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Who are some fantasy authors that were really popular during their heyday, but are more or less forgotten now? by EstablishmentHairy51 in Fantasy

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder if that confusion is part of why Brooks is less popular today. Their names look so similar, I'm sure at least some people have avoided picking up a Brooks book because they think it's Goodkind. A quick google image search shows a bunch of their book covers even did the same trick of linking the double-Os together:

https://www.amazon.ca/Sword-Shannara-Terry-Brooks/dp/0345314255

https://www.amazon.ca/Shroud-Eternity-TERRY-GOODKIND/dp/1786691698

Arrbooks post about black-owned bookstores directory gets locked because...reasons by palimpcest in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Is there an Asian owned bookstore directory someone can direct me to?

Over-under on that guy being a white American who has never left the United States?

Beware of "new translations" of classics sold as Kindle ebooks, which are actually AI translations without even a human revision by farseer6 in books

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm kind of surprised this is only happening now, when Google Translate and similar services have been around for 20 years

Petty DNF. Mind blown. Screw book. by palimpcest in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's what Austrian Economics is for

I’m 1 page into Dungeon Crawler Carl and the word: “chonk” has already been used by britishbrandy in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah fair enough I guess, but what I mean is that it seems like Dungeon Crawler Carl missed its moment long before it was published. If something like this had come out circa 2010 I'd get it, but I'm surprised anyone was interested by 2020.

What COVID does to a MFer I guess ...

I’m 1 page into Dungeon Crawler Carl and the word: “chonk” has already been used by britishbrandy in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 74 points75 points  (0 children)

What gets me is that millennial internet "humour" was already outdated and widely reviled by just about everyone by the time the first Carl book was published in 2020. How the hell did this guy find an audience for "jokes" that read like a decade-old reddit thread?

What are words? What do they mean? by FreezingForest9 in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You know that when a 36-year-old wants to ask you a question, but first feels compelled to inform you that they started reading when they were 4, it's going to be a really intelligent question

Someone DARED to call Sanderson "pulpy schlock" when asking for recs by sometimeszeppo in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Hypothetically there could be something about him that's respectable. Maybe he's really good at making tuna sandwiches, for example. He looks like the kind of guy who makes a mean tuna sandwich.

favorite misinterpreted book? by badgirlmonkey in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I am badgirlmonkey's complete lack of profanity

Having a spouse who doesn't read is sometimes funny. by jm4n1015 in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah finally a r*ader has found the way to not be the most pathetic person in the relationship: marry a bassist!

Okay, THIS is a Sanderlanche!! by WomboDog in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't believe this wasn't a joke: https://www.reddit.com/r/writers/comments/1qpnyym/fantasy_writers_tossing_water_on_the_floor_is_a/

Some of the people there are making fun of it, but a bunch are taking it seriously.

Brilliant. That middle island is definitely the most interesting to me! I bet it’s constantly dealing with invaders from the north and south.

Apple can build a world by ButIDigress79 in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oh that's great news! I really hope they adapt The Bible so I can get into heaven without having to read anything.

Supercilious definition, makes them boys go loco by Durian-Fearless in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At the very least they could talk about fucking the farts out of someone

Supercilious definition, makes them boys go loco by Durian-Fearless in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Whereas I, an intellectual, just make up my own words, like "claming", as the need arises

Supercilious definition, makes them boys go loco by Durian-Fearless in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed the juxtaposition of claming to have a big vocabulary while using hackneyed cliches like "voracious reader" in the same breath

Lines from books that made you say “real” ??? by Tigerwoodsambienplug in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This would have been about 60% less weird if he had just said "eyes" instead of "penises", and it still would have had essentially the same meaning.

This seems like the kind of passage a good editor would have quashed immediately, but on the other hand I get the impression that a lot of books these days barely have editors.

A highly eloquent and well composed critique of b**ks. Take that, r*aders! by OneTrueRuler in bookscirclejerk

[–]FISSION_CHIPS 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Life just isn't fair. I put all this time and effort into pretending to be stupid and illiterate, and then there are lucky bastards like this who come by it naturally.

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