| Horrible Books you're Embarrassed to Admit you Read | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 12 2009, 01:52 PM (1,788 Views) | |
| Gabriel Zero | Jun 12 2009, 01:52 PM Post #1 |
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I think there's this mixture of masochism/pre-teeny delight that I take out of these things, but I don't want to analyze it. Without further ado, let's discuss some horrible books! I enjoy classics, and what one might call 'good literature' but I also enjoy fluff; books that I won't admit to anyone but my closest friends that I read. For example... Mary Jane Loves Spider-Man. 
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| Gorvar | Jun 12 2009, 01:59 PM Post #2 |
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I enjoy reading Romance novels.....even if it's just for the sake to laugh at how stupid the protaginists are. |
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| jrpbsp | Jun 12 2009, 02:27 PM Post #3 |
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The entire Dazzler solo series for one. |
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| Gabriel Zero | Jun 12 2009, 03:12 PM Post #4 |
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Was that the worst X-Title you ever read? |
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| jrpbsp | Jun 12 2009, 03:21 PM Post #5 |
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For an Ongoing I'd say yes. If you include limited then no. |
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| sniktsnakt | Feb 5 2010, 07:13 PM Post #6 |
Mononoke
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Honestly? I'm not going to call these horrible by any means, but I didn't admit that I read comic books at all until about a year ago. I don't think I'm ever going to really admit that I read fanfiction, let alone *write* it . . . . |
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| PDA | Feb 6 2010, 10:01 AM Post #7 |
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Uh, you just did...even if it's just to us! Ha, ha! |
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| sniktsnakt | Feb 6 2010, 12:59 PM Post #8 |
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Mononoke
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You know what I mean.  I personally think there's a fair bit of good fanfiction out there, but when most "outsiders" hear the word they immediately jump to lemons, slash, Mary-Sues, and poorly-written emotion-dumps. 
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| PDA | Feb 6 2010, 02:30 PM Post #9 |
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Very true, unfortunately. So much fanfiction is poorly written, with horrible grammatical and spelling errors, no editing, and out-of-character dialogue. These things stop the flow of the story for me, bringing it to a grinding halt even if the plot is interesting. I'll admit to always being on the lookout for good reading material with Logan/Wolverine as its major character. If that material happens to be fanfiction, so be it. A good story with well-drawn, believable characters (regardless of their "special gifts") will get me every time. |
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| sniktsnakt | Feb 6 2010, 04:53 PM Post #10 |
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I'm the same way. Still, the stereotype makes me keep it a secret, even if there have been times that I want to have some bragging rights about what I write to the people around me. Well, at least I get support from my readers. 
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