| From: | Sommers sommers@*****.edu |
|---|---|
| Subject: | role of novels in SR universe |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Jul 1999 10:34:11 -0400 |
> > > > So my question is, finally, what role do you believe the SR novels
> > > > should play in the larger plots of the SR Universe?
> > >
> > > None at all. SR novels suck ass, despite what you people may believe.
> >
> > Mark: Don't presume to speak for me, or to tell me what I may or may not
> > believe.
> >
> > The rest of this post is pretty much your opinion, and you're entitled to
> > it, but this particular opening really managed to piss me off, which
> > influenced how I read the rest of your message.
> >
>All right. Call it my prejudice. In general, most of the listmembers can be
>summed as such: really like to discuss the technical aspects of SR (rules,
>equipment, and such), enjoy SR novels (judging from previous postings of 30+
>messages discussing paragraphs in Dragonheart and others), enjoy the
>conspiracies in SR, and are more organized than most lists (T-shirts,
>getting together at various cons, etc.). Now, there will be half a dozen
>people+ who will immediately object to this post. I've spoken with some of
>them. Not all of us meet this description, but a goodly number do, judging
>from the messages I get every day. Therefore, my generalization. Everyone
>who replies to this will all object to my definition, but there you go...
>that's where I'm coming from.
It wasn't your opinion that the novels suck ass that pissed him off, and
made me raise an eyebrow. It very well could be that the novels suck ass.
And that opinion will vary between every member of the list. I can live
with that, and would have been interested in specific reason why you
thought that they sucked ass. Do you not like the epic storyline, that to
get the whole story you have to read the novel? Some people have that
opinion. Not me, but I can see their point and debate the subject.
What i didn't like is that you make a blanket statement of your opinion,
and then imply if I don't see the inherent rightness of said opinion I must
be an idiot. The quality of a novel is an opinion that a person holds, not
a fact like fire is hot. I personally think that Ann Rice books are pure
pap, but I don't tell my roommate that despite what she thinks, they're
pap. She likes them, I don't. To imply that there's something wrong with
her for liking them is insulting. To say that I may believe that I like SR
fiction, but that they really do suck ass so I must have something wrong
with me, is insulting.
Sommers
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