In your opinion, is the Sanderson book good?

[Eel-finn]

I think calling it the "Sanderson Book" is not a good way of looking at it.

 

tGS is still Jordan's book and Sanderson has been kind enough to help out.

 

But I thought it was very good.

[musiclover7]

Yeah, I think I will chime in again and second the notion that the book, while different from the others, really is as fine a tribute to the Jordan legacy as I could have asked for.  I mentioned the one character's mannerism's feeling forced, and I think others have hit on it.  Mat just felt that way to me, and yeah, he was one of my favorite characters.  Mat was always a very deliberate character who was like the classic victim of someone's humorous plan, just sort of rolling along trying to escape destiny, never willingly choosing the amazing fate that lays itself out before him.  He had just been sort of rolling with the punches the entire story, but Jordan managed to capture a level headedness in the midst of his trip that was off a bit in this story.  Some of the dialogues just felt forced, but as stated, he would be a hard character to write.  The chapters in the Tower more than made up for any of it.  I actually re-read some of those pivotal chapters several times they were so good, and I marveled to myself that I doubt anyone could have captured them quite so well.  In there own way, they are perfect..  Will be interesting to see what happens in the next story, which I understand will feature Mat and the Aelfin..

[Malruhn]

I just finished the book this past weekend.

 

All in all, I liked it.  The plot development seemed a bit... ham-fisted... at times.  The plot-line with Avienda was so transparent that I got pissed that she didn't resolve it several hundred pages earlier.

 

And, personally, his treatment of Rand in the end was wonderful.  I felt his pain, his loathing, his torment - and, finally, his release.

 

Yup... I liked it.  Sanderson isn't Jordan, but he does a passable job of imitating him.

 

Now, dammit, I have to wait on the next book.  grrrrrrrr....

[Ishmayl]

I love that you can communicate entirely in the specialised language of Goodkind-mocking. You death-choosers. :D

 

Its actually a bit said that we've read enough to pull those references. I guess we just secretly hunger for truth.

 

It is rather like peoples tendency to watch things like a tragic car crash. You know you should look away, but you just can not stop yourself from watching once you have noticed it.

Of course, one might argue that the typical carcrash is a lot less tragic than goofkinds rants...

 

I can proudly say that I stopped looking at that Train Wreck!

I read Goodkind's first book, and was SOOO annoyed at what a waist of my life it was that I stopped there.

However, I found a blog devoted to making fun of his books, so I understand the Chicken that wasn't a chicken reference. I wish I could post a link, but I don't know where to look for it.

 

I would very much like to know what this blog is.

[Ishmayl]

And I hated the ending with Rand.

 

whaaaa?

 

I mean, it's not my favorite book (far from it), but I thought the ending was absolutely gorgeous, and one of the best culminations of emotion and revelation in the entire series.

[Owayn The Traveller]

hATE was probably too strong, maybe, not overly fond of the ending. I liked what happened but disliked how it happened. Ive read the book twice, so yes its good.