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Same. Enjoyed it growing up, but not so much these days.Ok, was never thet interested in HP, kinds hate the whole franchise, really.
Same. Enjoyed it growing up, but not so much these days.Ok, was never thet interested in HP, kinds hate the whole franchise, really.
I was into technothrillers and some military Science fiction arthr time when the other brats were reading it.Same. Enjoyed it growing up, but not so much these days.
I have read them, I believe I have mentioned some, like Tuf.His short sci-fi stories were pretty good. When he wrote a massive novel series though, you can start to see the cracks beginning to show as time went on per novel.
I think the negative reception to Game of Thrones' ending scared him a bit, since his ending was probably something along those lines. It's why he hasn't released the next book/continued things actively -- he has no idea what to write as an ending, since the concept he was going to use was burned badly with the last season.I have read them, I believe I have mentioned some, like Tuf.
Martin has lots of problems.
He can't end shit and he writes himself into holes and digs himself into holes.
He is an even bigger leftoid ass and attention whore than what's her name that wrote Pothead.
You have an exception to that in Wheel of Time, but in support of your point that’s after poor Robert Jordan shook off his mortal coil (after getting a smidgen lost with his books) and Brandon Sanderson had to finish it.But you can count the number of mega-epics that actually had a solid story arc and satisfying conclusion on the fingers of your left hand.. even if your name is James Hook. Nearly all of them start out strong and then die with a whimper.
Kinda, again "The author died trying to finish" doesn't really sell it as a good idea to me. And honestly, Wheel of Time bogged down quite a bit after the fourth book, I recall one of the later volumes was literally just a recap of the entire series so far, barely any wordcount was devoted to new developments.You have an exception to that in Wheel of Time, but in support of your point that’s after poor Robert Jordan shook off his mortal coil (after getting a smidgen lost with his books) and Brandon Sanderson had to finish it.
I find Brandon Sanderson himself does quite well in this regard. He sticks to the trilogy format, but multiple trilogies can exist in the same world and be connected together.Kinda, again "The author died trying to finish" doesn't really sell it as a good idea to me. And honestly, Wheel of Time bogged down quite a bit after the fourth book, I recall one of the later volumes was literally just a recap of the entire series so far, barely any wordcount was devoted to new developments.
I also kinda blame Wheel of Time for starting the trend of multi-volume mega-epics in the first place.
In Martin’s case he has proved the utter triumph of the “architect” over the “gardener.” He didn’t plan things out well enough, and he brought in a ton of new plot threads in books four and five. Now he has so many characters, arcs, and plots to tie up, he hasn’t got a clue what to do.
TL;DR, His story got away from him. This is what happens when you don’t plan.
I find Brandon Sanderson himself does quite well in this regard. He sticks to the trilogy format, but multiple trilogies can exist in the same world and be connected together.
Speaking of which, in terms of trilogies, the first three game of thrones books are actually quite good when seen in that light.
Yeah, maybe we need a "General Fantasy Literature whining/discussion" thread or something?!!?Kinda, again "The author died trying to finish" doesn't really sell it as a good idea to me. And honestly, Wheel of Time bogged down quite a bit after the fourth book, I recall one of the later volumes was literally just a recap of the entire series so far, barely any wordcount was devoted to new developments.
I also kinda blame Wheel of Time for starting the trend of multi-volume mega-epics in the first place.
No, it was literally a recap of the last chapter of the previous book.Kinda, again "The author died trying to finish" doesn't really sell it as a good idea to me. And honestly, Wheel of Time bogged down quite a bit after the fourth book, I recall one of the later volumes was literally just a recap of the entire series so far, barely any wordcount was devoted to new developments.
Oh you poor, poor, bastard.I'm still more mad at Patrick Rothfuss.
For a shitty, shallow, generic, leftoid garbage filled children's book!Rowling meanwhile, for all her faults as a writer, at least had a fuzzy outline she followed.
I'm half convinced someone's enacted that Stephen King plot and got him locked away in a room writing for them personally. Brent Weeks is another good example of a writer having a plan and following through on it, though I believe his second series ballooned a bit from a planned trilogy.Oh you poor, poor, bastard.
Him and Martin are classic examples of what happens when you don't have a plan. Rowling meanwhile, for all her faults as a writer, at least had a fuzzy outline she followed.
Rowling, however, didn't adapt her overall outline as the she wrote the series/it organically evolved.Oh you poor, poor, bastard.
Him and Martin are classic examples of what happens when you don't have a plan. Rowling meanwhile, for all her faults as a writer, at least had a fuzzy outline she followed.
As it goes for planning, comparing someone to Rowling is like comparing someone's world building to Tolkien. Obviously they come up short. Like her or hate her, Rawling's ability to foreshadow and plan ahead is second to none, both in a single book and between books.Oh you poor, poor, bastard.
Him and Martin are classic examples of what happens when you don't have a plan. Rowling meanwhile, for all her faults as a writer, at least had a fuzzy outline she followed.