i am still trying, often without success
to avoid being rude to adults who read teenshite like Twilight spinoffs and Harry Fucking Pity-yer. It's bad enough that you choose to ignore the millions of books that were written to give you pleasure, but then we have to endure you telling us that "It's actually very well crafted and a great story" by way of apology.
It's the literary equivalent of saying that lukewarm piss is nearly as good as wine because they are both liquids that it is possible to consume without dying.
( Infidel , shit and wrong, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 18:59, 4 replies)

Click for the final sentence.

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 19:32, closed)

Haha, well said.
I had someone trying to boast to me that they can read a whole book in a night. It turns out she was talking about Twilight. When I asked her if she'd read any real books in a night, or ever, she went off in a huff. I'm fairly certain that this is how all Twilight fans end conversations.
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 23:37, closed)

Meh
Books are entertainment, so why shouldn't people read children or teen orientated books? Just because it was aimed at children doesn't mean it is a bad story or lacks any of the hallmarks of a good book.
Admittedly I probably wouldn't compare JK Rowling to HP Lovecraft, but both are entertaining reads none the less.

It is no different from me watching (and enjoying) a Pixar film or kids TV...
(442, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 14:08, closed)

It's a bad story because it's badly written.

(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 18:38, closed)