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[QUOTE]Originally posted by AndrewR: [QB] Edipis: "first, it's David Eddings, not Robert Eddings. and about Eddings, he reuses the same story for every series he writes. second, to have the opinions you did of tWoT, you obviously could have never read any of them. there are many reasons to dislike them, but none of the ones you gave are valid. not even as opinions." David is his evil twin... David, Robert; MarkR, SeanR. Whatever... I'm sorry Edipis but what you said is just rediculous... "there are many reasons to dislike them (no argument there), but none of the ones you gave are valid. not even as opinions." WTF!?! opinions are opinions - you can't validate them. You might disagree with my opinions, but you can't dismiss them out of hand cause you didn't like what I said. Who are you to allow what I say or think or feel or type to be valid or not. I say my points are QUITE valid. The plot is plodding. The ideas are NOT original. As a few have said, they are rehashed... I've even had someone trying to convince me that the book(s) ARE worthwhile because they are similar to the Lord of the Rings in that they start out as a journey etc. etc. I HAVE indeed read the first three books - and that was enough torture for me. They made me feel so physically sick that, as I said I had to sell them. They have WAY too much padding... what was said in Book one - could have been said in about one or two chapters - at the very least a much smaller book. I look forward to reading those books... (I mean I read at least THREE of them)... I was NOT impressed. And I'm sorry... but I have seen so many uber-nerd wannabes reading those books simply for the fact that they are these monstrously large books. And that they look 'intellegent' standing at a bus stop or sitting at lunch reading these slabs of paper. If they wanted to look really intellegent - they should be engrossed in the complete works of Shakespeare or a Thomas Hardy novel (now THERE's long winded for you). Just because you don't like what I say Edipis, you can't dismiss it out of hand - well YOU can, but you can't invalidate what I have said. My opinion is as very much important as your own. Such words as chosen by you are like the typical newsnet flamer/bitcher attacking the person. Ugh. That said, I must say I hold the Lord of the Rings DEARLY in my heart. I was VERY worried about what Peter Jackson was going to do with Middle Earth. From Cate Blanchette's first word I was spell-bound. He has done the book(s) justice from what a person COULD do giving the nature of the work and given the type of media he is working with. Just thank Varda that someone like Speilberg didn't get a-hold of the rights. "I've replaced swords with walk-talkie-palantiri" :) Nothing can beat what your mind creates. And Middle-Earth is a very special place to me. Peter Jackson has come very close to what your mind could conjure up. He is a TRUE fan and is not in it SOLELY for the money. The actors are true fans. Christopher Lee has read the books each year since 1954/55 and met the good Professor. With someone like that in your cast and lauding praise on the production(s). I'd say Peter Jackson has the tick of approval. Well done Peter and well done New Zealand! Andrew [/QB][/QUOTE]
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