DVS BSTrD said:
If at first you do succeed
Twi, Twi, Twi again.
*slow clap* I should not be laughing at this. You should not be encouraged.
Absolutionis said:
I'm surprised that The Hunger Games wasn't mentioned. It's yet another blandly written love-triangle book series with an inexplicably "special" female lead based on a mythos mostly ripped from other sources. I guess the only thing it's lacking is monsters.
If it weren't for his inclusion of The Host I would suspect Bob gave it a bye because it wasn't a supernatural romance. I would like to think he didn't include it because its better quality, though he pretty much panned the movie. I found Hunger Games to be very well written (as best I can judge given that I'm neither in the target age nor gender demographics), though IMHO the first book was stronger than its sequels.
Abandon4093 said:
They're called Nephilim.
If you're going to used established races, don't make up random names for them to make them sound cooler. The sons/daughters of man and angel are called the Nephilim. No shadow-sausages, or whatever two words you crammed together to make them sound cool.
Nephilim. Say it with me now, Nephilim.
Easy there, hoss. People make up new names all the time and with good reason - maybe this author didn't want to use a word freighted with meaning from the Old Testament. Consider how comic fanboys react when someone messes up an origin story. If I was an author writing pulp fantasy I'd probably cross to the other side of the proverbial street to avoid a confrontation with bible fanboys. Or maybe it was to clarify - a quick wikipedia check of the word means that one translation that's been passed down simply means 'giants' or 'fallen warriors'. And while Nephilim is indeed a name given to the children of angels and men, I suspect there are words from other cultures which are no less on the mark. So, you know. Chill.
Screamarie said:
I love how everyone just comes together to rip on what the teenage girls like. [snip] It just pisses me off a tad whenever I hear nerds complain about getting bullied or teased for what they like then turn right around and bully or tease others for what they like.
Seconded. It'd take a lot of rhetorical wind out of people's sails but arguments would be a lot more clear if people 'fessed up when they knew they weren't part of the intended audience when posting online. Everyone's still entitled to opinions but if IRL I complain that Justin Beiber doesn't do much for me as a pop star, I'm just going to get I bunch of weird looks. Because yeah, the music might be insipid but I'm not a tweenage girl so, you know. I should fuckaway off and find something I do like.
Harker067 said:
Anyone else hear shadowhunter and start thinking Gabriel Knight?
I went to Sandman Slim, personally, but I grok the reference.
