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Books / Re: Wheel of Time
« on: May 22, 2003, 10:33:33 AM »
What is it about Anthony, anyway? You're dead on. Teenagers--and I was one of them--love him. I can think back to most of my teenage infatuations (even most TSR books) with fondness, but I think of him and just cringe.
Perhaps Anthony was a bad example. The point of the referance, however, was to note that few series can keep momentum through that many books. Some very fine authors write some fairly bad books when they're forced to reuse the same ideas over and over.
As for Melville, I have only one question. Have you read Billy Budd? It's far superior to Moby Dick. (Though, to be honest, I like Moby Dick too.)
Perhaps Anthony was a bad example. The point of the referance, however, was to note that few series can keep momentum through that many books. Some very fine authors write some fairly bad books when they're forced to reuse the same ideas over and over.
As for Melville, I have only one question. Have you read Billy Budd? It's far superior to Moby Dick. (Though, to be honest, I like Moby Dick too.)