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Actually, I can. The difference it that I bought the Harry Potter books because I could trust the author and I have not bought GRRM's books because I cannot trust the author. I understand that I am in the minority in not buying the books for this reason but such is life.
GRRM is 66 years old (born 1948), he first published A Song of Fire and Ice in 1996 when he was 48 years old. He is not all that old. He published the first three books in 6 years. So all the sudden, at the ripe old age of 54 he is over come by old age and loses his ability to tell the story that he had been dreaming of for a while due to old age? Really?
I am sorry but just no. The apologists are almost as annoying as he is.
In a regular work place, GRRM would not be allowed to be this unproductive and keep his job. He is blessed to have a job that allows him to be this lame and still make millions. It allows him to essentially give his fans, the people who put him in this position, the finger. And he has pretty much been giving people the finger since after the delay on book four. And the super fans have been cool with that and have supported him and yelled at the people who are annoyed for him and have given him rave reviews and have yelled at people who gave him bad reviews because he is a genius.
So he has made millions and will make millions more and get away with his sudden massive expansion of his story and all of the delays because people are ok with it. And I am but one voice in the wilderness saying that it is unacceptable and that he has not acted like a professional and I really wish people would stop making excuses for him. And I lose because nothing will change and a story that I loved was lost in one mans ego which was stroked by apologists willing to accept a less interesting and well developed world and a publisher wanting the millions that come from the books and the shows.
Yes, I am bitter.
That said, I greatly appreciate Brandon Sanderson and his approach to writing (so far) and JRK and her approach to Harry Potter and all the other authors (Robin Hobb, Jim Butcher come to mind) who are professional enough to tell their story like they said they would and in a timely fashion. I might not always like where they go with their worlds but I can appreciate that they don't jerk their fans around and support them by purchasing their books.
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