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Originally Posted by Gandulf
Malazan book of the fallen come close and please don't name WOT, it's a children's book compared.
And no, I am not a GRRM Fanatic I think he's a bit of a dick.
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I fell asleep reading the Gardens of the Moon. Not my cup of tea at all. The characters were cardboard cutouts, imho.
The WoT is far from perfect and not on the ASOIAF level (at least the first 3 books of the ASOIAF), but its characters, childish as they often are, are certainly better written and more sympathetic than Erikson's. Note I say characters, not the world-building (even though I like Jordan's world and writing far more than Erikson's). Erikson just doesn't know how to write interesting characters, with a few exceptions. Again, imho.
Of course GRRM's characters and writing skill are head and shoulders above Jordan and Erikson's. Pity that he lost his momentum after the third book and never regained it.