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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jester47" data-source="post: 1393299" data-attributes="member: 2238">Sorry if I led you guys to think that I thought I was being objective.  While I have been saying that what I am talking about is a good way to measure quality I think it can only work relative to the reader and the readers own tastes.  Comparing Tolkein and Leiber for instance really does not work.  And I think that is why one mans sword and sorcery is anothers high fantasy.  Criticism (I think it might be more of a critique rather than a review) is inherently subjective and always relative.  Some of my statements may sound like I think they are truths that  but I do not.  I think this thread is turning into more of an exercise in criticism and style than anyting else. I really appreciate your comments.  They have helped alot in looking at the way I approached this book, and no dout will help when I approach it again.As for my compression of Erikson's stuff, it is clunky because it is forced.  I find the original stuff (story 1 and story 2) better illustrates what I was trying to say.  I am not saying I am a better writer or anything, I was just using erikson himself to clarify my point further... and you are right, my "compression" does come out different because I am not as good at it as I would like to be.  But all in all I need to take some time to finish MoI (and possibly start it over with the right expectations) and rewrite my review/critique.  But there are a lot of others in line.  Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser are impatiently awaiting my return.  And then there is a morass of others in line.  And I think this thread needs to be retitled yet again...Aaron.</blockquote>

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