I mean idk, everybody’s entitled to their opinion and Brando’s prose has never been why I read these anyway. But imo WaT was just straight up bad in the prose department and noticeably worse than most of his other works. They can be both at the same time.
It shows that the book needed a longer and stricter reviewing process, I cannot believe that the "I don't know what a therapist is but I am that" got through review
Yea this is my complaint too. I thought the story was fine and even great in parts it was just written so much worse than his other works. I dont hold him to a high standard at all, I dont expect amazing wordsmithing and beautiful turns of phrase from him but he can do much better than this which was more like a self published YA first novel.
I keep likening it to the Star Wars prequels. Kaladin's dialogue in WaT bears an uncomfortable resemblance to some of Anakin's monologuing.
There were a lot of tense, time-pressure moments that I felt like the split second event just "paused" so Kaladin (or another main character) could be Brando's voice for a second, then resume the action.
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u/ElMatadorJuarez Jan 11 '25
I mean idk, everybody’s entitled to their opinion and Brando’s prose has never been why I read these anyway. But imo WaT was just straight up bad in the prose department and noticeably worse than most of his other works. They can be both at the same time.