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Title: THE REAL REASON CoT stinks
Review: I have been a fan of WoT since '91. The initial books were great. About 5 years ago, as the books became worse, I read two interviews in a row and figured out the problem. One was from Stephen R Donaldson, who said that when he gets an idea, he immediately knows how many books that idea can sustain. RJ's interview stated that his inspiration was "what would it be like to be tapped on the shoulder and told you are the Messiah?" A brilliant idea, which sustained the first 3 books; after that it has been nothing but plot without spirit or a driving idea. Everything else negative that people have said is true-- the annoying characters, excessive descriptions, lack of plot progression, etc, but I think the deepest problem is that the inspiration for the series is dead. RJ--please just let the Dark One destroy everyone and start a new book with a new idea.
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