Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, unJon said: I'm not sure he did post here. See above about confusing our Pat with Pat R. I saw that after I made my post. He was very happy to have drinks with BWB folks in Montreal. I missed it because I had to get to the airport to discover my plane had already left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli Fury Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I'm still pretty sure he was on the board at some point, but I could be mistaken on the screen name. Scott is one of the only current boarders I can identify now as it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Well I've been here for 15+ years, including the ezboard, and do not recall him posting here other that one time. But the more telling thing is that lack of discussion of him being a board member when the book was released, had he been, then that's all everybody would have talked about. ETA: Here's the book's first thread. I searched the first two pages and saw nothing indicating he was a member here, and I got the other Pat's user name wrong, it was pat5150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 LGK, I continue to hold the opinion that Rothfuss writes better prose than almost anyone in SpecFic today. But his rate of production and the arrogance he holds out to fans is pretty terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koudoulis Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Why doesnt he hire sanderson to finish the book and be done with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Well, I don't think Red Sister is comparable to TNOTW at all. Other than fantasy school, there's really nothing similar. Heck, even the schools aren't alike. I will also remain unconvinced that Rothfuss work is multi layered til the third book actually comes out. I think people are seeing things that aren't there or that they want to see to justify some of the tropeyness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninefingers Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 On 9/2/2017 at 6:05 PM, Darth Richard II said: Well, I don't think Red Sister is comparable to TNOTW at all. Other than fantasy school, there's really nothing similar. Heck, even the schools aren't alike. I will also remain unconvinced that Rothfuss work is multi layered til the third book actually comes out. I think people are seeing things that aren't there or that they want to see to justify some of the tropeyness. I tend to agree. It's less "multi layered" and more, "he hid some cool easter eggs and foreshadowing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 On 9/1/2017 at 11:24 AM, Kelli Fury said: I'm still pretty sure he was on the board at some point, but I could be mistaken on the screen name. Scott is one of the only current boarders I can identify now as it is Maybe if boarders would stop changing or adjusting their screen names... (I needed your sig to confirm you were who I thought you were) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli Fury Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Myrddin said: Maybe if boarders would stop changing or adjusting their screen names... (I needed your sig to confirm you were who I thought you were) Kay was actually K., which was always short for Kelli *gasp* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 I figured. Was just funny to see Kelli instead of Kay and have that moment of wonder whether there was more than one phone booth knife fighter. (that is one of my favorite sigs on the whole forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiDisaster Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 On 9/2/2017 at 6:04 PM, koudoulis said: Why doesnt he hire sanderson to finish the book and be done with it? Probably doesn't want book 3 to be unreadable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, KiDisaster said: Probably doesn't want book 3 to be unreadable Indeed. I'd rather wait for Rothfuss to finish than give it to Sanderson. A Memory of Light was just boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 54 minutes ago, KiDisaster said: Probably doesn't want book 3 to be unreadable Done is better than perfect*. *And it's an extremely long shot that Rothfuss is writing a perfect book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 1 hour ago, baxus said: Done is better than perfect*. *And it's an extremely long shot that Rothfuss is writing a perfect book. Done, but shitty, is a not a good substitute. A Memory of Light was finished but sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 At some point, I rather see an official ending to the story rather than wait for a perfect ending that will never happen. Sucked that Jordan couldn't finish WoT, but I was glad to have Sanderson step in. Sucks that Martin can't seem to finish ASOIAF, but I'm ok with HBO finishing it off. Sucks that Rothfuss can't seem to squeeze more out of his muses, or maybe just get them to sing exactly how he wants. There was a saying my old company (online training development): Perfect is the enemy of good. If perfection is your goal, you'll never finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiDisaster Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 The only time I've ever read a series finale written by a different author was And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer and I've been pretty against them ever since Also I just don't like Sanderson's work in general. I'd rather have no official ending than an "official" ending written by someone else personally. Though at the current rate we'll have Lin Manuel Miranda writing the ending, Benioff & Weiss style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 20 minutes ago, Myrddin said: At some point, I rather see an official ending to the story rather than wait for a perfect ending that will never happen. Sucked that Jordan couldn't finish WoT, but I was glad to have Sanderson step in. Sucks that Martin can't seem to finish ASOIAF, but I'm ok with HBO finishing it off. Sucks that Rothfuss can't seem to squeeze more out of his muses, or maybe just get them to sing exactly how he wants. There was a saying my old company (online training development): Perfect is the enemy of good. If perfection is your goal, you'll never finish. Myrddin, Okay, suppose Rothfuss published a short story called "Day three" that briefly tells of Kvothe saying that he's done telling his story that he killed a king, faked his death, and then bought the Waystone and you see him as he is now and that is the end of the story. Are you satisfied? It ends the story and is far from perfect. I want the end of Rothfuss' story. I would like the third novel. Having Brandon Sanderson write subpar fan fiction based upon Rothfuss' notes would not complete the story in any way that is satisfactory in my opinion. Perfect is the enemy of the good but replacing "perfect" with something that sucks is no real replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudfeet Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I just want to say that most of us have read plenty of Christopher Tolkien fanfiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Proudfeet said: I just want to say that most of us have read plenty of Christopher Tolkien fanfiction. That was quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I don;t think Memory of Light was really Sanderson's fault, at least not completely. I honestly blame Harriet for a lot of the bullshit surrounding the last three. (And I still think Gathering Storm was one of the best Wot books since oh book 5). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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