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Ha! Larry Send a noteboard - 26/05/2014 05:01:07 AM

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Besides, my opinions make enough sense that most of them should be considered fact automatically!

To be honest, I'm just glad we're having some levity with our disagreement. Much easier for us to then try to have a dialogue, no?

Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance Larry - 20/05/2014 01:05:59 AM 1174 Views
I wonder if Sanderson should never have told people about his "Cosmere" beetnemesis - 20/05/2014 04:31:25 PM 831 Views
Well, it's relevant to this particular novel Larry - 23/05/2014 05:02:47 PM 813 Views
I generally assess writers the same way that you do, Larry. Tom - 23/05/2014 05:18:24 PM 834 Views
Actually, I think that might be why I continue to read him Larry - 23/05/2014 10:31:29 PM 862 Views
Ugh. I hate that. "Creating Literature as an Art Form." vs. "Writing for Entertainment" beetnemesis - 24/05/2014 04:21:08 AM 827 Views
There can be combinations of both, but certain groups do pressure writers to "choose sides" Larry - 25/05/2014 05:18:52 AM 791 Views
It also gives "entertainment" writers no incentive to improve their style. Nate - 25/05/2014 04:33:23 PM 978 Views
I agree Larry - 26/05/2014 05:05:18 AM 831 Views
It's like the recent X-men movie, Days of Future Past beetnemesis - 26/05/2014 05:40:27 AM 988 Views
Or conversely... Larry - 26/05/2014 05:50:21 AM 823 Views
I agree. Low expectations are insidious beetnemesis - 26/05/2014 05:37:01 AM 789 Views
"But I assess writers more on their prose and dialogue than I do on their ideas/concepts" Anonymous2000 - 24/05/2014 07:51:15 PM 817 Views
Actually, as of two weeks from now, I am Larry - 25/05/2014 05:22:04 AM 800 Views
Funny - Tolkien's prose is rather clunky to me. Anonymous2000 - 25/05/2014 06:37:27 PM 776 Views
I can understand that Larry - 26/05/2014 05:00:21 AM 771 Views
You sir, are a snob, plain and simple. Anonymous2000 - 24/05/2014 07:49:02 PM 827 Views
Why would I try to defend myself against an ill-supported opinion? Larry - 25/05/2014 05:16:35 AM 779 Views
Providing evidence takes too long..... Anonymous2000 - 25/05/2014 06:35:33 PM 789 Views
Ha! Larry - 26/05/2014 05:01:07 AM 940 Views
Why would you defend yourself against a great compliment? *NM* Tom - 26/05/2014 08:01:27 PM 320 Views
True, but... Larry - 27/05/2014 03:18:41 AM 786 Views
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