LOTR vs. Other Fantasy

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

(I know that in the downs there are lots of WoT fans so I didn't mean to insult anybody or anybody's favourite book; this is just my opinion...)

I won't insult WoT readers, as I am/was one of them too; however Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is garbage. The five thousand books in the series (or was that the number of characters and storylines? ) started with some promise, then went over to the dark side of money grabbing.

However, like most accidents, I continued to read them even after they went into the tank as I was hoping, just hoping that the series would turn around. It's like watching a B-movie at 4 AM in the morning; you continue to watch as "it just can't be this bad throughout the whole movie," yet, like every other time, it is.

And that's not the worst of it. Jordan and his fans can love the WoT; whatever suits you. Just please, please do NOT rate it equal to LOTR! Or if you must, first make sure that I have been securely restrained and adequately sedated. You also might want to keep on hand a wooden stake and some silver bullets.

Pepper spray is good to have too.

But hey, who am I and what have I gotten published?