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Vox Day is extra hilarious because if he really wanted to be 'voice of god' he'd spell it Vox Dei. These are not smart people here.
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Wittgen posted:"Puppy stories" means stuff nominated by racist, misogynistic fascists. One camp of puppies is led by a guy who derisively refers to those who write about gay people as SJWs. The worse camp of puppies is led by a guy who calls himself the voice of god and believes he is genetically superior. I guess whether or not you still consider that awesome depends on you. People I don't like or agree with like books. Thus I must hate books.
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Aug 24, 2015 08:03
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Wright losing his poo poo over two girls holding hands for one scene right at the end of a children's cartoon is hilarious. Vox Day defending people who throw acid in women's faces is somewhat less hilarious.
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Aug 24, 2015 08:10
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heffray posted:I thought Skin Game was a pretty decent episode of the Dresden series, but didn't think it was one of the 5 best SF/Fantasy books to come out this year. Also, I didn't even pretend to read the Kevin J Anderson or John Wright stuff, because I don't hate myself. On one hand, Skin Game is not one of the best novels of the year. On the other hand, it's a nomination where Redshirts won. Personally, if I bothered to actually pay money to vote, I'd put it above No Award.
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420 Gank Mid posted:People I don't like or agree with like books. no they literally ballot stuffed the nominations so their slate got in because of THE GAYS THE BALCKS AND THE WIMINS.
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Megazver posted:On one hand, Skin Game is not one of the best novels of the year. On the other hand, it's a nomination where Redshirts won. Personally, if I bothered to actually pay money to vote, I'd put it above No Award. Skin Game was also only in the voting packet as an excerpt whereas the winner's publisher included the full novel. That makes a difference (although it didn't get Wheel of Time the win last year despite including all the series' novels except the prequel in the packet). Suspect that's also why Ancillary Sword didn't do well despite the first novel getting the Hugo last year. As a Hugo voter/Worldcon attendee (didn't make it this year in person though) I'm fairly ok with how it turned out; I'm more interested in the outcome of the business meeting and if they changed any rules to try and prevent a recurrence of puppygate.
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I just find it hilarious that Vox Day is against women voting in general, not just for sci fi books.
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fordan posted:Suspect that's also why Ancillary Sword didn't do well despite the first novel getting the Hugo last year. I'm not sure that's the primary reason. I liked AS, but it suffers from being a middle-of-the-trilogy-book, doesn't stand as well on its own, and is smaller in scope than Ancillary Justice. Hmmm... looking at the list of nominees though I could see myself voting for it in that context (haven't finished Three Body Problem, so that might alter things).
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Aug 26, 2015 03:18
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Slanderer posted:Unrelated: I found this image from the audio book version of storm front and it is also pretty great Is that the time cop from that lovely doctor who spinoff that starred captain jack?
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OptimusWang posted:Is that the time cop from that lovely doctor who spinoff that starred captain jack? No, no, I think its the leader of the space barbarians in that Kevin Sorbo space show.
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Aug 26, 2015 05:18
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I finished The Rook and I enjoyed it a lot. I'm looking forward to the next one, even though it's a ways off. Still, I'm glad I didn't read it when it came out or then I'd be waiting four-five years for the next instalment. Anyway, I have the first Laundry Files book down as the next one I'll read.
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Aug 26, 2015 08:22
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thrawn527 posted:Um....who or what is Mac? Well, there are several Outsiders called "Walkers", so I assumed from being called "Watcher", that he is some other type of Outsider. Just one who got bored of the war and settled down on Earth.
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Aug 26, 2015 11:53
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Wheat Loaf posted:I finished The Rook and I enjoyed it a lot. I'm looking forward to the next one, even though it's a ways off. Still, I'm glad I didn't read it when it came out or then I'd be waiting four-five years for the next instalment. If you didn't go the audiobook route for The Rook, you should get it and give it a listen.
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Aug 26, 2015 18:53
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http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/cinder-spires/the-aeronauts-windlass-1/aeronauts-windlass-prologue I just read the first sample chapter from Butcher's new book; the dialogue is terrible.
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Ghetto Prince posted:http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/cinder-spires/the-aeronauts-windlass-1/aeronauts-windlass-prologue Yeah, that was horrible. What the gently caress is Jim smoking? Some Pinko Commie fucked around with this message at 12:12 on Aug 27, 2015 |
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Aug 27, 2015 12:09
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Apparently he thinks he's enough of a prose stylist to write old-timey dialogue. He's not.
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Ghetto Prince posted:http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/cinder-spires/the-aeronauts-windlass-1/aeronauts-windlass-prologue This sample chapter has anti-sold me on this new series. This is one of the worst things Jim Butcher has ever written, and I don't mean that as hyperbole. It's a horrid combination of bad character voice, people constantly shaking/bobbing/gesticulating while talking, and nothing happening. It seems to me like it's all fluff. Where's the hook? Did bestselling author Jim Butcher forget to include a hook?
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That was some tremendously bad dialogue.
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Aug 28, 2015 00:47
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I thought surely people must be exaggerating. I got maybe ten lines in before I stopped. Yikes.
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Aug 28, 2015 00:58
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RosaParksOfDip posted:I thought surely people must be exaggerating. I got maybe ten lines in before I stopped. Yikes. Told you I didn't mean it as hyperbole. <  >Seriously, Dresden Files has had some really awkward dialogue in it, but it's tucked away in chapter 9 of book 8 or whatever. This, on the other hand, is how he's choosing to start his new series.
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Aug 28, 2015 01:02
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Aug 28, 2015 01:09
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You're all going to buy it anyway. 
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Aug 28, 2015 01:25
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builds character posted:You're all going to buy it anyway. Not based on that I won't
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Aug 28, 2015 01:44
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Aw, come on, that wasn't that bad! (In one of the other samples Butcher goes full on David Weber with airship tactics.)
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Aug 28, 2015 02:31
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builds character posted:You're all going to buy it anyway. I honestly won't unless post-release reviews are real good or it gets one hell of an audiobook reader.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:33
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ImpAtom posted:I honestly won't unless post-release reviews are real good or it gets one hell of an audiobook reader. John Cleese
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Aug 28, 2015 02:39
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Error 404 posted:John Cleese I would buy John Cleese Reads The Phonebook so yes.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:41
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Error 404 posted:John Cleese Alternately, Brian Blessed
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ImpAtom posted:I honestly won't unless post-release reviews are real good or it gets one hell of an audiobook reader. Susan Duerden (narrator of The Rook) could probably make it entertaining, but drat if even she wouldn't quite get me to buy it.
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Aug 28, 2015 02:46
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Maybe Young Thug can read it.
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I liked it. I pre-ordered because Butcher but the couple samples I've read haven't given me cause to regret it.
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builds character posted:You're all going to buy it anyway. Actually, I'm not. My library is, and I've got it on hold there. I mean, yeah, I'll read it, but I ain't buying it.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:00
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It wasn't that bad. I'll read it when it comes out.
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Aug 28, 2015 16:17
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mornhaven posted:It wasn't that bad. I'll read it when it comes out. My sentiments, exactly. It wasn't phenomenal. Probably not the selection I would have chosen to introduce a new work. But it wasn't bad at all. What are you guys expecting? Shakespeare? loving seriously.
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Blasphemeral posted:My sentiments, exactly. It wasn't phenomenal. Probably not the selection I would have chosen to introduce a new work. But it wasn't bad at all. It read like a cliche rebelling noble child leaving scene viewed through a lens set in a cogwheel that serves no purpose other than to state that yes, this is steampunk
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I thought the dialogue was not great, it feels like he just wanted to make it sound "old timey" without putting any effort into it or giving any of the characters their own voice. I will probably still give it a read because despite butchers flaws as a writer most of his stuff has been least somewhat entertaining.
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Blasphemeral posted:My sentiments, exactly. It wasn't phenomenal. Probably not the selection I would have chosen to introduce a new work. But it wasn't bad at all. I was expecting something that wasn't a retread of the opening scenes of Alera, but with even worse dialog.
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Wade Wilson posted:I was expecting something that wasn't a retread of the opening scenes of Alera, but with even worse dialog. I haven't read Alera and it's not his best writing, but at least based on Dresden it should improve. It might just be taking him a while to hit his stride with new characters.
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mornhaven posted:I haven't read Alera and it's not his best writing, but at least based on Dresden it should improve. It might just be taking him a while to hit his stride with new characters.
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Except he wrote the first Dresden Files book while he was enrolled in a writing class and he wrote Furies pretty early on in his professional career. Most people assumed he would have grown by now. And I don't remember Furies being that bad. The series got worse as it progressed.
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