ADHD-HDTV t1_j9fd0el wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:58 PM

I’m going to be honest with you, it’s not necessarily the best look to “discuss your disagreements with Sanderson.”

It’s one of those things, sadly, that so many people here seem to love him and recommend him. He’s truly the Coleen Hoover (Tik Tok) but of Reddit.

I completely agree with your points — 100%. I think Sanderson’s naming conventions in nearly all of his stories fall flat. They’re very poor linguistically. And he spends so much time outlining and plotting that his characters just fall flat — seeing as he “discovery writes them — but they don’t cohesively flow like a tapestry into the plots he’s created.

The same goes for his prose. To me, Sanderson doesn’t like writing — telling a story. He likes gotchya moments, he likes hard fact, and rules. His prose and stories are never about immersion to me and sweeping me off my feet — but more like a DND Manual. Which kind of sucks cause he has some cool ideas!

Overall, I don’t think it’s worth “discussing” here with anyone as — seen above — you’re only going to state your opinions so that other people can tell you why you’re wrong about Sanderson, lol.

It might even be a more healthy discussion if you were to just post this on r/bookscirclejerk where most people aren’t infatuated with Sanderson like the second coming of Fantasy lol

Kopaka-Nuva OP t1_j9hibtk wrote on February 22, 2023 at 12:33 AM

Heh, you have a point. The reason I linked to my own subreddit at the end is that I'm slowly trying to build it up as a place for like-minded people to discuss fantasy books. I'm probably going to take a break from Reddit for awhile (for reasons unrelated to the matter at hand), but posting on r/bookscirclejerk is definitely an interesting suggestion.

[deleted] t1_j9g32k4 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:50 PM

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ADHD-HDTV t1_j9g3o9e wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:53 PM

I don’t hate Sanderson, in fact I own most of his books.

There are other people I found, very much like you, who mistake critique of art with hatred and disrespect. It’s very strange, truly. Not once did I insult him, his religious views (which I don’t agree with), his family, or his personal appearance.

I strictly mentioned MY feelings on his work — an art — that I pay for an have every right to critique or not.

My feelings about the way his rabid fans treat others have nothing to do with him and are more of an interesting point brought up on how people treat others when the dislike something they love — as you did assuming I disrespected him.

You are entitled to your opinion. And I am entitled to mine. But you will not tell me how my opinion is wrong or how I’m being disrespectful for having it.

jodofdamascus1494 t1_j9ht6ab wrote on February 22, 2023 at 1:52 AM

I apologize, I did not read your comment as closely as I should have. It is vastly more respectful than I initially read it to be and my response was out of line

ADHD-HDTV t1_j9hx10c wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:20 AM

No worries, I’m ADD so I speak quicker than my thoughts and I totally get it. I didn’t even see your response so absolutely no worries!

CrazyCatLady108 t1_j9g49ym wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:57 PM

Personal conduct

Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation.