Off topic from someone who rarely contributes here, but this is somehting I've been pondering for a while and I'll take a few moments and kb to vent.
On WoT, I stopped reading halfway through the third book. It's very unusual for me to not finish a book I'm reading, but I came to the conclusion that while the world was remarkable, I didn't give a rat's ass about any of the characters in it.
I've also discovered that Jordan's problem is one I have in my own writing and similar activities. For example, as a RPG DM I'm good at creating a world, but not so hot at running an adventure within it.
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No, I don't believe the world has gone mad. In order for it to go mad it would need to have been sane at some point.
On WoT, I stopped reading halfway through the third book. It's very unusual for me to not finish a book I'm reading, but I came to the conclusion that while the world was remarkable, I didn't give a rat's ass about any of the characters in it.
I've also discovered that Jordan's problem is one I have in my own writing and similar activities. For example, as a RPG DM I'm good at creating a world, but not so hot at running an adventure within it.
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No, I don't believe the world has gone mad. In order for it to go mad it would need to have been sane at some point.