The Gwampy Thread

[reyler]

Of course I am, you just weren't looking.

[cosmicpanda]

(I'm not here)

[LedZepMan]

I was too looking........

[reyler]

You weren't too looking, you weren't looking enough.

[cosmicpanda]

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You weren't too looking, you weren't good looking enough.

 

*fiddles with reyler's quote and giggles*

[reyler]

It is no less true with your modifications.

[GrandpaG]

* tries to look embarrassed *

:-[

 

Sorry it took me so long to return.

I've been putting every extra minute into "The Gathering Storm".

Finally finished it at 12:28am Eastern Standard Time this morning.

 

On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being perfect, 1 being total waste of time and hard earned cigarette money) I think I'd give it a 6 or maybe 7.

 

6.5?  ::)  ???

 

I enjoyed it and had trouble putting it down, but I'm not in a great hurry to re-read it in further scrutiny.  Very little of it shocked me.  Some parts were not in line with my expectations.  Some themes were slighted, others were overdone.  It was no where near as badly overdone as Perrin's quest to recover Faile in the previous book.  I'm itching to read comments in the spoiler section of DM, but gotta go to work.  Just enough time to stop here and let you know I'm not dead yet.  :)

 

Bye for now.

Love,

Gramps

[reyler]

You're a slow reader! *throws figs*

[GrandpaG]

* clasps hands behind his back *

* opens wide *

* moves head frantically side-to-side trying to catch all of the figs *

Hate to see good figs go to waste.  ;D

 

Yes, I am a slow reader.

Always have been.

Comprehension is TOTALLY gone if I hurry.

Gave me fits getting through college.

And I still pick up new stuff during re-reads.

;)

 

Forgot in my previous post:  notice how I so adequately avoided any spoilers?  :)

 

Kinda sounds like I was disappointed when I read that post.  Not really.  Brandon said he's not RJ.  I could not have come close to even attempting to pick up that ball and run with it...even with a computer and spell checker.  He did a great job.  But, it didn't leave me wanting more like "Eye of the World" did.  It was more like "Elantris".  Nicely done.  Understandable.  Easy to consume.  Good plot, not great.  Somewhat predictable.  One or two grins.  Semi-smooth transition from one character to another.  A smidgen of foretelling.  Yup.  6.5 is about right.

 

Stove buzzer is going off.

Bye for now,

Love,

Gramps.

[FallingBullets]

ahh, im waiting for the paperback copy

[reyler]

Paperbacks aren't real books.

 

The thing that was most different to me, stylistically, was that where Jordan was subtle sometimes to the point of leaving readers completely oblivious, Sanderson feels the need to beat the reader over the head with things. For instance, who didn't figure out why they weren't cracking Semirhage about fifty pages before Cadsuane did? And even then, her POV had to go and spell it out, just in case you missed it.

[GrandpaG]

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Paperbacks aren't real books.

 

The thing that was most different to me, stylistically, was that where Jordan was subtle sometimes to the point of leaving readers completely oblivious, Sanderson feels the need to beat the reader over the head with things. For instance, who didn't figure out why they weren't cracking Semirhage about fifty pages before Cadsuane did? And even then, her POV had to go and spell it out, just in case you missed it.

 

 

:o

 

SPOILER!!!

 

::) :o

 

* points left pointing finger toward her majesty *

* continuously rubs the top of that finger with the bottom of the other hand's pointer *

SHAME!!!  SHAME!!!  SHAME!!!

 

* thinks it over *

* shrugs *

 

Oh, well.

[FallingBullets]

heh, thanks for spoiling it reyler :)

[bad company]

Why did I know rey rey would do a semi spoiler

[Monty]

GWAAAAAAAMPY

[reyler]

It was the best example to illustrate my point, that's why.

 

And that's not much of a spoiler.

[GrandpaG]

I was just being silly.

 

And I agree with your observation.

 

But.

 

I will NEVER criticize BS.

 

Even attempting to finish the WOT series is truly remarkable...let alone doing a good job of it.  How do you spell COO-DOAHS?

 

 

 

BURP!!!

 

:o

Excuse me!!!

 

 

Just finished a bowl of Oriental flavor Ramon noodles with Cajun seasoning added.

 

Every now and then I get the urge.

 

Zero grams of trans fat, you see.

 

Cheap snack.

 

Hardly ever makes you burp...unless you're spamming Fiddlesticks!  :-[

 

Think I'll go make me a deli turkey sandwich as a chaser.

 

Bye for now.

Love,

Gramps.

[reyler]

Nobody is immune from criticism no matter what their undertaking, Gwampy.

 

Also, "kudos".

[Monty]

*props*

 

<_<

[bad company]

Kudo's and props would cover conrgats yes

[reyler]

Props are for stagehands, and stagehands are for meat cleavers.

[bad company]

And meat cleavers are for demonic milkmen

[reyler]

Dead Milkmen is such an underrated band.

[Monty]

what kind of music do they play?

[GrandpaG]

Stinky cheese music, I would guess.

 

 

 

(Stinky = dead)

(cheese = dead milk)

(Dead Milkman = stinky cheese)

(simple logic)

;D