Myrddin Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 [MOD]No more alts, people.[/MOD]Obviously an alt.../ducks :)Don't hurt me, Stubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyful Union Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 What if everyone on this board is a sleeper Stanek sock puppet? Apart from me? Or maybe I am too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 sockpuppets favored by the stanek on goodreads typically feature avatars of scantily clad female persons. that means jaime L., mya stone, and jax, at the least, are the board stanek contingent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 sockpuppets favored by the stanek on goodreads typically feature avatars of scantily clad female persons. that means jaime L., mya stone, and jax, at the least, are the board stanek contingent.There's also Slyfinger, but I haven't seen him around for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 sockpuppets favored by the stanek on goodreads typically feature avatars of scantily clad female persons. that means jaime L., mya stone, and jax, at the least, are the board stanek contingent.:lol:That's the nicest thing I think solo has ever said about me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 To be perfectly honest, I started this thread as mostly a joke, but I am also mildly interested in reading one of these books - if for no other reason than to see if they are as bad as others purport them to be.Me too, I mean how much worse can he be than Goodkind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Me too, I mean how much worse can he be than Goodkind?Well, the first paragraph:Sunrise loomed across the horizon, pale as jasmine, and mostly obscured by dark, feral clouds. The early morning air held an unusual chill and Adrina gathered her shawl more closely as she stepped onto the catwalk atop the wall. A stout breeze blew long strands of hair across her face. The hair, black as the receding night, flowed to her waist and while it was normally braided and folded over her left shoulder, it wasn't now.There are some curious word choices in there (feral clouds, catwalk), confused imagery (jasmine sunrise - except that it's obscured, hair black as the receding night - except that it's a jasmine sunrise), and excessive words (if the hair flows to her waist, don't tell us it's long). But it's only at the end we get into Eye of Argon territory (while .... it wasn't now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Well, the first paragraph:Sunrise loomed across the horizon, pale as jasmine, and mostly obscured by dark, feral clouds. The early morning air held an unusual chill and Adrina gathered her shawl more closely as she stepped onto the catwalk atop the wall. A stout breeze blew long strands of hair across her face. The hair, black as the receding night, flowed to her waist and while it was normally braided and folded over her left shoulder, it wasn't now.There are some curious word choices in there (feral clouds, catwalk), confused imagery (jasmine sunrise - except that it's obscured, hair black as the receding night - except that it's a jasmine sunrise), and excessive words (if the hair flows to her waist, don't tell us it's long). But it's only at the end we get into Eye of Argon territory (while .... it wasn't now).It may read badly but it actually sounds great if you have the narrator from his trailers voice in your head :) That voice is inextricably linked to Stanek's prose now. Was the trailer guy the one who does the audiobooks? If so it'd be worth it for shits and giggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ded As Ned Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Me too, I mean how much worse can he be than Goodkind?That's a dangerous statement, my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 That's a dangerous statement, my friend.You have a point...given the excerpt Pet Leech posted above, it's probably territory best left unexplored. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Classic violation of "Show, don't Tell"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Another sample from the same chapter:Vilmos briefly, but closely, studied his mother's features as he did each morning. Offset by a touch of gray, dark black hair the color of a starless night sky fell to her waist. Her face, ripened with age in a pleasant way, was deep-set with eyes of hazel that seemed always to be calling out. This morning they said Hurry along or you'll be late.Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alytha Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Oh dear indeed...the more often you read that, the more subtly disturbingly wrong it appears...I can't help wondering how many eyes his mom has... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Not just black hair, but DARK black hair! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Not just black hair, but DARK black hair! !The colour of a starless night sky. Thank goodness Stanek specified night, lest we think that the woman was Marge Simpson, and sky, lest the stars be found somewhere else.THE EYES. THEY TALK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Apart from the grey bits, of course.And is anyone else slightly weirded out by the kid closely (but briefly!) studying his mother's face every morning? Who does that?? Unless she's an abusive parent, of course, where he'd have to look for clues as to what mood she's in right now, but then those articulate eyes make such precautions unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Sons and Lovers of the Kingdom of the Elves of the Reaches by W. R. Stanek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 From chapter two:Queen Mother herself was outfitted in a flowing white robe. It too was without adornment, designed to hold no distractions. It dangled several feet beneath her crossed legs and levitated form. Her arms were also crossed. Her eyes, appropriately closed. Her head, level and directed towards the closed door. Her thoughts dwelled solely on cleansing meditation.There is a whiff of The Eye of Argon about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Ent Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Very nice example of a garden path sentence: It dangled several feet beneath her crossed legs and levitated form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lummel Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 is that meant to be levitated form or should it be levitated from?Mind you either would be unusual for a robe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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