Summer Reading List

Jul 06, 2013 01:21

Summer Books )

book rant

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oddishly July 6 2013, 09:10:55 UTC
Oh my god, Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. I have instantly decided that we have very similar reading tastes, I had those books recced to me and by all means should have enjoyed them and instead disliked every one for the same reasons every time. Also, I am really really impatient to hear what you think about The Magicians! As I have told you. It polarised opinion between me and a couple of my friends who read it so I need to assess your rightness in these things, too.

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shifty_gardener July 17 2013, 08:37:58 UTC
Her main characters seem to always be special snowflakes who seems to think gods will be interested in the fact that she wants to get laid. And then they actually are and it infuriates me. (wanting to get laid is fine, but the whole special snowflake and broing it up with gods makes me think of the 5th or 6th arc in a shounen manga, where it's like the 10th time they're confronting THE STRONGEST VILLAIN EVARRR2!1!! and achieving strength in a way NEVAR SEEN BEFOREE OMG NO IT'S IMPOSSIBLEEEE11!! and it feels like things don't have any worth, if you know what I mean ( ... )

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