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All the time. And I'm bad with this. Perdita Send a noteboard - 31/08/2009 07:55:54 AM
I explain to them in detail how bad Eragon is (it usually is Eragon) and they get a bit huffy until I hand them ASOIAF, Locke Lamora, or even a Tad Williams, and ask them to try that and compare. This is rarer now because everyone knows pretty quickly that I like fantasy/sci fi.

Because I can't keep my trap shut I can be too vehement about this and people really do get huffy.

Although I hit a stumbling block with a friend who likes Erikson, whereas I can't read Erikson at all because the writing is awful, the pacing's terrible and I just hate it. I don't get the popularity. She didn't like GGK though, so whenever we meet we have a pretty spirited debate about these things (Harry Potter vs The Dark Is Rising our most recent) and to an extent it is all swings and roundabouts.

If it gets them into fantasy it can't be all bad though. My first forray into non-Tolkien fantasy was Goodkind, after all. Thank god for that Legends anthology, wouldn't have known there was a wider range of stuff out there! :D
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Ever happen to you? A friend lends you a book... Haggard - 31/08/2009 05:36:00 AM 1283 Views
tell the truth fistofpainx - 31/08/2009 05:43:56 AM 952 Views
I have friends who swear by Goodkind, actually. ~shudder~ *NM* Craig - 31/08/2009 06:08:05 AM 1184 Views
Poor misguided souls *NM* Ryan - 31/08/2009 06:46:43 AM 457 Views
I wish I could tell them that. Craig - 31/08/2009 07:09:15 AM 971 Views
The first couple were ok Kurrurrin - 31/08/2009 02:03:08 PM 990 Views
I try telling them that all the time imlad - 02/09/2009 08:50:54 PM 772 Views
All the time. And I'm bad with this. Perdita - 31/08/2009 07:55:54 AM 1045 Views
Re: All the time. And I'm bad with this. Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:30:35 PM 925 Views
That was pretty much the discussion in a nutshell Perdita - 01/09/2009 02:23:57 AM 1032 Views
Wait, how on earth is Harry Potter a better role model than Will Stanton? Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 03:55:49 AM 1155 Views
I would tell her that but she's got a black belt in tae kwon do. I like my face where it is. *NM* Perdita - 02/09/2009 12:47:48 AM 552 Views
Re: All the time. And I'm bad with this. Kylia Skydancer - 03/09/2009 09:59:53 AM 1210 Views
Well, there are a couple of options. First, you could kill the friend. Bryce - 31/08/2009 08:22:10 AM 1001 Views
You hit the nail on the head. Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:34:54 PM 933 Views
*dies laughing* *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 03/09/2009 10:02:17 AM 375 Views
Go to Wikipdia... Milla - 31/08/2009 10:13:21 AM 853 Views
Fortunately, this has never happened to me... James - 31/08/2009 01:54:31 PM 1034 Views
Honesty is the best policy PhotoJim - 31/08/2009 02:05:03 PM 971 Views
"What kind of moron are you?" Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:11:46 PM 918 Views
Make a trade. Jacob - 31/08/2009 03:28:36 PM 906 Views
I did that with my niece. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:52:49 PM 920 Views
Me too... Jacob - 01/09/2009 06:43:31 PM 929 Views
Sandman...I think we have that in the garage...Gaiman? *NM* Tashmere - 01/09/2009 06:47:42 PM 409 Views
Gaiman's masterwork... the comic. *NM* Jacob - 01/09/2009 06:58:20 PM 422 Views
I'm not a big fan of graphic novels but The Sandman is exquisite in every way. *NM* Rebekah - 01/09/2009 07:00:32 PM 365 Views
Yep. ViolentKai - 31/08/2009 08:29:49 PM 971 Views
That sounds awful! Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:21:51 PM 928 Views
Thank you ViolentKai - 31/08/2009 09:24:00 PM 1091 Views
I generally avoid RL suggestions Stephen - 31/08/2009 09:01:50 PM 886 Views
Always the truth. People aren't that fragile. They would rather know the truth. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:48:10 PM 933 Views
I tell them the truth, it just isn't my cup of tea... Larisa - 01/09/2009 01:26:33 AM 937 Views
You can manage without reading Murtach74 - 01/09/2009 02:30:02 AM 875 Views
Jus t say you didn't like them random thoughts - 01/09/2009 06:30:25 PM 916 Views
bah, if I don't want to read it, I won't... LaSombra - 01/09/2009 07:05:21 PM 1161 Views
I avoid like the dickens! Kylia Skydancer - 03/09/2009 10:08:40 AM 944 Views
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