- Juracan Sun Jan 10 09:19:49 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
That sounds honestly more like a basic deconstruction (albeit a clumsy and not terribly intelligent one) of the “Chosen One” story, not a white male power fantasy. And yes, while there’s a lot of overlap between the two kinds of stories, they can also be mutually exclusive. Though I’m not …
- The Smith of Lies Sat Jan 9 08:00:06 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
That sounds honestly more like a basic deconstruction (albeit a clumsy and not terribly intelligent one) of the “Chosen One” story, not a white male power fantasy. And yes, while there’s a lot of overlap between the two kinds of stories, they can also be mutually exclusive. Though I’m not …
- TMary Sat Jan 9 04:30:50 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
The book is Kill the Farm Boy if you’re interested. It starts with a farm boy being told he needs to go on a quest because he’s called to a great destiny, so he goes with his magic goat and then gets killed early on, and the rest of the …
- LoneWolf Thu Jan 7 15:34:57 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
Eh, not a very good comparison. Maradonia was obvious vanity project that only got traction among caustic critics and never had real chance to reach wide audience. Whatever faults of Atticus as character and story as a whole, Hearne is actually pretty successful, up to the point of his books actually …
- The Smith of Lies Thu Jan 7 11:49:34 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
I just checked too! I am curious, so I might check it out soon; though again, with a full time job now, I don’t have quite as much time to read as I used to. Upon further investigation, the translation might be only of one or two stories, since Amazon page …
- Juracan Thu Jan 7 07:34:45 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
I can provide it, but I don’t think it was ever translated into English. Kłamca (literally Liar) by Jakub Ćwiek. It is actually where my username comes from. Just as I feared! Oh well. But that’s cool, it being where you got your username and all. Well, that still falls under the same …
- The Smith of Lies Thu Jan 7 01:59:28 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
Ok, I guess I got an egg on my face. Just after posting the previous comment I checked out of curiosity… I give you Loki – the Liar A word of warning – I remember it as good, but it was back in high school. I have since then revisited and …
- The Smith of Lies Thu Jan 7 01:54:34 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
FIRST: I want the name of this anthology. Now. I can provide it, but I don’t think it was ever translated into English. Kłamca (literally Liar) by Jakub Ćwiek. It is actually where my username comes from. I saw on TV Tropes (but without citation, so maybe take with a grain of …
- Juracan Wed Jan 6 22:10:22 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
Oh, sidenote, I am now in possession of a semi-quasi-legal copy of Hounded that I downloaded online for free. So now I can follow along with what’s happening and stop shaming myself by checking it out at the library. Hm. Well I did get the Kindle book because I thought constantly …
- Juracan Wed Jan 6 21:22:30 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
I am loving the fact that this spork is getting so much traffic! Reminds me of the good old times of Impish Idea [sheds a single tear]. Aw, man, those were the days, amirite? If it were within my power, I’d have promoted so many people to staff writers, but sadly …
- The Smith of Lies Wed Jan 6 10:25:57 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
I am loving the fact that this spork is getting so much traffic! Reminds me of the good old times of Impish Idea [sheds a single tear]. [Juracan] Yeah, see, this is how it works in Sue universes, isn’t it? All the gods were just waiting around doing nothing until Atticus …
- Juracan Tue Jan 5 23:20:06 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
Happy New Year! To you as well! The narrative seems to be treating this as if Atticus won the lottery. Do gods get killed so often that ‘godslayer’ term life policies would be a thing, something to base a business on? I don’t know! Again, it’s just thrown at us without any context …
- TMary Tue Jan 5 15:40:27 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
Hell, a terrible person who is aware of their shortcomings can be quite likeable (at least from the distance). Yes, that is me shilling for Flashman again. I mean, I first thought of (pre-character development) Belkar Bitterleaf. But I suspected you might go with Flashman. ;) Flashman is a piece of shit, …
- The Smith of Lies Tue Jan 5 06:01:18 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
If he was a terrible person who knew and admitted he was a terrible person, he’d still be a terrible person, but he’d be less infuriating than a terrible person who likes to act Better Than You. Hell, a terrible person who is aware of their shortcomings can be quite likeable …
- TMary Mon Jan 4 18:07:15 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
But consider the following. By constantly checking it out at the library, you are perhaps preventing some poor, unfortunate soul from checking it out instead, thus damning themself to read it! You were doing good deed there. That is true. Also, if I kept it for long enough, they would report …
- Aikaterini Mon Jan 4 13:40:42 2021 (Hexed Sporking, Chapter 1: Ghost of Christmas Sporking)
Happy New Year! Paranormal insurance salesmen with special “godslayer” term life policies. Charlatans with “god-proof” armor and extraplanar safe houses for rent. The narrative seems to be treating this as if Atticus won the lottery. Do gods get killed so often that ‘godslayer’ term life policies would be a thing, something …
- The Smith of Lies Mon Jan 4 06:16:02 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
So now I can follow along with what’s happening and stop shaming myself by checking it out at the library. But consider the following. By constantly checking it out at the library, you are perhaps preventing some poor, unfortunate soul from checking it out instead, thus damning themself to read it! …
- TMary Mon Jan 4 04:12:42 2021 (Hounded Sporking, Chapter 18: Plot? What's That?)
Hooray, Chapter 18 at last! Let’s knock this one out.1 Oh, sidenote, I am now in possession of a semi-quasi-legal copy of Hounded that I downloaded online for free. So now I can follow along with what’s happening and stop shaming myself by checking it out at the library. And yes, …
- betty Fri Jan 1 18:04:35 2021 (You Should Read This - Dungeons & Dragons (2010 comic))
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- TMary Wed Dec 30 21:12:46 2020 (Intertextuality and Character Development: Atticus and Shakespeare)
Good to see you again, Mary! Good to be back! Hopefully I can stick around this time. I kind of blame… waves a hand at 2020 and life in general you know, that. So maybe it’ll get better? See, I like this idea, and it’d be cool if a modern day Druid …
