tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post113700330937659982..comments2023-05-13T09:37:32.578-06:00Comments on In The Now: A Feast for CrowsLiam J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1138213744749516052006-01-25T11:29:00.000-07:002006-01-25T11:29:00.000-07:00Having read half of Feast for Crows, I'm diggin' i...Having read half of Feast for Crows, I'm diggin' it. Although, I do miss Tyrion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137699401883668342006-01-19T12:36:00.000-07:002006-01-19T12:36:00.000-07:00And a banjo. That's a must.A reasonable substitute...And a banjo. That's a must.<BR/><BR/>A reasonable substitute would be a fiddle. Or a washboard. Doesn't get hickier than using a washboard for music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137618881365091002006-01-18T14:14:00.000-07:002006-01-18T14:14:00.000-07:00Greg Keyes, who wrote The Briar King and The Charn...Greg Keyes, who wrote <I>The Briar King</I> and <I>The Charnel Prince</I> is a hick. Like a God's-honest hick. And he's a good writer.<BR/><BR/>That's it, I need me a thingy of wheat.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137613216592923212006-01-18T12:40:00.000-07:002006-01-18T12:40:00.000-07:00You also need one of those weird hats those guys w...You also need one of those weird hats those guys wear. You know...they really can't be described as anything but a 'hick hat'. Oh, and overalls, too. A stalk of grass or wheat in your mouth wouldn't hurt, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137534247875566602006-01-17T14:44:00.000-07:002006-01-17T14:44:00.000-07:00Hmm... good point. I should work on my beard...Hmm... good point. I should work on my beard...Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137527197940504552006-01-17T12:46:00.000-07:002006-01-17T12:46:00.000-07:00Hey, if it means anything, I DID enjoy those 4 boo...Hey, if it means anything, I DID enjoy those 4 books better than my other literary defeat, Bill Clinton's horribly written piece of crap autobiography!<BR/><BR/>On another sort-of Robert Jordan note...there was a picture of George R.R. Martin in the Journal yesterday with a short interview. I was amused to notice he looks almost as hickish as Robert Jordan does. I guess, the more backwoods rube-like your fantasy author, the better his material.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137440537944131342006-01-16T12:42:00.000-07:002006-01-16T12:42:00.000-07:00Well, like I said, the BUILDUP part is done quite ...Well, like I said, the BUILDUP part is done quite well...then everything just asll seems to happen in about 25 pages. Oh well.<BR/><BR/>I made it through book 4, then just gave up. It was one of only 2 times a book(or series of books) has defeated me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137184200111531772006-01-13T13:30:00.000-07:002006-01-13T13:30:00.000-07:00I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.I thi...I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.<BR/><BR/>I think that the buildup to his climaxes is quite good. Book 3 tended to be a little forced, with everyone ending up at the Stone of Tear all at once but I really like the way it was done.<BR/><BR/>After that, everyone's pretty much split up throughout the series.<BR/><BR/>Did you get past book 3?Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137180441269784602006-01-13T12:27:00.000-07:002006-01-13T12:27:00.000-07:00I FINALLY had some time to read last night...curse...I FINALLY had some time to read last night...curse you, Liam, and your inspiring tales of the joys of literacy!<BR/><BR/>The only other major complaint I had about the Wheel books was...it seemed like he'd write about 800 or so well-paced pages, then suddenly realize "Oh, crap, this is gettin' long!", have every major character pop up in one town, a big battle, and that's the book in the final 100 or so pages. The pacing of the endings seemed to be a little off. <BR/><BR/>And for Chrissakes, at some point, some of these people have to DIE. They've all suffered so many mortal wounds, they no longer contain any functional body organs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137097251534416892006-01-12T13:20:00.000-07:002006-01-12T13:20:00.000-07:00Time is for chumps.I disagree that he falls back o...Time is for chumps.<BR/><BR/>I disagree that he falls back on fate too much.<BR/><BR/>Granted, the <I>taveren</I> thing allows for some cheesy escapes but I think that Jordan has resisted temptation in that and actually used it to hinder his characters as much as help them. I don't think that his story is fake in terms of causation, just in terms of GOOD and EVIL.<BR/><BR/>But that's just me.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137095223312615852006-01-12T12:47:00.000-07:002006-01-12T12:47:00.000-07:00I dunno', I probably prefer Martin's novels, at le...I dunno', I probably prefer Martin's novels, at least in part, because aside from a few books I've read, I'm not a huge fan of the fantasy genre in general. So, I found myself becoming a little frustrated with Wheel of Time, because it seemed like a lot of things happened in that book "Just...because they happened like this! Yeah!" It fell back on fate a little too often for my liking. But, the guy CAN write, especially descriptions of scenes.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if I ever get some time, I can polish off the book I'm currently reading, then start on Feast for Crows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137031948974105502006-01-11T19:12:00.000-07:002006-01-11T19:12:00.000-07:00I'm a big fan of "shades of grey."What I garner fr...I'm a big fan of "shades of grey."<BR/><BR/><BR/>What I garner from this bit of conversation is that I should pick up some of Mr. Martin's novels.Sean Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464958057859824819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137010332192448372006-01-11T13:12:00.000-07:002006-01-11T13:12:00.000-07:00I dunno. I like Martin for what he does but every...I dunno. I like Martin for what he does but everything's so goddamned cynical. Anyone who's in love is clearly an idiot and a very ignoble end is waiting <I>just</I> around the corner.<BR/><BR/>That much misery is rough.<BR/><BR/>I like Jordan because of the epic struggle between good and evil. Sure, the minor players are blurred but there is a definite good and a definite evil and they're going to clash.<BR/><BR/>I understand that Martin has brought realism to his stories with nobody being truly evil and everything being just a point of view. I appreciate it. I also really appreciate Jordan's storytelling. It's not as close to reality but, hey, this is fantasy.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137008670510010682006-01-11T12:44:00.000-07:002006-01-11T12:44:00.000-07:00The fact he gives chapters from every major charac...The fact he gives chapters from every major character's viewpoint is one reason why, for me anyway, his series kills The Wheel of Time. Anyway, I look forward to reading this latest one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com