It's a wonder I hadn't made this installment in the "Fans Recommending" series yet, especially with some people specifically requesting it. But here it is at...
  • Pluto [he/him, he/him]
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    6 months ago

    Everyone!

    This may sound insane (and maybe it is!) but...

    ...I think BrandoSando... is overrated.

    Runs away.

    • CommunistCuddlefish [she/her]
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      6 months ago

      Brandon Sanderson is absolutely overrated.

      I think there's something about Mormonism that stunts people emotionally and intellectually. Orson Scott Card*, Brandon Sanderson, Stephanie Meyer, David Farland, they all have this ... simplicity and juveinility to their characterizations of people and relationships. It's hard to put my finger on.

      • ok I will admit OSC has written a couple brilliant works but I believe he accidentally struck gold with those based on how dogshit and pathetic most of his books are.
    • ashinadash [she/her]
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      6 months ago

      Good to see r/bookcirclejerk has made its way to the bear website.

  • itappearsthat
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    6 months ago

    one time I asked on mastodon whether I should read mistborn because people keep talking about it and the only nafo fucker in the entire fediverse managed to find his way into my replies

  • carpoftruth [any, any]
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    6 months ago

    It's always sad to me when you meet an adult who says they like reading but it turns out to all be YA stuff like this

    • Eris235 [undecided]
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      6 months ago

      I enjoyed Sanderson. When I was a young adult. Then there was just kind a point where I finished one of his books and was like, huh, that kinda sucked. Still read the next one before dropping him, being like, huh, yeah, this kinda sucks.

      Its not bad, if anything they're tightly written. But its just like, slop, even aside from the mormon brainworms in there.

      • carpoftruth [any, any]
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        6 months ago

        Likewise. No shade on reading cotton candy. I thought allomancy in mistborn was cool. Just, reading only cotton candy is like talking about how great commercials are when someone asks if you like movies.