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I'll leave it up to others to define as they wish against their self-conceptions of me Larry Send a noteboard - 10/12/2011 10:52:54 AM
I've known you a number of years now (11, for the record). In particular, I know you have a decidedly "different" sense of humor that doesn't always come across as such... and while I freely admit that the majority of modern epic fantasies don't appeal to me, I'm left wondering how much of this comment was simply for your own entertainment, and how much was snide dismissal.


Or you could just read my Twitter feed for further comments on it.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Aren't the Tolkien comparisons getting a little...old? Dark Knight - 09/12/2011 09:51:39 PM 3147 Views
The comparison bothers me, but not because Tolkien isn't relevant. lord-of-shadow - 09/12/2011 10:05:22 PM 1992 Views
I agree with this. Nate - 09/12/2011 10:21:34 PM 2032 Views
Re: I agree with this. DomA - 10/12/2011 07:09:33 PM 1981 Views
Exactly *NM* ironclad - 12/12/2011 12:09:19 PM 1046 Views
Only when shit works are being compared to him Larry - 09/12/2011 10:22:26 PM 1909 Views
Larry, Macharius - 10/12/2011 01:13:18 AM 1939 Views
Snide dismissal that will be passed off as for his own entertainment. Ghavrel - 10/12/2011 04:55:43 AM 1815 Views
We get a lot of that around here. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 10/12/2011 05:18:01 AM 811 Views
makes me wonder... LadyLorraine - 10/12/2011 04:37:33 PM 1821 Views
Re: makes me wonder... James - 11/12/2011 03:03:15 AM 1784 Views
Well-deserved condescension. Tom - 11/12/2011 03:54:27 AM 1982 Views
You're sure about that? A Deathwatch Guard - 11/12/2011 04:20:26 AM 2208 Views
Re: You're sure about that? James - 11/12/2011 05:25:08 AM 1897 Views
Re: You're sure about that? A Deathwatch Guard - 11/12/2011 06:03:02 AM 1811 Views
i think you shouldn't judge a whole world's school programs on your school LadyLorraine - 11/12/2011 06:42:30 AM 1820 Views
Yeah, I'm limited in my knowledge, lol A Deathwatch Guard - 11/12/2011 08:03:26 AM 1823 Views
My school was...not great. James - 11/12/2011 04:02:36 PM 1853 Views
I'm 24. James - 11/12/2011 03:49:06 PM 1781 Views
If you're arguing that children should be able to read genre fiction, fine. Tom - 11/12/2011 08:52:27 PM 1691 Views
Well, I suppose it depends on the type of genre being read Larry - 11/12/2011 09:36:16 PM 1924 Views
How often do you hear the challenging writers mentioned at this site? Tom - 12/12/2011 02:03:05 PM 1668 Views
Only when you, me, and a couple others write reviews Larry - 12/12/2011 04:21:14 PM 2091 Views
Oh, it was the same as it always is Tom - 12/12/2011 05:23:56 PM 1741 Views
True Larry - 12/12/2011 06:29:10 PM 1867 Views
One note nossy - 13/12/2011 12:17:48 AM 1879 Views
Perhaps Larry - 13/12/2011 12:49:34 AM 1805 Views
*Sighs* Such is the plight of those shining few intelects... Narg - 23/12/2011 01:15:47 AM 1860 Views
Much of the actual "Classics", that is, Greek and Latin originals, kids would eat up. Dan - 12/12/2011 03:13:03 AM 1706 Views
Try teaching Apuleius in schools... *NM* Tom - 12/12/2011 04:12:49 AM 916 Views
Plato is exciting, brutal and scandalous? Legolas - 12/12/2011 09:59:13 PM 1768 Views
You're upfront and honest about it; he isn't. The difference matters to me. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/12/2011 05:18:42 AM 981 Views
Uhh...uh... Larry - 11/12/2011 05:34:23 AM 1784 Views
this is a bit off topic, but out of curiousity... LadyLorraine - 11/12/2011 06:28:35 AM 1886 Views
I've discussed this dozens of times at this site. Perhaps you've missed all of the posts. Tom - 11/12/2011 08:57:44 PM 1909 Views
mk I'll go look. I probably did miss it (or at least don't remember it!) LadyLorraine - 11/12/2011 09:08:02 PM 1792 Views
I have a successful career that was inspired by the video games I played as a child. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 11/12/2011 05:52:21 PM 1004 Views
Now let's get all the people who just pissed their lives away with video games and see the %. Tom - 11/12/2011 08:58:42 PM 1940 Views
The majority of players neither waste their lives nor make a career out of it. lord-of-shadow - 11/12/2011 11:29:29 PM 1826 Views
Yeah, sorry, I don't think you could say that with a straight face in real life. *NM* Tom - 12/12/2011 04:13:52 AM 966 Views
Then you have a closed mind on the subject. Ironic, considering your stance on edification. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 12/12/2011 05:47:50 AM 886 Views
No, just with respect to you. *NM* Tom - 12/12/2011 02:00:15 PM 946 Views
Tom, you pulled the "Say that to my face!" line. You lost the right to talk about respect. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 12/12/2011 03:20:15 PM 990 Views
Once again, I really don't care what you think. *NM* Tom - 12/12/2011 03:37:40 PM 939 Views
Did I imply that you did? My apologies. I'd hate to insinuate that you'd stoop that low. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 12/12/2011 04:13:25 PM 896 Views
As well read as you seem to be, you think you'd be smart enough... MonCul - 11/12/2011 06:20:06 PM 1782 Views
I thought I have made it clear that I don't care if people don't like me here. Tom - 11/12/2011 08:44:58 PM 1689 Views
Re: I thought I have made it clear that I don't care if people don't like me here. Macharius - 12/12/2011 04:04:37 PM 1750 Views
That statement has just confused me. Tom - 12/12/2011 04:06:53 PM 1697 Views
Re: That statement has just confused me. Macharius - 12/12/2011 04:14:27 PM 1748 Views
I never learned Hittite. I had a book on pre-order for a long time but never ended up getting it. Tom - 12/12/2011 05:41:03 PM 1668 Views
What you have made clear, I think, is the fact that you deal in generalizations and stereotypes. MonCul - 12/12/2011 10:12:12 PM 1846 Views
There's an unintentional irony in what you say, alas Larry - 13/12/2011 12:44:26 AM 1731 Views
Tom, Dick, or Larry...you may use your true first name, but you're still an anonymous entity to most MonCul - 13/12/2011 04:49:35 AM 1993 Views
With such comeback skills, you must have ruled the playgrounds as a kid, no? Larry - 13/12/2011 05:21:42 AM 1940 Views
I thought it was a pretty good comeback. MonCul - 13/12/2011 12:37:15 PM 1901 Views
Think again, Skippy Larry - 13/12/2011 01:34:41 PM 1776 Views
There are no special snowflakes, are there? Larry - 11/12/2011 09:39:21 PM 1683 Views
There are many way of widening one's horizons and broadening one's mind. Legolas - 11/12/2011 10:08:24 PM 1439 Views
I said as much in my comment Larry - 11/12/2011 10:20:03 PM 1693 Views
What I don't like- rebelaessedai - 12/12/2011 04:28:55 AM 1824 Views
Why don't you name something, then? Tom - 12/12/2011 04:40:29 AM 1774 Views
Sure. rebelaessedai - 13/12/2011 07:30:56 AM 1595 Views
Mentioning Ender's Game pretty much shot your argument in the foot. Tom - 13/12/2011 02:02:59 PM 1707 Views
You dismiss the entire video game medium because many games lack value. lord-of-shadow - 13/12/2011 03:59:11 PM 1847 Views
You're like the McDonald's paid advocate trying to say Big Macs are actually healthy. Tom - 13/12/2011 05:46:37 PM 1622 Views
McDonalds food is inherently unhealthy. lord-of-shadow - 13/12/2011 06:02:18 PM 1821 Views
For the sake of argument ... Nate - 13/12/2011 04:09:51 PM 1787 Views
Stephenson is not literature, that's for damn sure. Tom - 13/12/2011 05:49:24 PM 1651 Views
Thank you, The Voice of Lews Therin. *NM* Vivien - 16/12/2011 05:14:42 AM 1001 Views
I'll leave it up to others to define as they wish against their self-conceptions of me Larry - 10/12/2011 10:52:54 AM 1824 Views
that's alright. I really have no desire to stroke your twit-ego. *NM* LadyLorraine - 10/12/2011 04:36:56 PM 776 Views
Considering the firestorm I appear to have touched off, that may be best. Macharius - 12/12/2011 12:57:49 PM 1785 Views
I know, John Larry - 12/12/2011 04:27:04 PM 1683 Views
Re: I know, John Macharius - 12/12/2011 05:06:26 PM 1792 Views
As I've said in the past, I'd be scared if anyone agreed with me anywhere approaching 100% Larry - 12/12/2011 06:33:52 PM 1668 Views
Re: As I've said in the past, I'd be scared if anyone agreed with me anywhere approaching 100% Macharius - 12/12/2011 07:13:37 PM 1745 Views
Same guy Larry - 12/12/2011 07:26:13 PM 1803 Views
Ha! Excellent point. *NM* Tom - 11/12/2011 03:44:52 AM 926 Views
Blurbs are not generally very original in their comparisons - would kind of defeat their purpose. Legolas - 09/12/2011 10:42:17 PM 1793 Views
I have to agree. ? - 09/12/2011 10:54:06 PM 1782 Views
They're there for marketing A Deathwatch Guard - 10/12/2011 12:20:17 AM 1793 Views
Most of those comparisons are like that anyway DomA - 10/12/2011 05:32:45 PM 1938 Views
Maybe if so much of the genre weren't crap derivative works it wouldn't be so common. *NM* Tom - 11/12/2011 03:44:24 AM 924 Views
To be fair, a lot of it isn't. rebelaessedai - 11/12/2011 04:06:07 AM 1726 Views
I suspect that if it really isn't derivative it's not being compared to Tolkien in the first place. Tom - 11/12/2011 04:18:57 AM 1676 Views
That's true. rebelaessedai - 11/12/2011 11:08:01 AM 1650 Views
But see, that's where things start to get referred back to Tolkien. Tom - 12/12/2011 04:30:12 AM 1823 Views
Maybe they mean something else by using his name. Cannoli - 11/12/2011 03:50:15 AM 1790 Views
When they don't work, yes. nossy - 11/12/2011 03:18:44 PM 1765 Views
The Tolkien fanaticism gets old. And yes, for me it is unreadable. everynametaken - 11/12/2011 11:37:53 PM 1710 Views
No, because the movies are very contemporary and relevant, thus he will remain so for quite a while. Dan - 12/12/2011 03:14:53 AM 1778 Views
Disagree all you want, but LotR is still the touchstone when it comes to works of fantasy. Vodalus - 12/12/2011 03:48:20 AM 1684 Views
Yes *NM* Hieshyn - 22/12/2011 07:08:38 PM 1051 Views
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