least shut up the people who whine that GRRM is milking the series.
Dude would be releasing a lot more often if that were true.
I just worry that if the HBO series is successful, the child actors are going to grow up faster than he can finish the last books.
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	<title>Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256931540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'm not saying that Robert Jordan is one of the standard Sci-fi/Fantasy authors who simply couldn't write a good story to save their lives. It's just that the vast majority of this genre is little better than unillustrated comic books, and most of the readership is too unversed in other forms of literature to provide an objective opinion about a book's quality.</p><p>When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami, you know that they aren't reading anything but pulp.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm not saying that Robert Jordan is one of the standard Sci-fi/Fantasy authors who simply could n't write a good story to save their lives .
It 's just that the vast majority of this genre is little better than unillustrated comic books , and most of the readership is too unversed in other forms of literature to provide an objective opinion about a book 's quality.When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami , you know that they are n't reading anything but pulp .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm not saying that Robert Jordan is one of the standard Sci-fi/Fantasy authors who simply couldn't write a good story to save their lives.
It's just that the vast majority of this genre is little better than unillustrated comic books, and most of the readership is too unversed in other forms of literature to provide an objective opinion about a book's quality.When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami, you know that they aren't reading anything but pulp.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>jimbobborg</author>
	<datestamp>1256933400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Seriously.  The next book is already written, WTH is taking so long to publish it?  And now a TV series?  Finish the books!  You can milk the merchandising later.  Sheesh!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Seriously .
The next book is already written , WTH is taking so long to publish it ?
And now a TV series ?
Finish the books !
You can milk the merchandising later .
Sheesh !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Seriously.
The next book is already written, WTH is taking so long to publish it?
And now a TV series?
Finish the books!
You can milk the merchandising later.
Sheesh!</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>PCM2</author>
	<datestamp>1256925900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Have you ever considered reading non-genre fiction, then? Seriously; I barely ever read any genre stuff, for pretty much the reasons you cite.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Have you ever considered reading non-genre fiction , then ?
Seriously ; I barely ever read any genre stuff , for pretty much the reasons you cite .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Have you ever considered reading non-genre fiction, then?
Seriously; I barely ever read any genre stuff, for pretty much the reasons you cite.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29929105</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256898300000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>You';re not wrong, they are poorly written books. I have said this for years: He needs a good editor.</p><p>If they got a good edit to go through the books and get them down to solid stories the move, they would be awesome books.</p><p>Just because someone likes something, doesn't mean it's well written.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>You ' ; re not wrong , they are poorly written books .
I have said this for years : He needs a good editor.If they got a good edit to go through the books and get them down to solid stories the move , they would be awesome books.Just because someone likes something , does n't mean it 's well written .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You';re not wrong, they are poorly written books.
I have said this for years: He needs a good editor.If they got a good edit to go through the books and get them down to solid stories the move, they would be awesome books.Just because someone likes something, doesn't mean it's well written.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927477</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>darkvizier</author>
	<datestamp>1256933520000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>I'm just starting on the first couple chapters.  It seems good to me so far.  Some sections of the prologue were kind of random but that's nothing new.  Partly it's that it's been a long time since I've read the previous book, and partly I expect things to be tied in more as the book progresses.<br> <br>
I read Elantris and was really impressed, so I have high expectations for Brandon Sanderson's work on this series.  He knows how to build the proper amount of tension to keep you turning the pages, and he knows when to wrap things up.  I think he has a good chance of revitalizing it and making it once again a series worth recommending.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm just starting on the first couple chapters .
It seems good to me so far .
Some sections of the prologue were kind of random but that 's nothing new .
Partly it 's that it 's been a long time since I 've read the previous book , and partly I expect things to be tied in more as the book progresses .
I read Elantris and was really impressed , so I have high expectations for Brandon Sanderson 's work on this series .
He knows how to build the proper amount of tension to keep you turning the pages , and he knows when to wrap things up .
I think he has a good chance of revitalizing it and making it once again a series worth recommending .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm just starting on the first couple chapters.
It seems good to me so far.
Some sections of the prologue were kind of random but that's nothing new.
Partly it's that it's been a long time since I've read the previous book, and partly I expect things to be tied in more as the book progresses.
I read Elantris and was really impressed, so I have high expectations for Brandon Sanderson's work on this series.
He knows how to build the proper amount of tension to keep you turning the pages, and he knows when to wrap things up.
I think he has a good chance of revitalizing it and making it once again a series worth recommending.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Spolier Alert.</title>
	<author>LynnwoodRooster</author>
	<datestamp>1257021360000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>Damnit!  Now I have to go and tug on my braid...</htmltext>
<tokenext>Damnit !
Now I have to go and tug on my braid.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Damnit!
Now I have to go and tug on my braid...</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927231</id>
	<title>Spolier Alert.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256932260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>IT'S A COOKBOOK!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>IT 'S A COOKBOOK !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>IT'S A COOKBOOK!</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29938035</id>
	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>sgtrock</author>
	<datestamp>1256994780000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>That's because Bradbury is a better author than Vonnegut in almost every way.  Yep, you heard me right.  Vonnegut, while quite good, is seriously overrated IMNSHO.</p><p>Now, if you had said Bradbury over Jules Verne, you might have had a valid point.  Verne's works have stood the test of time while Bradbury's have a while to go.  Murakami I've never heard of, so I can't comment on your other comparison.</p><p>And no, I don't limit my reading to just pulp.  When I step away from SF, though, I tend to gravitate towards histories, biographies, and novels from the 18th and 19th centuries.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>That 's because Bradbury is a better author than Vonnegut in almost every way .
Yep , you heard me right .
Vonnegut , while quite good , is seriously overrated IMNSHO.Now , if you had said Bradbury over Jules Verne , you might have had a valid point .
Verne 's works have stood the test of time while Bradbury 's have a while to go .
Murakami I 've never heard of , so I ca n't comment on your other comparison.And no , I do n't limit my reading to just pulp .
When I step away from SF , though , I tend to gravitate towards histories , biographies , and novels from the 18th and 19th centuries .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That's because Bradbury is a better author than Vonnegut in almost every way.
Yep, you heard me right.
Vonnegut, while quite good, is seriously overrated IMNSHO.Now, if you had said Bradbury over Jules Verne, you might have had a valid point.
Verne's works have stood the test of time while Bradbury's have a while to go.
Murakami I've never heard of, so I can't comment on your other comparison.And no, I don't limit my reading to just pulp.
When I step away from SF, though, I tend to gravitate towards histories, biographies, and novels from the 18th and 19th centuries.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>DerekLyons</author>
	<datestamp>1256893740000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>There's a reason why, along with Duke Nukem, this series is considered iconic - but in neither case is it complimentary.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>There 's a reason why , along with Duke Nukem , this series is considered iconic - but in neither case is it complimentary .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>There's a reason why, along with Duke Nukem, this series is considered iconic - but in neither case is it complimentary.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927493</id>
	<title>Spoiler Alert?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933580000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>How can you have spoilers for a Wheel of Time book?  What with all the hair/skirt/whatever fiddling, height comparisons, and other stock text larding up the books plus the lack of plot, how could you not know what is going to happen?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>How can you have spoilers for a Wheel of Time book ?
What with all the hair/skirt/whatever fiddling , height comparisons , and other stock text larding up the books plus the lack of plot , how could you not know what is going to happen ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>How can you have spoilers for a Wheel of Time book?
What with all the hair/skirt/whatever fiddling, height comparisons, and other stock text larding up the books plus the lack of plot, how could you not know what is going to happen?</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>JerryLove</author>
	<datestamp>1256932260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami, you know that they aren't reading anything but pulp.</p></div><p> Actually, I know they are reading Bradbury, Connegut, Niven and Mudakami.</p></div>
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<tokenext>When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami , you know that they are n't reading anything but pulp .
Actually , I know they are reading Bradbury , Connegut , Niven and Mudakami .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami, you know that they aren't reading anything but pulp.
Actually, I know they are reading Bradbury, Connegut, Niven and Mudakami.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927619</id>
	<title>Re:Spoilers</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256934120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
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	<htmltext><b>More spoilers</b>
<br>Moby Dick is the name of the sled.
<br>The butler killed Roger Ackroyd.
<br>Han Solo is really Luke Skywalker's father.
<br>Scarlett decided she doesn't like Rhett after all, and opened up a dress shop in Chicago.
<br>The crew of the ship manage to patch the leak in the nick of time, and Titanic sails on-- everybody is saved.
<p>Harry Potter doesn't have any magical powers after all-- he was faking it all along.  The twist is, <i>everybody</i> at Hogwarts was faking it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>More spoilers Moby Dick is the name of the sled .
The butler killed Roger Ackroyd .
Han Solo is really Luke Skywalker 's father .
Scarlett decided she does n't like Rhett after all , and opened up a dress shop in Chicago .
The crew of the ship manage to patch the leak in the nick of time , and Titanic sails on-- everybody is saved .
Harry Potter does n't have any magical powers after all-- he was faking it all along .
The twist is , everybody at Hogwarts was faking it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>More spoilers
Moby Dick is the name of the sled.
The butler killed Roger Ackroyd.
Han Solo is really Luke Skywalker's father.
Scarlett decided she doesn't like Rhett after all, and opened up a dress shop in Chicago.
The crew of the ship manage to patch the leak in the nick of time, and Titanic sails on-- everybody is saved.
Harry Potter doesn't have any magical powers after all-- he was faking it all along.
The twist is, everybody at Hogwarts was faking it.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Amazon and B&amp;N readers give it good reviews.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256931480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>I've been reading the reviews from readers on Barnes and Noble and Amazon and it's been uniformly positive.  That's quite an achievement to pass it on to another author and still be able to capture the flavor of the series.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 've been reading the reviews from readers on Barnes and Noble and Amazon and it 's been uniformly positive .
That 's quite an achievement to pass it on to another author and still be able to capture the flavor of the series .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I've been reading the reviews from readers on Barnes and Noble and Amazon and it's been uniformly positive.
That's quite an achievement to pass it on to another author and still be able to capture the flavor of the series.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:I'll wait</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256905800000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
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	<htmltext><p>Sorry to rain on your pie, but George hasn't even been on the set.  It's been conventions instead.</p><p>I think he's chasing tail.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Sorry to rain on your pie , but George has n't even been on the set .
It 's been conventions instead.I think he 's chasing tail .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Sorry to rain on your pie, but George hasn't even been on the set.
It's been conventions instead.I think he's chasing tail.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29929181</id>
	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>geekoid</author>
	<datestamp>1256898720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Murakami? Are you f'n kidding me? he is a teen pop novelist. Ye, he os good compared to other teen pop authors, but that's it. Oh look he's drinking and therefore petty and evil.</p><p>He's Japanese equivalent to J. K. Rowling</p><p>sheesh. Did you just pick out a Japanese name to make yourself look well read?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Murakami ?
Are you f'n kidding me ?
he is a teen pop novelist .
Ye , he os good compared to other teen pop authors , but that 's it .
Oh look he 's drinking and therefore petty and evil.He 's Japanese equivalent to J. K. Rowlingsheesh .
Did you just pick out a Japanese name to make yourself look well read ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Murakami?
Are you f'n kidding me?
he is a teen pop novelist.
Ye, he os good compared to other teen pop authors, but that's it.
Oh look he's drinking and therefore petty and evil.He's Japanese equivalent to J. K. Rowlingsheesh.
Did you just pick out a Japanese name to make yourself look well read?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29929381</id>
	<title>Re:News Flash:</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256900340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>It isn't a troll if it's true, mods.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>It is n't a troll if it 's true , mods .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It isn't a troll if it's true, mods.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927081</id>
	<title>Don't wanna</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256931540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I don't wanna discuss it, since I haven't read it.</p><p>First freakin' post, BTW... my first ever on<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I do n't wan na discuss it , since I have n't read it.First freakin ' post , BTW... my first ever on / .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I don't wanna discuss it, since I haven't read it.First freakin' post, BTW... my first ever on /.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29929039</id>
	<title>Re:Don't dip your pen in the company ink.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256897820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Yes, she needs to peruse Ben Bova's writings on editing, that man was a master.</p><p>If you think she needs to do more then peruse them, look up the word peruse.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Yes , she needs to peruse Ben Bova 's writings on editing , that man was a master.If you think she needs to do more then peruse them , look up the word peruse .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yes, she needs to peruse Ben Bova's writings on editing, that man was a master.If you think she needs to do more then peruse them, look up the word peruse.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928135</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Grimbleton</author>
	<datestamp>1256893260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Adjusting skirts and tugging braids. While glaring.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Adjusting skirts and tugging braids .
While glaring .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Adjusting skirts and tugging braids.
While glaring.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29935035</id>
	<title>Re:Don't dip your pen in the company ink.</title>
	<author>Lost Engineer</author>
	<datestamp>1257008520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The cynical view: the less editing she does, the more books they can fill, the more money they make.  Of course this applied equally to both of them during his life.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The cynical view : the less editing she does , the more books they can fill , the more money they make .
Of course this applied equally to both of them during his life .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The cynical view: the less editing she does, the more books they can fill, the more money they make.
Of course this applied equally to both of them during his life.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927725</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>shutdown -p now</author>
	<datestamp>1256934540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I first started reading the books when I was a senior in high school, I thought the series was amazing at first, especially after the first book, and then the next two or three. Then after that it started to drag. Alot. Nothing significant was happening. Or seemingly random significant things were happening to stir up the plot. I gave up halfway through book 6 or 7 out of boredom and a sense of futility.</p></div><p>Had the same feeling, though I've noticed the clear foot-dragging tendency in the first book already, and got bored to hell and left on the third one.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I first started reading the books when I was a senior in high school , I thought the series was amazing at first , especially after the first book , and then the next two or three .
Then after that it started to drag .
Alot. Nothing significant was happening .
Or seemingly random significant things were happening to stir up the plot .
I gave up halfway through book 6 or 7 out of boredom and a sense of futility.Had the same feeling , though I 've noticed the clear foot-dragging tendency in the first book already , and got bored to hell and left on the third one .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I first started reading the books when I was a senior in high school, I thought the series was amazing at first, especially after the first book, and then the next two or three.
Then after that it started to drag.
Alot. Nothing significant was happening.
Or seemingly random significant things were happening to stir up the plot.
I gave up halfway through book 6 or 7 out of boredom and a sense of futility.Had the same feeling, though I've noticed the clear foot-dragging tendency in the first book already, and got bored to hell and left on the third one.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927499</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Etherized</author>
	<datestamp>1256933640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>From my perspective, WoT is no better or worse than the average fluff fantasy fare, and while that genre hasn't evolved much in the last 15 years my own standards have. Had WoT stopped at 3 books, I would have been satisfied with it as a largely unremarkable but mostly competent series.</p><p>Instead, the series now certainly <i>is</i> remarkable, albeit more for its astounding length than for its actual quality. I imagine that it rivals or exceeds the volume of everything Tolkien ever published about Middle Earth, making the Lord of the Rings trilogy look like a short story in comparison. What about the WoT universe demands such a thorough treatment?</p><p>Personally, I became bored with the entire fluff fantasy genre before the series was completed, so I suppose I'll never really know.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>From my perspective , WoT is no better or worse than the average fluff fantasy fare , and while that genre has n't evolved much in the last 15 years my own standards have .
Had WoT stopped at 3 books , I would have been satisfied with it as a largely unremarkable but mostly competent series.Instead , the series now certainly is remarkable , albeit more for its astounding length than for its actual quality .
I imagine that it rivals or exceeds the volume of everything Tolkien ever published about Middle Earth , making the Lord of the Rings trilogy look like a short story in comparison .
What about the WoT universe demands such a thorough treatment ? Personally , I became bored with the entire fluff fantasy genre before the series was completed , so I suppose I 'll never really know .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>From my perspective, WoT is no better or worse than the average fluff fantasy fare, and while that genre hasn't evolved much in the last 15 years my own standards have.
Had WoT stopped at 3 books, I would have been satisfied with it as a largely unremarkable but mostly competent series.Instead, the series now certainly is remarkable, albeit more for its astounding length than for its actual quality.
I imagine that it rivals or exceeds the volume of everything Tolkien ever published about Middle Earth, making the Lord of the Rings trilogy look like a short story in comparison.
What about the WoT universe demands such a thorough treatment?Personally, I became bored with the entire fluff fantasy genre before the series was completed, so I suppose I'll never really know.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928517</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>SatanicPuppy</author>
	<datestamp>1256895120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I felt the same way. It's funny. When I first read it I thought it was great, but I went back and tried to read it a few years ago, and I couldn't believe how slowly it moved, or how it managed to fill so many pages with so little going on.</p><p>There were really nice elements in the series, things that were unusual and fresh. But the whole thing moved far too slowly, and bogged down in things that it was impossible to care about.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I felt the same way .
It 's funny .
When I first read it I thought it was great , but I went back and tried to read it a few years ago , and I could n't believe how slowly it moved , or how it managed to fill so many pages with so little going on.There were really nice elements in the series , things that were unusual and fresh .
But the whole thing moved far too slowly , and bogged down in things that it was impossible to care about .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I felt the same way.
It's funny.
When I first read it I thought it was great, but I went back and tried to read it a few years ago, and I couldn't believe how slowly it moved, or how it managed to fill so many pages with so little going on.There were really nice elements in the series, things that were unusual and fresh.
But the whole thing moved far too slowly, and bogged down in things that it was impossible to care about.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927407</id>
	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>man that is giving Bradbury serious short shrift. His books speak of death, autumn, and the cycle of life like no one else.</p><p>Try reading October Country, you can smell and feel the crisp autumn air...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>man that is giving Bradbury serious short shrift .
His books speak of death , autumn , and the cycle of life like no one else.Try reading October Country , you can smell and feel the crisp autumn air.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>man that is giving Bradbury serious short shrift.
His books speak of death, autumn, and the cycle of life like no one else.Try reading October Country, you can smell and feel the crisp autumn air...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927135</id>
	<title>Re:Amazon and B&amp;N readers give it good reviews</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256931780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>He could have passed it on to Piers Anthony or Brian Herbert and it would have been better than the dross he'd been putting into print.  Seriously, does anyone think he ever intended to end the series?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>He could have passed it on to Piers Anthony or Brian Herbert and it would have been better than the dross he 'd been putting into print .
Seriously , does anyone think he ever intended to end the series ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>He could have passed it on to Piers Anthony or Brian Herbert and it would have been better than the dross he'd been putting into print.
Seriously, does anyone think he ever intended to end the series?</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29929005</id>
	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Henry V .009</author>
	<datestamp>1256897640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Murakami is aces at making you feel good about your literary hoity-toityness. But I, for one, have better things to think about than the opium dreams of some oversexed wit-lit writer. There are no real ideas or insights there. It's fluff.<br> <br>
Now, Dostoevsky or Tolstoy...</htmltext>
<tokenext>Murakami is aces at making you feel good about your literary hoity-toityness .
But I , for one , have better things to think about than the opium dreams of some oversexed wit-lit writer .
There are no real ideas or insights there .
It 's fluff .
Now , Dostoevsky or Tolstoy.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Murakami is aces at making you feel good about your literary hoity-toityness.
But I, for one, have better things to think about than the opium dreams of some oversexed wit-lit writer.
There are no real ideas or insights there.
It's fluff.
Now, Dostoevsky or Tolstoy...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927687</id>
	<title>I'll wait</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256934420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I'll read it, but I'll wait until all three (or however many it ends up being) books are published. I'm getting tired of fantasy authors who are constantly deferring their series, splitting the next book into one or two or three, missing deadlines, etc. etc. Yeah, I mean you too George R.R. Martin. Get of the film set for Game of Thrones show and finish the damn book!

I wonder if the publishers get the authors to do this deliberately to try and maintain attention on a series that takes decades to complete.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'll read it , but I 'll wait until all three ( or however many it ends up being ) books are published .
I 'm getting tired of fantasy authors who are constantly deferring their series , splitting the next book into one or two or three , missing deadlines , etc .
etc. Yeah , I mean you too George R.R .
Martin. Get of the film set for Game of Thrones show and finish the damn book !
I wonder if the publishers get the authors to do this deliberately to try and maintain attention on a series that takes decades to complete .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'll read it, but I'll wait until all three (or however many it ends up being) books are published.
I'm getting tired of fantasy authors who are constantly deferring their series, splitting the next book into one or two or three, missing deadlines, etc.
etc. Yeah, I mean you too George R.R.
Martin. Get of the film set for Game of Thrones show and finish the damn book!
I wonder if the publishers get the authors to do this deliberately to try and maintain attention on a series that takes decades to complete.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927627</id>
	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>YouWantFriesWithThat</author>
	<datestamp>1256934120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I don't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH...</p></div><p>
Umberto Eco.  full stop.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I do n't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH.. . Umberto Eco .
full stop .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I don't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH...
Umberto Eco.
full stop.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29930283</id>
	<title>Re:Sanderson is a very good writer</title>
	<author>tenchiken</author>
	<datestamp>1256906160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>You should also give Patrick Rothfuss and The Name of the Wind a try. Sanderson and Rothfuss are the stars of a new generation of fantasy writers that are 1 part Tolkein, 1 part Jordan, and 1 part Joss Whedon.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>You should also give Patrick Rothfuss and The Name of the Wind a try .
Sanderson and Rothfuss are the stars of a new generation of fantasy writers that are 1 part Tolkein , 1 part Jordan , and 1 part Joss Whedon .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You should also give Patrick Rothfuss and The Name of the Wind a try.
Sanderson and Rothfuss are the stars of a new generation of fantasy writers that are 1 part Tolkein, 1 part Jordan, and 1 part Joss Whedon.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927767</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Tyr\_7BE</author>
	<datestamp>1256934780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'd have to agree.  It was great when I was younger, but since then my tastes have expanded somewhat.</p><p>I got into it about the same time, maybe junior high.  I was pretty much riveted until the end of book 7 or 8.  Then it got *really old* *really fast*.  However, I was so smitten with the series back when I was a teen that I made a solemn promise to myself that I would finish the series, no matter what.  And here we are, with me approaching 30, and damnit I am still determined to finish this, one way or another.  I read book 11 (is that the latest?  I don't even care) recently and somehow managed to plod through it.  I'll finish the series, but only out of pure determination.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'd have to agree .
It was great when I was younger , but since then my tastes have expanded somewhat.I got into it about the same time , maybe junior high .
I was pretty much riveted until the end of book 7 or 8 .
Then it got * really old * * really fast * .
However , I was so smitten with the series back when I was a teen that I made a solemn promise to myself that I would finish the series , no matter what .
And here we are , with me approaching 30 , and damnit I am still determined to finish this , one way or another .
I read book 11 ( is that the latest ?
I do n't even care ) recently and somehow managed to plod through it .
I 'll finish the series , but only out of pure determination .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'd have to agree.
It was great when I was younger, but since then my tastes have expanded somewhat.I got into it about the same time, maybe junior high.
I was pretty much riveted until the end of book 7 or 8.
Then it got *really old* *really fast*.
However, I was so smitten with the series back when I was a teen that I made a solemn promise to myself that I would finish the series, no matter what.
And here we are, with me approaching 30, and damnit I am still determined to finish this, one way or another.
I read book 11 (is that the latest?
I don't even care) recently and somehow managed to plod through it.
I'll finish the series, but only out of pure determination.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928913</id>
	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Neoprofin</author>
	<datestamp>1256897100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Nabukov makes most other writers of English look like highschool essay contest papers.<br> <br>

Say what you will about the content but Lolita truly is, as he describes it, a testement to his love of the English language.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Nabukov makes most other writers of English look like highschool essay contest papers .
Say what you will about the content but Lolita truly is , as he describes it , a testement to his love of the English language .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Nabukov makes most other writers of English look like highschool essay contest papers.
Say what you will about the content but Lolita truly is, as he describes it, a testement to his love of the English language.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29936151</id>
	<title>Re:News Flash:</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1257018660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>New WoT book released; nobody notices for 3 days.</p></div><p>Like myself, some may have heard the advertised November 3rd release date.  I tend to find the release date then not think about books until then.  That way I miss all the spoilers that flood the net from people who get the book early, usually workers in the industry that somehow "find" it somehow stowed away in their bag/purse/car/pocket...</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>New WoT book released ; nobody notices for 3 days.Like myself , some may have heard the advertised November 3rd release date .
I tend to find the release date then not think about books until then .
That way I miss all the spoilers that flood the net from people who get the book early , usually workers in the industry that somehow " find " it somehow stowed away in their bag/purse/car/pocket.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>New WoT book released; nobody notices for 3 days.Like myself, some may have heard the advertised November 3rd release date.
I tend to find the release date then not think about books until then.
That way I miss all the spoilers that flood the net from people who get the book early, usually workers in the industry that somehow "find" it somehow stowed away in their bag/purse/car/pocket...
	</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927121</id>
	<title>Re:Don't wanna</title>
	<author>aicrules</author>
	<datestamp>1256931720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Your mistake was trying to add reasoning and thought into your frist psot.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Your mistake was trying to add reasoning and thought into your frist psot .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Your mistake was trying to add reasoning and thought into your frist psot.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29930859</id>
	<title>Re:book-a-minute summaries</title>
	<author>alister</author>
	<datestamp>1256909820000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>Ratings need to go above 5.  That's the funniest thing I'll read all year.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Ratings need to go above 5 .
That 's the funniest thing I 'll read all year .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Ratings need to go above 5.
That's the funniest thing I'll read all year.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928333</id>
	<title>Re:Don't dip your pen in the company ink.</title>
	<author>ericrost</author>
	<datestamp>1256894220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
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	<htmltext><p>And this is the major problem with the series really, idiot fans who will read whatever pages he wiped his ass with regardless of their content or quality... listen to yourself, its horribly edited, rambling, but I'll DEFINITELY read it. They know they can put out crap and you somehow feel you've put too much into it to turn back. Sounds like a great reason to write 30 more books to me.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>And this is the major problem with the series really , idiot fans who will read whatever pages he wiped his ass with regardless of their content or quality... listen to yourself , its horribly edited , rambling , but I 'll DEFINITELY read it .
They know they can put out crap and you somehow feel you 've put too much into it to turn back .
Sounds like a great reason to write 30 more books to me .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>And this is the major problem with the series really, idiot fans who will read whatever pages he wiped his ass with regardless of their content or quality... listen to yourself, its horribly edited, rambling, but I'll DEFINITELY read it.
They know they can put out crap and you somehow feel you've put too much into it to turn back.
Sounds like a great reason to write 30 more books to me.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256906520000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>A large amount of what Vonnegut wrote was SF, and not every book was that great.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>A large amount of what Vonnegut wrote was SF , and not every book was that great .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>A large amount of what Vonnegut wrote was SF, and not every book was that great.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
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	<htmltext><p>Every couple of months Amazon asks me if I still want my pre-order of the next Thrones book.</p><p>I see where he went wrong doing half a book and expecting the other half to come along quietly, but the 6 years thing has more to do with him writing more Wildcards stuff, and editing anthologies.</p><p>At least if he was spending his time working on the Thrones HBO series I might find it easier to take.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Every couple of months Amazon asks me if I still want my pre-order of the next Thrones book.I see where he went wrong doing half a book and expecting the other half to come along quietly , but the 6 years thing has more to do with him writing more Wildcards stuff , and editing anthologies.At least if he was spending his time working on the Thrones HBO series I might find it easier to take .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Every couple of months Amazon asks me if I still want my pre-order of the next Thrones book.I see where he went wrong doing half a book and expecting the other half to come along quietly, but the 6 years thing has more to do with him writing more Wildcards stuff, and editing anthologies.At least if he was spending his time working on the Thrones HBO series I might find it easier to take.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:book-a-minute summaries</title>
	<author>SatanicPuppy</author>
	<datestamp>1256895660000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>You forgot, "OMFG Tam's not my father!"</p><p>Otherwise, perfect.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>You forgot , " OMFG Tam 's not my father !
" Otherwise , perfect .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You forgot, "OMFG Tam's not my father!
"Otherwise, perfect.</sentencetext>
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	<title>my thoughts</title>
	<author>bornyesterday</author>
	<datestamp>1256932920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
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	<htmltext>To get ready for the release, I reread the series last month. Like most people who were fans of the series I had been disappointed with the slowing pace and complexity of the story in the later books. What I realized last month was that a lot of that slowness was because of the time between the releases of the books. As the series got longer and longer, I was less likely to reread the entire series before a new book came out. But reading it all at once definitely helps everything work much better. It's not that "nothing" happens in those later books, it's that so much smaller stuff happens, that it's nearly impossible to keep it all in your mind. After rereading the series, I was incredibly excited about TGS.
<br> <br>
So I went out and bought it Tuesday after work. I finished it on Wednesday. Sanderson does a great job of channeling the early Jordan. I don't know how much of the text was directly written by Jordan, but in the book several storylines are moved forward and a few of them are actually resolved. (Yes! Really!) The book does primarily focus on Rand, over Mat and Perrin, which was a complaint about several of the later books, but I think anyone who had gotten tired of Rand's attitude and behavior will like how the book ends. Egwene and the split of the White Tower is the other primary storyline that is dealt with, and I think that part of the story is perhaps some of the best since the first 3-4 books. There is still a ridiculous amount of stuff going on that isn't explained (yet), but it all feels like it's building in a way that will resolve itself that will be very exciting to read. With Knife of Dreams, you could definitely tell that Jordan was trying to pick up speed with his story, which makes sense, as he had already been diagnosed with amyloidosis and was trying to get as much finished as he could. And that increasing pace definitely is continued in TGS. There are still points where it slows down, but it's mostly done in short scenes with the other characters, which gives the appearance of that same tension and plot speed.
<br> <br>
And there are a couple of very, very big shockers. I definitely can't wait for the next two books.</htmltext>
<tokenext>To get ready for the release , I reread the series last month .
Like most people who were fans of the series I had been disappointed with the slowing pace and complexity of the story in the later books .
What I realized last month was that a lot of that slowness was because of the time between the releases of the books .
As the series got longer and longer , I was less likely to reread the entire series before a new book came out .
But reading it all at once definitely helps everything work much better .
It 's not that " nothing " happens in those later books , it 's that so much smaller stuff happens , that it 's nearly impossible to keep it all in your mind .
After rereading the series , I was incredibly excited about TGS .
So I went out and bought it Tuesday after work .
I finished it on Wednesday .
Sanderson does a great job of channeling the early Jordan .
I do n't know how much of the text was directly written by Jordan , but in the book several storylines are moved forward and a few of them are actually resolved .
( Yes ! Really !
) The book does primarily focus on Rand , over Mat and Perrin , which was a complaint about several of the later books , but I think anyone who had gotten tired of Rand 's attitude and behavior will like how the book ends .
Egwene and the split of the White Tower is the other primary storyline that is dealt with , and I think that part of the story is perhaps some of the best since the first 3-4 books .
There is still a ridiculous amount of stuff going on that is n't explained ( yet ) , but it all feels like it 's building in a way that will resolve itself that will be very exciting to read .
With Knife of Dreams , you could definitely tell that Jordan was trying to pick up speed with his story , which makes sense , as he had already been diagnosed with amyloidosis and was trying to get as much finished as he could .
And that increasing pace definitely is continued in TGS .
There are still points where it slows down , but it 's mostly done in short scenes with the other characters , which gives the appearance of that same tension and plot speed .
And there are a couple of very , very big shockers .
I definitely ca n't wait for the next two books .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>To get ready for the release, I reread the series last month.
Like most people who were fans of the series I had been disappointed with the slowing pace and complexity of the story in the later books.
What I realized last month was that a lot of that slowness was because of the time between the releases of the books.
As the series got longer and longer, I was less likely to reread the entire series before a new book came out.
But reading it all at once definitely helps everything work much better.
It's not that "nothing" happens in those later books, it's that so much smaller stuff happens, that it's nearly impossible to keep it all in your mind.
After rereading the series, I was incredibly excited about TGS.
So I went out and bought it Tuesday after work.
I finished it on Wednesday.
Sanderson does a great job of channeling the early Jordan.
I don't know how much of the text was directly written by Jordan, but in the book several storylines are moved forward and a few of them are actually resolved.
(Yes! Really!
) The book does primarily focus on Rand, over Mat and Perrin, which was a complaint about several of the later books, but I think anyone who had gotten tired of Rand's attitude and behavior will like how the book ends.
Egwene and the split of the White Tower is the other primary storyline that is dealt with, and I think that part of the story is perhaps some of the best since the first 3-4 books.
There is still a ridiculous amount of stuff going on that isn't explained (yet), but it all feels like it's building in a way that will resolve itself that will be very exciting to read.
With Knife of Dreams, you could definitely tell that Jordan was trying to pick up speed with his story, which makes sense, as he had already been diagnosed with amyloidosis and was trying to get as much finished as he could.
And that increasing pace definitely is continued in TGS.
There are still points where it slows down, but it's mostly done in short scenes with the other characters, which gives the appearance of that same tension and plot speed.
And there are a couple of very, very big shockers.
I definitely can't wait for the next two books.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>obarthelemy</author>
	<datestamp>1256893980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>For some reason, Bradbury stuff has always resonated strongly with me. Maybe because I got into it at the right age (12-ish), maybe because, much later, I'm still very indifferent to style, focusing instead on ideas and evocative power. Probably because I'm an escapist and much prefer wildly irrealistic / slightly poetic stuff to too much realism.</p><p>I also love K. Dick, which for some reason is much more appreciated here in France than he is in the US. He certainly does NOT write well, but the ideas and stories are interesting.</p><p>Anyway, I don't think Bradbury is pulp, and I'd like to see you explain why you say it is.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>For some reason , Bradbury stuff has always resonated strongly with me .
Maybe because I got into it at the right age ( 12-ish ) , maybe because , much later , I 'm still very indifferent to style , focusing instead on ideas and evocative power .
Probably because I 'm an escapist and much prefer wildly irrealistic / slightly poetic stuff to too much realism.I also love K. Dick , which for some reason is much more appreciated here in France than he is in the US .
He certainly does NOT write well , but the ideas and stories are interesting.Anyway , I do n't think Bradbury is pulp , and I 'd like to see you explain why you say it is .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>For some reason, Bradbury stuff has always resonated strongly with me.
Maybe because I got into it at the right age (12-ish), maybe because, much later, I'm still very indifferent to style, focusing instead on ideas and evocative power.
Probably because I'm an escapist and much prefer wildly irrealistic / slightly poetic stuff to too much realism.I also love K. Dick, which for some reason is much more appreciated here in France than he is in the US.
He certainly does NOT write well, but the ideas and stories are interesting.Anyway, I don't think Bradbury is pulp, and I'd like to see you explain why you say it is.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256934480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I don't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH than an accomplished, talented guy like Niven.</p></div><p>He isn't. He writes in Japanese.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I do n't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH than an accomplished , talented guy like Niven.He is n't .
He writes in Japanese .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I don't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH than an accomplished, talented guy like Niven.He isn't.
He writes in Japanese.
	</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927871</id>
	<title>I'll wager</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256935200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>Sanderson familiarized himself with Jordan's notes</p></div></blockquote><p>I'll wager that wasn't all he familiarized himself with.  Once the initial grief is over widow's are horny as hell.  Fact.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Sanderson familiarized himself with Jordan 's notesI 'll wager that was n't all he familiarized himself with .
Once the initial grief is over widow 's are horny as hell .
Fact .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Sanderson familiarized himself with Jordan's notesI'll wager that wasn't all he familiarized himself with.
Once the initial grief is over widow's are horny as hell.
Fact.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928399</id>
	<title>Keep your opinion - door is over that way</title>
	<author>gadlaw</author>
	<datestamp>1256894640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Flamebait</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Yah well, that's you. I've read and reread that first book six or seven times as well as reading through the series over and over again and each time I marvel at the depth and richness of the world created by Robert Jordan. Probably the best writer in the genre, in my opinion he is the best. I've met and talked with the man and he was a well read, brilliant author whose vision was ultimately bigger than one lifetime worth of work.

But of course, if it's a big non story for you then why bother even writing how much 'you' think it sucks?  There are always Hannah Montana picture books for you.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Yah well , that 's you .
I 've read and reread that first book six or seven times as well as reading through the series over and over again and each time I marvel at the depth and richness of the world created by Robert Jordan .
Probably the best writer in the genre , in my opinion he is the best .
I 've met and talked with the man and he was a well read , brilliant author whose vision was ultimately bigger than one lifetime worth of work .
But of course , if it 's a big non story for you then why bother even writing how much 'you ' think it sucks ?
There are always Hannah Montana picture books for you .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yah well, that's you.
I've read and reread that first book six or seven times as well as reading through the series over and over again and each time I marvel at the depth and richness of the world created by Robert Jordan.
Probably the best writer in the genre, in my opinion he is the best.
I've met and talked with the man and he was a well read, brilliant author whose vision was ultimately bigger than one lifetime worth of work.
But of course, if it's a big non story for you then why bother even writing how much 'you' think it sucks?
There are always Hannah Montana picture books for you.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256932380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
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	<htmltext><p>Right.  Because reading a book for enjoyment is nothing.  You should read them for 'culture' or some other highfalutin crap.</p><p>If someone enjoys Bradbury more than Vonnegut, then they do.  It's that simple.  They are free to say so, even.</p><p>I actually like Vonnegut, but that isn't the point.  I read different books for different reasons.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Right .
Because reading a book for enjoyment is nothing .
You should read them for 'culture ' or some other highfalutin crap.If someone enjoys Bradbury more than Vonnegut , then they do .
It 's that simple .
They are free to say so , even.I actually like Vonnegut , but that is n't the point .
I read different books for different reasons .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Right.
Because reading a book for enjoyment is nothing.
You should read them for 'culture' or some other highfalutin crap.If someone enjoys Bradbury more than Vonnegut, then they do.
It's that simple.
They are free to say so, even.I actually like Vonnegut, but that isn't the point.
I read different books for different reasons.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Spoiler Alert?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256894760000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>Not nearly as much of that stuff in this one.  Also less spanking, which is a little sad.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Not nearly as much of that stuff in this one .
Also less spanking , which is a little sad .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Not nearly as much of that stuff in this one.
Also less spanking, which is a little sad.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256934060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I enjoy a Kit Kat bar more than caviar.  OH NOES, THAT MAKES ME HOPELESS!!!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I enjoy a Kit Kat bar more than caviar .
OH NOES , THAT MAKES ME HOPELESS ! !
!</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I enjoy a Kit Kat bar more than caviar.
OH NOES, THAT MAKES ME HOPELESS!!
!</sentencetext>
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	<title>Eight Deadly Words</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256894820000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>I like to think I'm a fairly forgiving reader, and I read several books of the series.  At one point, I really, really wanted to find out how the series would end.  I finally gave it up, though, after Jordan made it clear that he was in absolutely no hurry to finish up the series.</p><p>Don't remember exactly what the title was.  The  of .  The women had been floundering around for what seemed like forever, and then, all of a sudden, completely out of the blue, they realized they had an urgent mission to find some bowl or other that would magically end the drought that had been going on EVER SINCE I STARTED READING THE FREAKIN' SERIES!!  Was Jordan spinning out the story for another twelve volumes to make himself another twelve paychecks?  Why, yes, I think he was.</p><p>At that point I muttered the Eight Deadly Words* to myself, returned the book to the library, and never read another word in the series.</p><p>*The Eight Deadly Words you never want your readers to say:  "I Don't Care What Happens To These People."</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I like to think I 'm a fairly forgiving reader , and I read several books of the series .
At one point , I really , really wanted to find out how the series would end .
I finally gave it up , though , after Jordan made it clear that he was in absolutely no hurry to finish up the series.Do n't remember exactly what the title was .
The of .
The women had been floundering around for what seemed like forever , and then , all of a sudden , completely out of the blue , they realized they had an urgent mission to find some bowl or other that would magically end the drought that had been going on EVER SINCE I STARTED READING THE FREAKIN ' SERIES ! !
Was Jordan spinning out the story for another twelve volumes to make himself another twelve paychecks ?
Why , yes , I think he was.At that point I muttered the Eight Deadly Words * to myself , returned the book to the library , and never read another word in the series .
* The Eight Deadly Words you never want your readers to say : " I Do n't Care What Happens To These People .
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I like to think I'm a fairly forgiving reader, and I read several books of the series.
At one point, I really, really wanted to find out how the series would end.
I finally gave it up, though, after Jordan made it clear that he was in absolutely no hurry to finish up the series.Don't remember exactly what the title was.
The  of .
The women had been floundering around for what seemed like forever, and then, all of a sudden, completely out of the blue, they realized they had an urgent mission to find some bowl or other that would magically end the drought that had been going on EVER SINCE I STARTED READING THE FREAKIN' SERIES!!
Was Jordan spinning out the story for another twelve volumes to make himself another twelve paychecks?
Why, yes, I think he was.At that point I muttered the Eight Deadly Words* to myself, returned the book to the library, and never read another word in the series.
*The Eight Deadly Words you never want your readers to say:  "I Don't Care What Happens To These People.
"</sentencetext>
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	<title>First Posthumous comment</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256931480000</datestamp>
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	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext>First Posthumous comment</htmltext>
<tokenext>First Posthumous comment</tokentext>
<sentencetext>First Posthumous comment</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>mcgrew</author>
	<datestamp>1256933880000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>OK, I don't much care for Bradbury's writings (maybe I should read him again now that I'm more geezerly) and do like Vonnegut, but Niven is a good writer with a great imagination. I hadn't heard of Murakami before, so I looked him up on wikipedia. I don't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH than an accomplished, talented guy like Niven.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>OK , I do n't much care for Bradbury 's writings ( maybe I should read him again now that I 'm more geezerly ) and do like Vonnegut , but Niven is a good writer with a great imagination .
I had n't heard of Murakami before , so I looked him up on wikipedia .
I do n't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH than an accomplished , talented guy like Niven .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>OK, I don't much care for Bradbury's writings (maybe I should read him again now that I'm more geezerly) and do like Vonnegut, but Niven is a good writer with a great imagination.
I hadn't heard of Murakami before, so I looked him up on wikipedia.
I don't see how a non-native English speaker could be a better writer IN ENGLISH than an accomplished, talented guy like Niven.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Jordan was a hack</title>
	<author>Adolf Hipster</author>
	<datestamp>1256932080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Seriously. This series was terrible.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Seriously .
This series was terrible .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Seriously.
This series was terrible.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927413</id>
	<title>Sanderson is a very good writer</title>
	<author>JoshuaZ</author>
	<datestamp>1256933220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>Sanderson wrote the Mistborn trilogy which is the best fantasy series I've read in a long time. The characters and setting were very well developed. He used an extremely original system of magic that was well-thought out. He also gave a lot of thought to how the magic system would impact society. All very well done. I'm almost a bit worried that we have this great new guy and he needs to waste him time finishing Robert Jordan's magnum opus. Sanderson probably has far more original thoughts floating in his head. I want to read more of those, not see him finishing up Wheel of Time.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Sanderson wrote the Mistborn trilogy which is the best fantasy series I 've read in a long time .
The characters and setting were very well developed .
He used an extremely original system of magic that was well-thought out .
He also gave a lot of thought to how the magic system would impact society .
All very well done .
I 'm almost a bit worried that we have this great new guy and he needs to waste him time finishing Robert Jordan 's magnum opus .
Sanderson probably has far more original thoughts floating in his head .
I want to read more of those , not see him finishing up Wheel of Time .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Sanderson wrote the Mistborn trilogy which is the best fantasy series I've read in a long time.
The characters and setting were very well developed.
He used an extremely original system of magic that was well-thought out.
He also gave a lot of thought to how the magic system would impact society.
All very well done.
I'm almost a bit worried that we have this great new guy and he needs to waste him time finishing Robert Jordan's magnum opus.
Sanderson probably has far more original thoughts floating in his head.
I want to read more of those, not see him finishing up Wheel of Time.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927381</id>
	<title>I didn't even realize this book was coming out.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Seriously, walked into Wal-Mart, saw it.   Will check for lower prices before I buy a copy though.  Not like I haven't been able to buy most of the rest of the series on remainder.  Even in dollar stores.  So no hurry.</p><p>I did think it was interesting that they said "Oh, there's just one book left" which I was skeptical about being accurate, and what do you know...one book, three volumes.</p><p>But I'm still waiting on the next book in ASOIAF.  So I''ll probably pick this one up.</p><p>Eventually.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Seriously , walked into Wal-Mart , saw it .
Will check for lower prices before I buy a copy though .
Not like I have n't been able to buy most of the rest of the series on remainder .
Even in dollar stores .
So no hurry.I did think it was interesting that they said " Oh , there 's just one book left " which I was skeptical about being accurate , and what do you know...one book , three volumes.But I 'm still waiting on the next book in ASOIAF .
So I ' 'll probably pick this one up.Eventually .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Seriously, walked into Wal-Mart, saw it.
Will check for lower prices before I buy a copy though.
Not like I haven't been able to buy most of the rest of the series on remainder.
Even in dollar stores.
So no hurry.I did think it was interesting that they said "Oh, there's just one book left" which I was skeptical about being accurate, and what do you know...one book, three volumes.But I'm still waiting on the next book in ASOIAF.
So I''ll probably pick this one up.Eventually.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29930651</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Carnildo</author>
	<datestamp>1256908320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The pace of the books just kept slowing down.  My impression was that he could have wrapped things up in book 1 with another hundred pages or so.  Book 2 could have been the second book in a trilogy.  I gave up after book 5, when it became clear that he wasn't going to manage a septology.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The pace of the books just kept slowing down .
My impression was that he could have wrapped things up in book 1 with another hundred pages or so .
Book 2 could have been the second book in a trilogy .
I gave up after book 5 , when it became clear that he was n't going to manage a septology .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The pace of the books just kept slowing down.
My impression was that he could have wrapped things up in book 1 with another hundred pages or so.
Book 2 could have been the second book in a trilogy.
I gave up after book 5, when it became clear that he wasn't going to manage a septology.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927337</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Aladrin</author>
	<datestamp>1256932860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I recently re-read the series.  Well, that's not accurate.  I read 1-3, then half of 4 before switching to a series of summaries online.  The summaries quit at 8, so I skim-read 9-11.  (Reading when it was entertaining, skimming when it wasn't.)</p><p>I was amazed at how much I had forgotten...  But I was even more amazed at how much was packed into book 1 compared to Books 4-11.  I think they could easily have compressed 4-11 into 3 books, and maybe 2.</p><p>Jordan said those books 'wrote themselves' and it's pretty obvious the difference between him writing the book and the book writing itself.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I recently re-read the series .
Well , that 's not accurate .
I read 1-3 , then half of 4 before switching to a series of summaries online .
The summaries quit at 8 , so I skim-read 9-11 .
( Reading when it was entertaining , skimming when it was n't .
) I was amazed at how much I had forgotten... But I was even more amazed at how much was packed into book 1 compared to Books 4-11 .
I think they could easily have compressed 4-11 into 3 books , and maybe 2.Jordan said those books 'wrote themselves ' and it 's pretty obvious the difference between him writing the book and the book writing itself .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I recently re-read the series.
Well, that's not accurate.
I read 1-3, then half of 4 before switching to a series of summaries online.
The summaries quit at 8, so I skim-read 9-11.
(Reading when it was entertaining, skimming when it wasn't.
)I was amazed at how much I had forgotten...  But I was even more amazed at how much was packed into book 1 compared to Books 4-11.
I think they could easily have compressed 4-11 into 3 books, and maybe 2.Jordan said those books 'wrote themselves' and it's pretty obvious the difference between him writing the book and the book writing itself.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>alister</author>
	<datestamp>1256909400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I quit Goodkind when his fascism became a sledgehammer.  Mr Whatshisname (Richard?) slices and dices his way through hordes of innocents in an attempt to murder some supposed bad guy, but gets to remain the hero, in spite of being an obvious psychopath.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I quit Goodkind when his fascism became a sledgehammer .
Mr Whatshisname ( Richard ?
) slices and dices his way through hordes of innocents in an attempt to murder some supposed bad guy , but gets to remain the hero , in spite of being an obvious psychopath .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I quit Goodkind when his fascism became a sledgehammer.
Mr Whatshisname (Richard?
) slices and dices his way through hordes of innocents in an attempt to murder some supposed bad guy, but gets to remain the hero, in spite of being an obvious psychopath.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928027</id>
	<title>Re:book-a-minute summaries</title>
	<author>15Bit</author>
	<datestamp>1256936040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Yup, that just about sums it all up</htmltext>
<tokenext>Yup , that just about sums it all up</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yup, that just about sums it all up</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29929525</id>
	<title>Re:book-a-minute summaries</title>
	<author>louzerr</author>
	<datestamp>1256901540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>mod this one up!!!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>mod this one up ! !
!</tokentext>
<sentencetext>mod this one up!!
!</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927117</id>
	<title>Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256931720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>I first started reading the books when I was a senior in high school, I thought the series was amazing at first, especially after the first book, and then the next two or three. Then after that it started to drag. Alot. Nothing significant was happening. Or seemingly random significant things were happening to stir up the plot. I gave up halfway through book 6 or 7 out of boredom and a sense of futility.
<br> <br>
High school was a long time ago, and since then I've broadened my reading interests, read more genres, literature, poetry, more diverse offerings in the "Fantasy" genre, and I took a stab at reading the Wheel of Time again. Read the first book.
<br> <br>
It sucked. Hard. All the way through.
<br> <br>
Just my opinion, I'm not right or wrong but thats how I feel about it. If you enjoy these books thats great, different strokes for different folks, but this is a big non-story to me, except about milking a cow thats been on life support for dehydration for years and years.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I first started reading the books when I was a senior in high school , I thought the series was amazing at first , especially after the first book , and then the next two or three .
Then after that it started to drag .
Alot. Nothing significant was happening .
Or seemingly random significant things were happening to stir up the plot .
I gave up halfway through book 6 or 7 out of boredom and a sense of futility .
High school was a long time ago , and since then I 've broadened my reading interests , read more genres , literature , poetry , more diverse offerings in the " Fantasy " genre , and I took a stab at reading the Wheel of Time again .
Read the first book .
It sucked .
Hard. All the way through .
Just my opinion , I 'm not right or wrong but thats how I feel about it .
If you enjoy these books thats great , different strokes for different folks , but this is a big non-story to me , except about milking a cow thats been on life support for dehydration for years and years .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I first started reading the books when I was a senior in high school, I thought the series was amazing at first, especially after the first book, and then the next two or three.
Then after that it started to drag.
Alot. Nothing significant was happening.
Or seemingly random significant things were happening to stir up the plot.
I gave up halfway through book 6 or 7 out of boredom and a sense of futility.
High school was a long time ago, and since then I've broadened my reading interests, read more genres, literature, poetry, more diverse offerings in the "Fantasy" genre, and I took a stab at reading the Wheel of Time again.
Read the first book.
It sucked.
Hard. All the way through.
Just my opinion, I'm not right or wrong but thats how I feel about it.
If you enjoy these books thats great, different strokes for different folks, but this is a big non-story to me, except about milking a cow thats been on life support for dehydration for years and years.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Amazon and B&amp;N readers give it good reviews</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256893560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This isn't surprising, or even useful.  The folks who ordered the book and have written reviews in the 48 odd hours since they would have released are predisposed to like it.<br>
&nbsp; <br>Not to mention they're likely punch drunk from having stayed up two nights running in order to finish this doorstop.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This is n't surprising , or even useful .
The folks who ordered the book and have written reviews in the 48 odd hours since they would have released are predisposed to like it .
  Not to mention they 're likely punch drunk from having stayed up two nights running in order to finish this doorstop .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This isn't surprising, or even useful.
The folks who ordered the book and have written reviews in the 48 odd hours since they would have released are predisposed to like it.
  Not to mention they're likely punch drunk from having stayed up two nights running in order to finish this doorstop.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928287</id>
	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256893920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>It's just that the vast majority of this genre is <b>little better than unillustrated comic books</b></p></div> </blockquote><p>What.</p><p>Go read the Sandman series and see if you can still say that again. Go read Transmetropolitan and see if your statement still makes sense. Go read Watchmen and see if you still have that opinion.</p><p>Just because you have read shitty comics does not mean that all comics are shitty.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>It 's just that the vast majority of this genre is little better than unillustrated comic books What.Go read the Sandman series and see if you can still say that again .
Go read Transmetropolitan and see if your statement still makes sense .
Go read Watchmen and see if you still have that opinion.Just because you have read shitty comics does not mean that all comics are shitty .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It's just that the vast majority of this genre is little better than unillustrated comic books What.Go read the Sandman series and see if you can still say that again.
Go read Transmetropolitan and see if your statement still makes sense.
Go read Watchmen and see if you still have that opinion.Just because you have read shitty comics does not mean that all comics are shitty.
	</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29928779</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Byzantine</author>
	<datestamp>1256896500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I've found that Martin reads much better with a beer or two in me.  It's not that he's a bad writer&mdash;quite the opposite, actually&mdash;it's just that the alcohol helps to ward off the mind-numbing depression and cynicism that sinks in when nothing good ever happens to <em>anybody ever</em>.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 've found that Martin reads much better with a beer or two in me .
It 's not that he 's a bad writer    quite the opposite , actually    it 's just that the alcohol helps to ward off the mind-numbing depression and cynicism that sinks in when nothing good ever happens to anybody ever .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I've found that Martin reads much better with a beer or two in me.
It's not that he's a bad writer—quite the opposite, actually—it's just that the alcohol helps to ward off the mind-numbing depression and cynicism that sinks in when nothing good ever happens to anybody ever.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927229</id>
	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Samalie</author>
	<datestamp>1256932260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I too started WoT in high school (actually, it might have been my last year of Jr. High)</p><p>And while I'll agree that reading them now is just not the same...on the same token, the majority of the books are not bad...just average.</p><p>The new book...I'm about 2/3 of the way through it, and Sanderson has done a good job at capturing the flavor of the books.  And there is definite movement to the end (Book 14 I believe?  Expected November 2011)</p><p>I accept that the books now suck for you...but they're not really bad books.  Jordan milked the series for all its worth without a doubt, and a couple of the books were almost painful to read, and I swear to god if I have to read about the character's opinions about blades of grass again I might resurrect Jordan just to kill him again, but still, its decent fantasy.</p><p>Now if ony George R. R. Martin could get out a book faster than 1 every 6 years, I'd be happier.  Fucking 4 1/2 years since Feast of Crows and still no next book in sight.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I too started WoT in high school ( actually , it might have been my last year of Jr. High ) And while I 'll agree that reading them now is just not the same...on the same token , the majority of the books are not bad...just average.The new book...I 'm about 2/3 of the way through it , and Sanderson has done a good job at capturing the flavor of the books .
And there is definite movement to the end ( Book 14 I believe ?
Expected November 2011 ) I accept that the books now suck for you...but they 're not really bad books .
Jordan milked the series for all its worth without a doubt , and a couple of the books were almost painful to read , and I swear to god if I have to read about the character 's opinions about blades of grass again I might resurrect Jordan just to kill him again , but still , its decent fantasy.Now if ony George R. R. Martin could get out a book faster than 1 every 6 years , I 'd be happier .
Fucking 4 1/2 years since Feast of Crows and still no next book in sight .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I too started WoT in high school (actually, it might have been my last year of Jr. High)And while I'll agree that reading them now is just not the same...on the same token, the majority of the books are not bad...just average.The new book...I'm about 2/3 of the way through it, and Sanderson has done a good job at capturing the flavor of the books.
And there is definite movement to the end (Book 14 I believe?
Expected November 2011)I accept that the books now suck for you...but they're not really bad books.
Jordan milked the series for all its worth without a doubt, and a couple of the books were almost painful to read, and I swear to god if I have to read about the character's opinions about blades of grass again I might resurrect Jordan just to kill him again, but still, its decent fantasy.Now if ony George R. R. Martin could get out a book faster than 1 every 6 years, I'd be happier.
Fucking 4 1/2 years since Feast of Crows and still no next book in sight.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29934263</id>
	<title>Re:Have faith in Brandon Sanderson</title>
	<author>Eivind Eklund</author>
	<datestamp>1257001860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I read Robert Jordan's stuff only after Brandon Sanderson was chosen to finish the series.  Endless series tend to be dull as time passes - but Sanderson's recommendation was enough to make me read this one.  I'm looking forward to Sanderson's finish - I find that his books are generally better than Jordan's, though Jordan is also fairly good.  It might come come from Sanderson having more experience - he's written a whole lot of books, just not published so many of them.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I read Robert Jordan 's stuff only after Brandon Sanderson was chosen to finish the series .
Endless series tend to be dull as time passes - but Sanderson 's recommendation was enough to make me read this one .
I 'm looking forward to Sanderson 's finish - I find that his books are generally better than Jordan 's , though Jordan is also fairly good .
It might come come from Sanderson having more experience - he 's written a whole lot of books , just not published so many of them .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I read Robert Jordan's stuff only after Brandon Sanderson was chosen to finish the series.
Endless series tend to be dull as time passes - but Sanderson's recommendation was enough to make me read this one.
I'm looking forward to Sanderson's finish - I find that his books are generally better than Jordan's, though Jordan is also fairly good.
It might come come from Sanderson having more experience - he's written a whole lot of books, just not published so many of them.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927567</id>
	<title>Don't dip your pen in the company ink.</title>
	<author>Anonymous Psychopath</author>
	<datestamp>1256933880000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Jordan's wife (who also edits the series)</p></div><p>And that right there is the problem with roughly half of the books in this series; weak editing. No one appeared to be keeping Jordan in control and preventing him from spinning off more and more subplots that did little or nothing to move the story forward. Literally thousands of pages where major plot elements were barely even touched upon. I don't presume to understand how the relationship works when you're married to your editor, but it must have some kind of impact on how criticism is applied and conveyed.</p><p>I still really enjoy the series as an overall work. I'll definitely read the new one when it's available in an ebook format. I just wish Jordan had had a good editor so he could have finished his masterpiece himself.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Jordan 's wife ( who also edits the series ) And that right there is the problem with roughly half of the books in this series ; weak editing .
No one appeared to be keeping Jordan in control and preventing him from spinning off more and more subplots that did little or nothing to move the story forward .
Literally thousands of pages where major plot elements were barely even touched upon .
I do n't presume to understand how the relationship works when you 're married to your editor , but it must have some kind of impact on how criticism is applied and conveyed.I still really enjoy the series as an overall work .
I 'll definitely read the new one when it 's available in an ebook format .
I just wish Jordan had had a good editor so he could have finished his masterpiece himself .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Jordan's wife (who also edits the series)And that right there is the problem with roughly half of the books in this series; weak editing.
No one appeared to be keeping Jordan in control and preventing him from spinning off more and more subplots that did little or nothing to move the story forward.
Literally thousands of pages where major plot elements were barely even touched upon.
I don't presume to understand how the relationship works when you're married to your editor, but it must have some kind of impact on how criticism is applied and conveyed.I still really enjoy the series as an overall work.
I'll definitely read the new one when it's available in an ebook format.
I just wish Jordan had had a good editor so he could have finished his masterpiece himself.
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	<title>You saved me about 20 hours!</title>
	<author>Radical Moderate</author>
	<datestamp>1256898600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I gave up on the series after book 8, now I'm all caught up.  Can you help me get back the hours I wasted on the other books?</htmltext>
<tokenext>I gave up on the series after book 8 , now I 'm all caught up .
Can you help me get back the hours I wasted on the other books ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I gave up on the series after book 8, now I'm all caught up.
Can you help me get back the hours I wasted on the other books?</sentencetext>
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	<title>worth picking up?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256932080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>I finally gave up in digust around the first hundred pages of Winter's Heart. I think the annoying, ridiculously weird Perrin/Faile relationship was the last straw.
<br> <br>
Is it worth picking up again, just to see the conclusion? I can make it through three more books if Stuff Actually Happens.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I finally gave up in digust around the first hundred pages of Winter 's Heart .
I think the annoying , ridiculously weird Perrin/Faile relationship was the last straw .
Is it worth picking up again , just to see the conclusion ?
I can make it through three more books if Stuff Actually Happens .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I finally gave up in digust around the first hundred pages of Winter's Heart.
I think the annoying, ridiculously weird Perrin/Faile relationship was the last straw.
Is it worth picking up again, just to see the conclusion?
I can make it through three more books if Stuff Actually Happens.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:worth picking up?</title>
	<author>Again</author>
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	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I finally gave up in digust around the first hundred pages of Winter's Heart. I think the annoying, ridiculously weird Perrin/Faile relationship was the last straw.</p></div><p>So you missed the end of Winter's Heart?!  Wow.  Go back and read the end if nothing else.</p><p><div class="quote"><p>Is it worth picking up again, just to see the conclusion? I can make it through three more books if Stuff Actually Happens.</p></div><p>I say yes, but then I liked Crossroads of Twilight.</p></div>
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<tokenext>I finally gave up in digust around the first hundred pages of Winter 's Heart .
I think the annoying , ridiculously weird Perrin/Faile relationship was the last straw.So you missed the end of Winter 's Heart ? !
Wow. Go back and read the end if nothing else.Is it worth picking up again , just to see the conclusion ?
I can make it through three more books if Stuff Actually Happens.I say yes , but then I liked Crossroads of Twilight .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I finally gave up in digust around the first hundred pages of Winter's Heart.
I think the annoying, ridiculously weird Perrin/Faile relationship was the last straw.So you missed the end of Winter's Heart?!
Wow.  Go back and read the end if nothing else.Is it worth picking up again, just to see the conclusion?
I can make it through three more books if Stuff Actually Happens.I say yes, but then I liked Crossroads of Twilight.
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	<title>Have faith in Brandon Sanderson</title>
	<author>mephistus</author>
	<datestamp>1256935860000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>When Brandon Sanderson was tapped as the man to finish this series of books, I picked up Mistborn to see what I could expect from his writing style. After I read Mistborn, I was hooked on his writing style and have since read the rest of his Mistborn series, as well as Elantris, and Warbreaker. I haven't read his young adult fiction, but it's apparently been well received. The thing that I like about Sanderson as opposed to Jordan are that a) he isn't afraid to kill a main character, especially if they're likable, b) his pacing of the book makes reading a challenge so that you don't read it too fast, as opposed to dragging through 15 pages of braid pulling and disapproving looks. However, their similarities are that Mr. Sanderson does as good of a job of character development as Robert Jordan, and Sanderson's development of political and interpersonal intrigue is usually a little better and more to the point than Jordan's.
<br> <br>
I think that Harriet did an excellent job choosing Brandon Sanderson to finish her husband's work. It's true that Mr. Jordan became a victim of his success earlier in the series, trying to keep so many threads going at the same time, never daring to kill more than the occasional character, and perhaps trying too hard to develop additional character stories at the expense of the initial handful of major characters. However I look forward to reading this book, and hopefully the final two books. I think that if what I've read of Brandon Sanderson's other work is indicative of how he'll treat the remainder of Robert Jordan's storyline, then it will be a great read.</htmltext>
<tokenext>When Brandon Sanderson was tapped as the man to finish this series of books , I picked up Mistborn to see what I could expect from his writing style .
After I read Mistborn , I was hooked on his writing style and have since read the rest of his Mistborn series , as well as Elantris , and Warbreaker .
I have n't read his young adult fiction , but it 's apparently been well received .
The thing that I like about Sanderson as opposed to Jordan are that a ) he is n't afraid to kill a main character , especially if they 're likable , b ) his pacing of the book makes reading a challenge so that you do n't read it too fast , as opposed to dragging through 15 pages of braid pulling and disapproving looks .
However , their similarities are that Mr. Sanderson does as good of a job of character development as Robert Jordan , and Sanderson 's development of political and interpersonal intrigue is usually a little better and more to the point than Jordan 's .
I think that Harriet did an excellent job choosing Brandon Sanderson to finish her husband 's work .
It 's true that Mr. Jordan became a victim of his success earlier in the series , trying to keep so many threads going at the same time , never daring to kill more than the occasional character , and perhaps trying too hard to develop additional character stories at the expense of the initial handful of major characters .
However I look forward to reading this book , and hopefully the final two books .
I think that if what I 've read of Brandon Sanderson 's other work is indicative of how he 'll treat the remainder of Robert Jordan 's storyline , then it will be a great read .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>When Brandon Sanderson was tapped as the man to finish this series of books, I picked up Mistborn to see what I could expect from his writing style.
After I read Mistborn, I was hooked on his writing style and have since read the rest of his Mistborn series, as well as Elantris, and Warbreaker.
I haven't read his young adult fiction, but it's apparently been well received.
The thing that I like about Sanderson as opposed to Jordan are that a) he isn't afraid to kill a main character, especially if they're likable, b) his pacing of the book makes reading a challenge so that you don't read it too fast, as opposed to dragging through 15 pages of braid pulling and disapproving looks.
However, their similarities are that Mr. Sanderson does as good of a job of character development as Robert Jordan, and Sanderson's development of political and interpersonal intrigue is usually a little better and more to the point than Jordan's.
I think that Harriet did an excellent job choosing Brandon Sanderson to finish her husband's work.
It's true that Mr. Jordan became a victim of his success earlier in the series, trying to keep so many threads going at the same time, never daring to kill more than the occasional character, and perhaps trying too hard to develop additional character stories at the expense of the initial handful of major characters.
However I look forward to reading this book, and hopefully the final two books.
I think that if what I've read of Brandon Sanderson's other work is indicative of how he'll treat the remainder of Robert Jordan's storyline, then it will be a great read.</sentencetext>
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	<title>My Opinion</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933220000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>This book is a triumph. Bought it on the first day, read it all day long. Very immersive and quite similar to Jordan's writing style...only problem is that some peoples' mannerisms changed (ie, the word 'ain't' suddenly popped into existence.)<br>Regardless, I recommend buying it if you have not done so already.</p><p>PS: Kinda SPOILER here...</p><p>Rand gets out of his emo whiny thing.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This book is a triumph .
Bought it on the first day , read it all day long .
Very immersive and quite similar to Jordan 's writing style...only problem is that some peoples ' mannerisms changed ( ie , the word 'ai n't ' suddenly popped into existence .
) Regardless , I recommend buying it if you have not done so already.PS : Kinda SPOILER here...Rand gets out of his emo whiny thing .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This book is a triumph.
Bought it on the first day, read it all day long.
Very immersive and quite similar to Jordan's writing style...only problem is that some peoples' mannerisms changed (ie, the word 'ain't' suddenly popped into existence.
)Regardless, I recommend buying it if you have not done so already.PS: Kinda SPOILER here...Rand gets out of his emo whiny thing.</sentencetext>
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	<title>News Flash:</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256931900000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>New WoT book released; nobody notices for 3 days.</htmltext>
<tokenext>New WoT book released ; nobody notices for 3 days .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>New WoT book released; nobody notices for 3 days.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Amazon and B&amp;N readers give it good reviews</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I picked up the book yesterday afternoon, and finished it just before midnight. (Yes, I actually do retain what I read. No, I don't skip anything.)</p><p>The characters are all the same people, but Sanderson's versions seem more chatty, and slightly "larger" than Jordan's... I know that's not clear, but somehow Sanderson's intervention has resulted in more detailed character development. </p><p>The book is non-stop action. Jordan's last 3 books were *almost* boring - the plot pace had slowed to a crawl. Not true in this book: if anything, it feels like falling down a water slide. Numerous plot elements are wrapped up in just this first book. A lot of those burning questions about who's dead and who's alive are answered. Unlike Jordan's previous volumes, I could actually see this one as a movie (is that good or bad?). </p><p>I enjoyed it thoroughly. It was worth the money and the time (though my 6 hours are a pittance compared to the days some of you will spend reading it). I'm already loaning it out to other Jordan fans to read.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I picked up the book yesterday afternoon , and finished it just before midnight .
( Yes , I actually do retain what I read .
No , I do n't skip anything .
) The characters are all the same people , but Sanderson 's versions seem more chatty , and slightly " larger " than Jordan 's... I know that 's not clear , but somehow Sanderson 's intervention has resulted in more detailed character development .
The book is non-stop action .
Jordan 's last 3 books were * almost * boring - the plot pace had slowed to a crawl .
Not true in this book : if anything , it feels like falling down a water slide .
Numerous plot elements are wrapped up in just this first book .
A lot of those burning questions about who 's dead and who 's alive are answered .
Unlike Jordan 's previous volumes , I could actually see this one as a movie ( is that good or bad ? ) .
I enjoyed it thoroughly .
It was worth the money and the time ( though my 6 hours are a pittance compared to the days some of you will spend reading it ) .
I 'm already loaning it out to other Jordan fans to read .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I picked up the book yesterday afternoon, and finished it just before midnight.
(Yes, I actually do retain what I read.
No, I don't skip anything.
)The characters are all the same people, but Sanderson's versions seem more chatty, and slightly "larger" than Jordan's... I know that's not clear, but somehow Sanderson's intervention has resulted in more detailed character development.
The book is non-stop action.
Jordan's last 3 books were *almost* boring - the plot pace had slowed to a crawl.
Not true in this book: if anything, it feels like falling down a water slide.
Numerous plot elements are wrapped up in just this first book.
A lot of those burning questions about who's dead and who's alive are answered.
Unlike Jordan's previous volumes, I could actually see this one as a movie (is that good or bad?).
I enjoyed it thoroughly.
It was worth the money and the time (though my 6 hours are a pittance compared to the days some of you will spend reading it).
I'm already loaning it out to other Jordan fans to read.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Don't dip your pen in the company ink.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256895060000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>Robert Jordan also once said that Most of the Female characters in his book were based on his wife.</p><p>Which, if that's really true.  I feel for the man.<br>I've never seen a more obnoxious, in need of some serious wife beating women in all my life.<br>I gave up reading his books when I started realizing I was looking forward to watching every single female character in the books die some horrible, painful, preferably slow death.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Robert Jordan also once said that Most of the Female characters in his book were based on his wife.Which , if that 's really true .
I feel for the man.I 've never seen a more obnoxious , in need of some serious wife beating women in all my life.I gave up reading his books when I started realizing I was looking forward to watching every single female character in the books die some horrible , painful , preferably slow death .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Robert Jordan also once said that Most of the Female characters in his book were based on his wife.Which, if that's really true.
I feel for the man.I've never seen a more obnoxious, in need of some serious wife beating women in all my life.I gave up reading his books when I started realizing I was looking forward to watching every single female character in the books die some horrible, painful, preferably slow death.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933940000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>i was an english literature major and i think Vonnegut sucks.  so my anecdote trumps yours (appeal to authority)</htmltext>
<tokenext>i was an english literature major and i think Vonnegut sucks .
so my anecdote trumps yours ( appeal to authority )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>i was an english literature major and i think Vonnegut sucks.
so my anecdote trumps yours (appeal to authority)</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>Abcd1234</author>
	<datestamp>1256932620000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p><i>Just my opinion, I'm not right or wrong but thats how I feel about it. If you enjoy these books thats great, different strokes for different folks, but this is a big non-story to me</i></p><p>Well, isn't it nice of you, then, to take some precious time out of your day to comment on this non-story...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Just my opinion , I 'm not right or wrong but thats how I feel about it .
If you enjoy these books thats great , different strokes for different folks , but this is a big non-story to meWell , is n't it nice of you , then , to take some precious time out of your day to comment on this non-story.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Just my opinion, I'm not right or wrong but thats how I feel about it.
If you enjoy these books thats great, different strokes for different folks, but this is a big non-story to meWell, isn't it nice of you, then, to take some precious time out of your day to comment on this non-story...</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Mike, the King Nerd</author>
	<datestamp>1256896500000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>I love opinions like this.  It makes me glad I left the world of "literature" behind after college.

What is the exact statistical definition of "vast majority" and how many of said volumes have you read?  Also, since you brought it up, what are your opinions on comic books or, if you prefer, graphic novels?  Have you read Watchmen?  Or the recently released Icognegro? Or how about the wonderful adaptation of Paul Auster's City of Glass?

I'm of the opinion that culture, whether it be pop,high, or sub, is by its very nature subjective.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I love opinions like this .
It makes me glad I left the world of " literature " behind after college .
What is the exact statistical definition of " vast majority " and how many of said volumes have you read ?
Also , since you brought it up , what are your opinions on comic books or , if you prefer , graphic novels ?
Have you read Watchmen ?
Or the recently released Icognegro ?
Or how about the wonderful adaptation of Paul Auster 's City of Glass ?
I 'm of the opinion that culture , whether it be pop,high , or sub , is by its very nature subjective .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I love opinions like this.
It makes me glad I left the world of "literature" behind after college.
What is the exact statistical definition of "vast majority" and how many of said volumes have you read?
Also, since you brought it up, what are your opinions on comic books or, if you prefer, graphic novels?
Have you read Watchmen?
Or the recently released Icognegro?
Or how about the wonderful adaptation of Paul Auster's City of Glass?
I'm of the opinion that culture, whether it be pop,high, or sub, is by its very nature subjective.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Sanderson is a very good writer</title>
	<author>trytoguess</author>
	<datestamp>1256900580000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>I'm worried that he was tweaking the first book for his 10 volume series <i>The Way of King</i>, and <a href="http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/784/Another-Long-Winded-Explanation-of-Various-Things" title="brandonsanderson.com">"growing immensely as a writer"</a> [brandonsanderson.com] while he was working on finishing WoT. The thought that he could be in any way influenced by that needlessly detail heavy series while writing his own mega series makes my pessimism act up.<br> <br>Ah well, at least it won't involve skirt smoothing, sniffing, and braid pulling, while thinking how inferior all of creation is.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm worried that he was tweaking the first book for his 10 volume series The Way of King , and " growing immensely as a writer " [ brandonsanderson.com ] while he was working on finishing WoT .
The thought that he could be in any way influenced by that needlessly detail heavy series while writing his own mega series makes my pessimism act up .
Ah well , at least it wo n't involve skirt smoothing , sniffing , and braid pulling , while thinking how inferior all of creation is .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm worried that he was tweaking the first book for his 10 volume series The Way of King, and "growing immensely as a writer" [brandonsanderson.com] while he was working on finishing WoT.
The thought that he could be in any way influenced by that needlessly detail heavy series while writing his own mega series makes my pessimism act up.
Ah well, at least it won't involve skirt smoothing, sniffing, and braid pulling, while thinking how inferior all of creation is.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Amazon and B&amp;N readers give it good reviews</title>
	<author>NEDHead</author>
	<datestamp>1256935860000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>Are they available from CliffNotes?</htmltext>
<tokenext>Are they available from CliffNotes ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Are they available from CliffNotes?</sentencetext>
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	<title>book-a-minute summaries</title>
	<author>Noke</author>
	<datestamp>1256933340000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p> <b>The Eye of the World (Book 1):</b> </p><p>Rand al'Thor<br>
    Tam is my father.</p><p>(Nothing happens. Then, nothing happens. Then, unexpectedly, nothing happens. Everything is FRAUGHT with PORTENT.)</p><p>Moiraine<br>
    Everybody come with me.</p><p>Everybody<br>
    No. Well, ok.</p><p>(They travel a LOT. Something happens that isn't explained. Something happens that doesn't make sense. Something happens.)</p><p>Rand al'Thor<br>
    Tam is my father.</p><p>THE (predictable, cliched, dumb) END</p><p> <b>The Great Hunt (Book 2):</b> <br>Rand al'Thor</p><p>
    I want to do something. But doing this something is probably what the Aes Sedai want me to do, so I will do something else. But doing that something else may be what they want me to do, because they think I think they want me to do the first thing, so I'll decide to do this other thing instead. So I'll just do the first thing, since I want to do it anyway. Screw them.</p><p>(Repeat seven hundred times.)</p><p>THE END</p><p> <b>The Dragon Reborn (Book 3):</b> <br>Rand al'Thor<br>
    Being the Dragon Reborn stinks. I'm out of here.</p><p>(Moiraine and the gang CHASE him. But even though they are on HORSES, and he is WALKING, they never CATCH UP. This is supposed to be MYSTERIOUS but is really just a plot CONVENIENCE for Robert JORDAN.)</p><p>Perrin<br>
    I hate wolves.</p><p>(Mat and others show up out of NOWHERE. This is supposed to be MYSTERIOUS but is really just a plot CONVENIENCE for Robert JORDAN.)</p><p>Rand al'Thor<br>
    I am the Dragon Reborn. (kills the EVIL SUPREME BAD GUY)</p><p>Robert Jordan<br>
    Fooled you! That wasn't really the EVIL SUPREME BAD GUY! Now I can write forty more books!</p><p>THE END</p><p> <b>The Shadow Rising (Book 4):</b> </p><p>(Everybody HATES Rand, so he BEATS them until they OBEY.)</p><p>Rand<br>
    I have conquered all sorts of stuff, because I rule.</p><p>(Gibbers to self. Five hundred pages pass.)</p><p>THE END</p><p> <b>The Fires of Heaven (Book 5):</b> </p><p>Rand<br>
    I found an artifact which gives me limitless power. I think I shall brick it up behind a wall.</p><p>(A female character SNIFFS and thinks about her NECKLINE.)</p><p>THE END</p><p> <b>Lord of Chaos (Book 6):</b> </p><p>Rand<br>
    I have a secret plan, but I won't tell you about it.</p><p>THE END</p><p> <b>A Crown of Swords (Book 7):</b> </p><p>Rand<br>
    Now my secret plan shall be unleashed! Here it is. Are you ready? Are you sure you're ready? I'm going to make it look like I'm attacking this guy. But THEN I will attack some OTHER guy.</p><p>(He DOES, and it ALMOST WORKS.)</p><p>THE END</p><p> <b>The Path of Daggers (Book 8):</b> </p><p>Mazrim Taim<br>
    I am evil, yaargh! Fear me!</p><p>Spooky Voice of Lews Therin<br>
    Rand, kill Taim.</p><p>Rand<br>
    Being powerful sucks. I will brood.</p><p>THE END</p><p> <b>Winter's Heart (Book 9):</b> </p><p>Perrin<br>
    I was going to rescue my wife, but that will have to wait for the next book.</p><p>Mat<br>
    I was going to escape with my friends, but that will have to wait for the next book.</p><p>Egwene<br>
    I was going to attack Tar Valon, but that will have to wait for the next book.</p><p>THE END</p><p> <b>Crossroads of Twilight (Book 10):</b> <br>(Rand BROODS and DREAMS about his THREE WOMEN.)</p><p>Minor Characters<br>
    There is a large use of the One Power over there. (repeat indefinitely)</p><p>Perrin<br>
    I was going to save my wife, but that will have to wait for the next book.</p><p>Egwene<br>
    I was going to attack Tar Valon, but I won't finish it until the</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The Eye of the World ( Book 1 ) : Rand al'Thor Tam is my father .
( Nothing happens .
Then , nothing happens .
Then , unexpectedly , nothing happens .
Everything is FRAUGHT with PORTENT .
) Moiraine Everybody come with me.Everybody No .
Well , ok. ( They travel a LOT .
Something happens that is n't explained .
Something happens that does n't make sense .
Something happens .
) Rand al'Thor Tam is my father.THE ( predictable , cliched , dumb ) END The Great Hunt ( Book 2 ) : Rand al'Thor I want to do something .
But doing this something is probably what the Aes Sedai want me to do , so I will do something else .
But doing that something else may be what they want me to do , because they think I think they want me to do the first thing , so I 'll decide to do this other thing instead .
So I 'll just do the first thing , since I want to do it anyway .
Screw them .
( Repeat seven hundred times .
) THE END The Dragon Reborn ( Book 3 ) : Rand al'Thor Being the Dragon Reborn stinks .
I 'm out of here .
( Moiraine and the gang CHASE him .
But even though they are on HORSES , and he is WALKING , they never CATCH UP .
This is supposed to be MYSTERIOUS but is really just a plot CONVENIENCE for Robert JORDAN .
) Perrin I hate wolves .
( Mat and others show up out of NOWHERE .
This is supposed to be MYSTERIOUS but is really just a plot CONVENIENCE for Robert JORDAN .
) Rand al'Thor I am the Dragon Reborn .
( kills the EVIL SUPREME BAD GUY ) Robert Jordan Fooled you !
That was n't really the EVIL SUPREME BAD GUY !
Now I can write forty more books ! THE END The Shadow Rising ( Book 4 ) : ( Everybody HATES Rand , so he BEATS them until they OBEY .
) Rand I have conquered all sorts of stuff , because I rule .
( Gibbers to self .
Five hundred pages pass .
) THE END The Fires of Heaven ( Book 5 ) : Rand I found an artifact which gives me limitless power .
I think I shall brick it up behind a wall .
( A female character SNIFFS and thinks about her NECKLINE .
) THE END Lord of Chaos ( Book 6 ) : Rand I have a secret plan , but I wo n't tell you about it.THE END A Crown of Swords ( Book 7 ) : Rand Now my secret plan shall be unleashed !
Here it is .
Are you ready ?
Are you sure you 're ready ?
I 'm going to make it look like I 'm attacking this guy .
But THEN I will attack some OTHER guy .
( He DOES , and it ALMOST WORKS .
) THE END The Path of Daggers ( Book 8 ) : Mazrim Taim I am evil , yaargh !
Fear me ! Spooky Voice of Lews Therin Rand , kill Taim.Rand Being powerful sucks .
I will brood.THE END Winter 's Heart ( Book 9 ) : Perrin I was going to rescue my wife , but that will have to wait for the next book.Mat I was going to escape with my friends , but that will have to wait for the next book.Egwene I was going to attack Tar Valon , but that will have to wait for the next book.THE END Crossroads of Twilight ( Book 10 ) : ( Rand BROODS and DREAMS about his THREE WOMEN .
) Minor Characters There is a large use of the One Power over there .
( repeat indefinitely ) Perrin I was going to save my wife , but that will have to wait for the next book.Egwene I was going to attack Tar Valon , but I wo n't finish it until the</tokentext>
<sentencetext> The Eye of the World (Book 1): Rand al'Thor
    Tam is my father.
(Nothing happens.
Then, nothing happens.
Then, unexpectedly, nothing happens.
Everything is FRAUGHT with PORTENT.
)Moiraine
    Everybody come with me.Everybody
    No.
Well, ok.(They travel a LOT.
Something happens that isn't explained.
Something happens that doesn't make sense.
Something happens.
)Rand al'Thor
    Tam is my father.THE (predictable, cliched, dumb) END The Great Hunt (Book 2): Rand al'Thor
    I want to do something.
But doing this something is probably what the Aes Sedai want me to do, so I will do something else.
But doing that something else may be what they want me to do, because they think I think they want me to do the first thing, so I'll decide to do this other thing instead.
So I'll just do the first thing, since I want to do it anyway.
Screw them.
(Repeat seven hundred times.
)THE END The Dragon Reborn (Book 3): Rand al'Thor
    Being the Dragon Reborn stinks.
I'm out of here.
(Moiraine and the gang CHASE him.
But even though they are on HORSES, and he is WALKING, they never CATCH UP.
This is supposed to be MYSTERIOUS but is really just a plot CONVENIENCE for Robert JORDAN.
)Perrin
    I hate wolves.
(Mat and others show up out of NOWHERE.
This is supposed to be MYSTERIOUS but is really just a plot CONVENIENCE for Robert JORDAN.
)Rand al'Thor
    I am the Dragon Reborn.
(kills the EVIL SUPREME BAD GUY)Robert Jordan
    Fooled you!
That wasn't really the EVIL SUPREME BAD GUY!
Now I can write forty more books!THE END The Shadow Rising (Book 4): (Everybody HATES Rand, so he BEATS them until they OBEY.
)Rand
    I have conquered all sorts of stuff, because I rule.
(Gibbers to self.
Five hundred pages pass.
)THE END The Fires of Heaven (Book 5): Rand
    I found an artifact which gives me limitless power.
I think I shall brick it up behind a wall.
(A female character SNIFFS and thinks about her NECKLINE.
)THE END Lord of Chaos (Book 6): Rand
    I have a secret plan, but I won't tell you about it.THE END A Crown of Swords (Book 7): Rand
    Now my secret plan shall be unleashed!
Here it is.
Are you ready?
Are you sure you're ready?
I'm going to make it look like I'm attacking this guy.
But THEN I will attack some OTHER guy.
(He DOES, and it ALMOST WORKS.
)THE END The Path of Daggers (Book 8): Mazrim Taim
    I am evil, yaargh!
Fear me!Spooky Voice of Lews Therin
    Rand, kill Taim.Rand
    Being powerful sucks.
I will brood.THE END Winter's Heart (Book 9): Perrin
    I was going to rescue my wife, but that will have to wait for the next book.Mat
    I was going to escape with my friends, but that will have to wait for the next book.Egwene
    I was going to attack Tar Valon, but that will have to wait for the next book.THE END Crossroads of Twilight (Book 10): (Rand BROODS and DREAMS about his THREE WOMEN.
)Minor Characters
    There is a large use of the One Power over there.
(repeat indefinitely)Perrin
    I was going to save my wife, but that will have to wait for the next book.Egwene
    I was going to attack Tar Valon, but I won't finish it until the</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>COMON$</author>
	<datestamp>1256934720000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>Ya I just read the first book this past year, (family member got it for me for Christmas).  I have been putting off reading them for years. After finishing the first book I felt a bit robbed, I still havent felt up to reading the second book although is going to be more about getting back to the world rather that the storyline.  In my opinion the Terry Goodkind books are far more entertaining although they got quite monotonous at least things happened in them rather than the...the trip took 6 days...on day one...over and over and over...</htmltext>
<tokenext>Ya I just read the first book this past year , ( family member got it for me for Christmas ) .
I have been putting off reading them for years .
After finishing the first book I felt a bit robbed , I still havent felt up to reading the second book although is going to be more about getting back to the world rather that the storyline .
In my opinion the Terry Goodkind books are far more entertaining although they got quite monotonous at least things happened in them rather than the...the trip took 6 days...on day one...over and over and over.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Ya I just read the first book this past year, (family member got it for me for Christmas).
I have been putting off reading them for years.
After finishing the first book I felt a bit robbed, I still havent felt up to reading the second book although is going to be more about getting back to the world rather that the storyline.
In my opinion the Terry Goodkind books are far more entertaining although they got quite monotonous at least things happened in them rather than the...the trip took 6 days...on day one...over and over and over...</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927505</id>
	<title>Re:News Flash:</title>
	<author>Again</author>
	<datestamp>1256933640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>New WoT book released; nobody notices for 3 days.</p></div><p>Actually we were all at home reading the book.  I almost skipped work so that I could sit at home and read but I refrained.  And yes, it was awesome.  I am now on my reread already.</p></div>
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<tokenext>New WoT book released ; nobody notices for 3 days.Actually we were all at home reading the book .
I almost skipped work so that I could sit at home and read but I refrained .
And yes , it was awesome .
I am now on my reread already .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>New WoT book released; nobody notices for 3 days.Actually we were all at home reading the book.
I almost skipped work so that I could sit at home and read but I refrained.
And yes, it was awesome.
I am now on my reread already.
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	<title>Spoilers</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256933520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Snape kills Dumbledore.<br>Soylent Green is people.<br>Bruce Willis was dead the whole time.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>Captcha word: Writers<br>What?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Snape kills Dumbledore.Soylent Green is people.Bruce Willis was dead the whole time....Captcha word : WritersWhat ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Snape kills Dumbledore.Soylent Green is people.Bruce Willis was dead the whole time....Captcha word: WritersWhat?</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Amazon and B&amp;N readers give it good reviews</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256917680000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>almost boring?  OMFG, I found my stats textbook more exciting than anything after book 5.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>almost boring ?
OMFG , I found my stats textbook more exciting than anything after book 5 .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>almost boring?
OMFG, I found my stats textbook more exciting than anything after book 5.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927741</id>
	<title>Bad History</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1256934660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This happened to several series I followed as a young man.</p><p>Asimov's Foundation Series<br>Didn't get past the first few chapters of Brin's book. Thought he was putting too much of himself into it. Never gave the other authors a chance.</p><p>Herbert's Dune Chronicles<br>Initial excitement turned to confusion when 6 prequels were written. I read the first and ignored the rest. My expectations were low for the 2 finale books. But even then I was terribly disappointed. Now that the series has more than double in size I'm of the opinion that this is being done for dollars rather than literary value.</p><p>THE ONLY RULE TO FOLLOW when finishing another author's series:</p><p>Work for continuity with what was established before and keep your own ideas out of it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This happened to several series I followed as a young man.Asimov 's Foundation SeriesDid n't get past the first few chapters of Brin 's book .
Thought he was putting too much of himself into it .
Never gave the other authors a chance.Herbert 's Dune ChroniclesInitial excitement turned to confusion when 6 prequels were written .
I read the first and ignored the rest .
My expectations were low for the 2 finale books .
But even then I was terribly disappointed .
Now that the series has more than double in size I 'm of the opinion that this is being done for dollars rather than literary value.THE ONLY RULE TO FOLLOW when finishing another author 's series : Work for continuity with what was established before and keep your own ideas out of it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This happened to several series I followed as a young man.Asimov's Foundation SeriesDidn't get past the first few chapters of Brin's book.
Thought he was putting too much of himself into it.
Never gave the other authors a chance.Herbert's Dune ChroniclesInitial excitement turned to confusion when 6 prequels were written.
I read the first and ignored the rest.
My expectations were low for the 2 finale books.
But even then I was terribly disappointed.
Now that the series has more than double in size I'm of the opinion that this is being done for dollars rather than literary value.THE ONLY RULE TO FOLLOW when finishing another author's series:Work for continuity with what was established before and keep your own ideas out of it.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Don't dip your pen in the company ink.</title>
	<author>codegen</author>
	<datestamp>1256935320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>The back notes of the first book originally stated it was the first book in a series of 6-8 books. If he had kept to that schedule, it would have been a great series. However some of the middle books of the series are nothing but filler. I remember reading one and afterwords felt that I wanted not only my money back but the time I spent reading it.</htmltext>
<tokenext>The back notes of the first book originally stated it was the first book in a series of 6-8 books .
If he had kept to that schedule , it would have been a great series .
However some of the middle books of the series are nothing but filler .
I remember reading one and afterwords felt that I wanted not only my money back but the time I spent reading it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The back notes of the first book originally stated it was the first book in a series of 6-8 books.
If he had kept to that schedule, it would have been a great series.
However some of the middle books of the series are nothing but filler.
I remember reading one and afterwords felt that I wanted not only my money back but the time I spent reading it.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Sanderson is a very good writer</title>
	<author>SatanicPuppy</author>
	<datestamp>1256895540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
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	<htmltext><p>Yea, if I read the final books of the goddamn wheel of time series, it'll be because I'm into Sanderson, not because of any lingering interest in Jordan...That burned out years ago...I want to say "a decade" but I don't think that the 5th book was published that long ago...Oh wait, my bad, the 5th book was published in 1993. Yea, not just a decade ago, a decade and <em>a half</em>.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Yea , if I read the final books of the goddamn wheel of time series , it 'll be because I 'm into Sanderson , not because of any lingering interest in Jordan...That burned out years ago...I want to say " a decade " but I do n't think that the 5th book was published that long ago...Oh wait , my bad , the 5th book was published in 1993 .
Yea , not just a decade ago , a decade and a half .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yea, if I read the final books of the goddamn wheel of time series, it'll be because I'm into Sanderson, not because of any lingering interest in Jordan...That burned out years ago...I want to say "a decade" but I don't think that the 5th book was published that long ago...Oh wait, my bad, the 5th book was published in 1993.
Yea, not just a decade ago, a decade and a half.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:book-a-minute summaries</title>
	<author>Abcd1234</author>
	<datestamp>1256935020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Hilarious!  But the least you could do is cite the <a href="http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/sff.shtml" title="rinkworks.com">original source</a> [rinkworks.com].  Well, unless your goal was uncredited plagiarism, in which case, bravo, mission accomplished!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Hilarious !
But the least you could do is cite the original source [ rinkworks.com ] .
Well , unless your goal was uncredited plagiarism , in which case , bravo , mission accomplished !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Hilarious!
But the least you could do is cite the original source [rinkworks.com].
Well, unless your goal was uncredited plagiarism, in which case, bravo, mission accomplished!</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>eviloverlordx</author>
	<datestamp>1256932020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>That's awfully presumptuous.  Unless you can objectively compare a Vonnegut story to a Niven story, it's all just a matter of (somewhat) informed opinion.  I like <i>Lucifer's Hammer</i> more than <i>Moby Dick</i>.  Is it better or even as good?  Hard to say.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>That 's awfully presumptuous .
Unless you can objectively compare a Vonnegut story to a Niven story , it 's all just a matter of ( somewhat ) informed opinion .
I like Lucifer 's Hammer more than Moby Dick .
Is it better or even as good ?
Hard to say .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That's awfully presumptuous.
Unless you can objectively compare a Vonnegut story to a Niven story, it's all just a matter of (somewhat) informed opinion.
I like Lucifer's Hammer more than Moby Dick.
Is it better or even as good?
Hard to say.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_10_30_180217.29927469</id>
	<title>Not Surprising</title>
	<author>GrubLord</author>
	<datestamp>1256933520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Flamebait</modclass>
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	<htmltext>Of course it's going to be a damn good Wheel of Time book: the new author is a great deal better than Robert Jordan ever was.

It's almost a shame he's wasting his talent on continuing this series, though... it's going to cause me physical pain to have to read through any more of Jordan's repetitive, derivative crap just to get to the new book.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Of course it 's going to be a damn good Wheel of Time book : the new author is a great deal better than Robert Jordan ever was .
It 's almost a shame he 's wasting his talent on continuing this series , though... it 's going to cause me physical pain to have to read through any more of Jordan 's repetitive , derivative crap just to get to the new book .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Of course it's going to be a damn good Wheel of Time book: the new author is a great deal better than Robert Jordan ever was.
It's almost a shame he's wasting his talent on continuing this series, though... it's going to cause me physical pain to have to read through any more of Jordan's repetitive, derivative crap just to get to the new book.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>Draek</author>
	<datestamp>1256931120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
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	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami, you know that they aren't reading anything but pulp</p></div><p>When people hold fiction writers as example of what an educated man should read rather than somebody like Donald Knuth, you know they should've studied a bit more in high school and gotten a degree in something useful, like Mathematics or Engineering rather than English Literature.</p><p> <i>Disclaimer: I enjoy reading fiction, I simply don't pretend I'm better than anybody else based on my particular tastes in it.</i> </p></div>
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<tokenext>When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami , you know that they are n't reading anything but pulpWhen people hold fiction writers as example of what an educated man should read rather than somebody like Donald Knuth , you know they should 've studied a bit more in high school and gotten a degree in something useful , like Mathematics or Engineering rather than English Literature .
Disclaimer : I enjoy reading fiction , I simply do n't pretend I 'm better than anybody else based on my particular tastes in it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami, you know that they aren't reading anything but pulpWhen people hold fiction writers as example of what an educated man should read rather than somebody like Donald Knuth, you know they should've studied a bit more in high school and gotten a degree in something useful, like Mathematics or Engineering rather than English Literature.
Disclaimer: I enjoy reading fiction, I simply don't pretend I'm better than anybody else based on my particular tastes in it. 
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	<title>Re:Most Sci-fi/Fantasy is teen-lit fare</title>
	<author>ajs</author>
	<datestamp>1256935200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I'm not saying that Robert Jordan is one of the standard Sci-fi/Fantasy authors who simply couldn't write a good story to save their lives.</p></div><p>This is true of all genres. That you limited your analysis to SF/Fantasy shows that you have an axe to grind.</p><p><div class="quote"><p>It's just that the vast majority of this genre is little better than unillustrated comic books,</p></div><p>You've now isolated a medium and displayed yet another bias which is absurd.</p><p><div class="quote"><p>and most of the readership is too unversed in other forms of literature to provide an objective opinion about a book's quality.</p></div><p>Also true for every genre.</p><p><div class="quote"><p>When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami, you know that they aren't reading anything but pulp.</p></div><p>I'm not sure that I see what you're driving at. Are you suggesting that Vonnegut, for example, is a pulp author, or are you suggesting that people who cite Vonnegut also read pulp (whatever that is)?</p><p>I've read some excellent sharecropper SF. I've read some truly horrendous socio/political fiction. I have yet to run into a genre without an excellent author (though I'll admit that I haven't read a modern romance author worth slogging through). Sure, there are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes\_Lackey" title="wikipedia.org">Mercedes Lackeys</a> [wikipedia.org] and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter\_David" title="wikipedia.org">Peter Davids</a> [wikipedia.org] out there (both of whom I've read and enjoyed in the same way that I enjoy ice cream, which can be very hard to make well), but when I read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain\_Banks" title="wikipedia.org">Ian M. Banks</a> [wikipedia.org] or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan\_Lethem" title="wikipedia.org">Jonathan Letham</a> [wikipedia.org] I get something very different out of the experience. There is a craftsmanship of story that really has nothing to do with genre (as evidenced by the fact that I selected two authors whose SF and non-SF works are well respected).</p><p>Any given genre, however, is not only about authorship. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor\_Vinge" title="wikipedia.org">Vernor Vinge</a> [wikipedia.org] is a good author, but he's certainly not the best I've read. His novels are deeply insightful when it comes to the future of humankind and technology, though. It's exceedingly rare that those two qualities come together in one author, and so I'm willing to give a good amount of ground. This is also why I enjoy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal\_Stephenson" title="wikipedia.org">Neil Stephenson's</a> [wikipedia.org] work, who can be brilliant at times, but isn't exactly what I'd call a god of characterization.</p><p>To sum up, your statements about the genres of science fiction and fantasy evidence either a profound lack of exposure to either or such a deeply jaded palate that I can't imagine you being able to read more than one or two books a decade that you enjoy.</p></div>
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<tokenext>I 'm not saying that Robert Jordan is one of the standard Sci-fi/Fantasy authors who simply could n't write a good story to save their lives.This is true of all genres .
That you limited your analysis to SF/Fantasy shows that you have an axe to grind.It 's just that the vast majority of this genre is little better than unillustrated comic books,You 've now isolated a medium and displayed yet another bias which is absurd.and most of the readership is too unversed in other forms of literature to provide an objective opinion about a book 's quality.Also true for every genre.When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami , you know that they are n't reading anything but pulp.I 'm not sure that I see what you 're driving at .
Are you suggesting that Vonnegut , for example , is a pulp author , or are you suggesting that people who cite Vonnegut also read pulp ( whatever that is ) ? I 've read some excellent sharecropper SF .
I 've read some truly horrendous socio/political fiction .
I have yet to run into a genre without an excellent author ( though I 'll admit that I have n't read a modern romance author worth slogging through ) .
Sure , there are Mercedes Lackeys [ wikipedia.org ] and Peter Davids [ wikipedia.org ] out there ( both of whom I 've read and enjoyed in the same way that I enjoy ice cream , which can be very hard to make well ) , but when I read Ian M. Banks [ wikipedia.org ] or Jonathan Letham [ wikipedia.org ] I get something very different out of the experience .
There is a craftsmanship of story that really has nothing to do with genre ( as evidenced by the fact that I selected two authors whose SF and non-SF works are well respected ) .Any given genre , however , is not only about authorship .
Vernor Vinge [ wikipedia.org ] is a good author , but he 's certainly not the best I 've read .
His novels are deeply insightful when it comes to the future of humankind and technology , though .
It 's exceedingly rare that those two qualities come together in one author , and so I 'm willing to give a good amount of ground .
This is also why I enjoy Neil Stephenson 's [ wikipedia.org ] work , who can be brilliant at times , but is n't exactly what I 'd call a god of characterization.To sum up , your statements about the genres of science fiction and fantasy evidence either a profound lack of exposure to either or such a deeply jaded palate that I ca n't imagine you being able to read more than one or two books a decade that you enjoy .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm not saying that Robert Jordan is one of the standard Sci-fi/Fantasy authors who simply couldn't write a good story to save their lives.This is true of all genres.
That you limited your analysis to SF/Fantasy shows that you have an axe to grind.It's just that the vast majority of this genre is little better than unillustrated comic books,You've now isolated a medium and displayed yet another bias which is absurd.and most of the readership is too unversed in other forms of literature to provide an objective opinion about a book's quality.Also true for every genre.When people hold up Bradbury over Vonnegut or Niven over Murakami, you know that they aren't reading anything but pulp.I'm not sure that I see what you're driving at.
Are you suggesting that Vonnegut, for example, is a pulp author, or are you suggesting that people who cite Vonnegut also read pulp (whatever that is)?I've read some excellent sharecropper SF.
I've read some truly horrendous socio/political fiction.
I have yet to run into a genre without an excellent author (though I'll admit that I haven't read a modern romance author worth slogging through).
Sure, there are Mercedes Lackeys [wikipedia.org] and Peter Davids [wikipedia.org] out there (both of whom I've read and enjoyed in the same way that I enjoy ice cream, which can be very hard to make well), but when I read Ian M. Banks [wikipedia.org] or Jonathan Letham [wikipedia.org] I get something very different out of the experience.
There is a craftsmanship of story that really has nothing to do with genre (as evidenced by the fact that I selected two authors whose SF and non-SF works are well respected).Any given genre, however, is not only about authorship.
Vernor Vinge [wikipedia.org] is a good author, but he's certainly not the best I've read.
His novels are deeply insightful when it comes to the future of humankind and technology, though.
It's exceedingly rare that those two qualities come together in one author, and so I'm willing to give a good amount of ground.
This is also why I enjoy Neil Stephenson's [wikipedia.org] work, who can be brilliant at times, but isn't exactly what I'd call a god of characterization.To sum up, your statements about the genres of science fiction and fantasy evidence either a profound lack of exposure to either or such a deeply jaded palate that I can't imagine you being able to read more than one or two books a decade that you enjoy.
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	<title>Re:Some thoughts on the series</title>
	<author>nomadic</author>
	<datestamp>1256933400000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>I liked WoT better when it was called Dune.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I liked WoT better when it was called Dune .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I liked WoT better when it was called Dune.</sentencetext>
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	<title>You are OBVIOUSLY not married</title>
	<author>SmallFurryCreature</author>
	<datestamp>1256899680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>No wife has EVER had a problem criticizing her husband. Ever. Not once. Eve opened her eyes after god created her and gave Adam an earful about how this was the best rib he had to spare and all.
</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>No wife has EVER had a problem criticizing her husband .
Ever. Not once .
Eve opened her eyes after god created her and gave Adam an earful about how this was the best rib he had to spare and all .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>No wife has EVER had a problem criticizing her husband.
Ever. Not once.
Eve opened her eyes after god created her and gave Adam an earful about how this was the best rib he had to spare and all.
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