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For people on this site? That's a possible reason. For me? It's just terrible plotting. Or rather, there is promise until the rug is pulled from under you and you end up with something very cliche and trite. The writing itself flows pretty well, so if you don't mind that stuff, you would probably enjoy it just fine as entertaining fluff. I would get all the books second hand, though, it isn't worth full price of admission. Also, Terry Goodkind is kinda a tool. After getting famous for writing a blatant fantasy series, he claims he "doesn't write fantasy." He's an example of Donner Kruger effect where he thinks he's a great, insightful literary writer though he is just a mere competent writer with mildly entertaining storylines. This characteristic becomes problematic later on when the series essentially becomes a vehicle for preaching "libertarian principles. "

Sheesh, that new restricted list has left me a little salty! Our (Crane's) new Seeker of Fire role was a tough enough sell without forcing a choice between Guest of Honor and Feast or Famine.

I don't see how they can improve on the other mini series! Who's making it?

That's like saying Return of the Jedi doesn't complete Star Wars, Episode 9 does. It's a continuation of some minor points and leaves behind the epic scope of the first two to retread the same conflict on a smaller scale. Also, Hyperion is the one with all the awards Edit disclaimer: Star Wars is used as an example because it too has an unnecessary sequel series that people can still enjoy.

That's a pretty good one. Fall of Hyperion is also good, and pretty much completes the story. The other two books in the series are flaming dumpster fires, though, and embodies all the socially problematic tropes of science fiction.

It's really good, Jeminsin is a trained psychologist, and that expertise really shows in how her characters act.

There's a couple movies, but mostly I'll be watching 3 maybe 4 movies next year in theater.

Well, if you wear only one sock, one of your feet will be bare!

Some timely controversial opinion: Neon Genesis Evangelion is a mess. If the statement, "put a bunch of stuff in a blender and process into a chunky goop" ever made sense as a critique for anything, it's for this show. The best part about the show? A Cruel Angel's Thesis.

Crows are better, because they don't talk with a lisp

One reason. The other being you probably recognize that it isn't nearly as cerebral as the reviewers made it out to be. Seriously, not every sci- fi movie that takes itself seriously is 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Did you see it in theater? This is one of the few cases where that matters. The ambience created really adds to the film, and I can see why the director was upset that it was only released on Netflix in the UK.

Pffft.... that's not even VanVogt's weirdest novel! It's certainly one that I can see idiot libertarians or other idiot right wingers quote, but that's a whole other voyage of the space beagle!

Red Dead Redemption 2. I should be doing some story missions, but it's much funner to steal this jerk's best goats while he sleeps!

I imagine it's planned as A conclusion, not necessarily THE conclusion. So whatever story this trilogy tells will be completed, but there can be further adventures.

The translations are what are widely available and what shaped culture, I feel it's perfectly fine to critique the Bible based on that without reading several commentaries (which I have), consult different translations (tambien), study it extensively for years and study ancient language (didn't do this). Now, if we are talking about what it really says and means, that's a completely different story!

Classics are classics for a reason. That reason being they were culturally relevant or influential. So yes, things like Harry Potter and Ender's Game will get undue praise because of the momentum their classic status lends them. I feel a lot of books get a bad rap because they were assigned as school reading. That's somewhat unfair to the book, I believe, as the judgement is based on a "bad" school experience and not the merits of the book. I mean, of course you are more likely to enjoy books you choose to read over ones you are required to. Catcher in the Rye was good, though it is not a young adult novel. It might resonate with some youth going through a tough time, but that hardly means it will resonate with most kids. Lord of the Flies was required school reading since its publication. I have always liked it, but its status as required reading means that Golding's other books are almost completely overlooked, even though the guy won a Nobel Prize in Literature. Leo Tolstoy is a god among writers. And to top off my controversial post: the Bible is a terrible book that very few people outside of a blatant Christian culture would ever want to force themselves through. It's also the perfect example of what I mean by "classic."

How is Lether a criticism of communism?! I, as the kids say, can't even!

That "helpful" review sounds like some typical right-winger, to be honest. Particularly when he complains about a minority character being noble, beautiful, and brilliant and claiming, without any examples, that it has fundamental misunderstanding of how markets and governments work. And who calls Erikson a sci-fi writer? He's written sci-fi but is very much known for fantasy. And one of Erikson's characters going on a political rambling? Anyone that has read Malazan knows that is typical of Erikson. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to read it, but I am not convinced that someone complaining about an Erikson book being political has ever read one.

I've made my contempt for Harry Potter known, so I won't comment directly, but use it as a segue way to complain about the results of the Great American Read. Number 1 was To Kill a Mockingbird, because of course it was. Harry Potter was number 3, Gone with the Wind and Chronicles of Narnia were in the top 10... and I just want to shake America and yell "Read different books!" to its face. I mean, what's the point of reading if you only read the same few books? Of course, there's a shared cultural aspect to it. Popular stuff allows for mediated conversation. I am more likely to have a meaningful conversation with a stranger about Harry Potter than the infinitely better A Dance to the Music of Time. I just wish people weren't so rabidly cultish about it. It destroys one's literacy, and one should never read the same book every year. Unless that book is A Lonesome Night in October

Well, at least you'll always have something to look forward to!

Especially recently, I would say dub. A lot of times, we got not only got great voice actors... we have BETTER voice actors. Compare King Kai from Dragonball subbed vs dubbed: the original has little to no personality and is unrecognizable. Dubbed has a distinct, recognizable voice Subbed becomes the better option if you want to watch an anime that just came out immediately. So though I prefer dubbed (I mean, Cowboy Bebop dubbed is perfect!) There's a place for subbed.

Seems like a lame variation of Pascal's Wager (which is all ready kinda lame). I might have something more later, but right now that's it from me.

True, I'm just a cad and ruffian with great opinions!