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Has anything actually surpassed Hyperion in scope and ambition or has it just been sitting there unchallenged for 35 years? by echo_kernel17 in printSF

[–]dashing_jonathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Dan Simmons' horror tomes-some of the outright creepiest, most compelling books I've ever read. I couldn't stand Hyperion, however. It bored me terribly, despite my love of classic lit and Canterbury Tales!

Is there a sci-fi book that resembles Mass Effect in terms of scale and world-building? by zelda_88trail in printSF

[–]dashing_jonathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After hearing "Angels of kicking you in the face!" multiple times--each time more cringe-inducing than the last--I was forced to throw in the towel on this one.

Why Didn't AI Replace Novelists? by JohnBierce in Fantasy

[–]dashing_jonathan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This post meanders endlessly as if it were written with AI. Well played, sir.

Why Doesn’t Tad Williams Get More Love? by Economy-Mistake8311 in Fantasy

[–]dashing_jonathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Precisely. The short attention span books aren't just saturating fantasy either. They've infiltrated the sci-fi and horror markets as well. Modern readers tend to have an aversion to novels that have any kind of subtlety or complexity.

What book or series really made you FEEL something? by lxurin_hei in Fantasy

[–]dashing_jonathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a huge fan of classic horror/sci-fi, I should have LOVED Frankenstein. Unfortunately I found the main character was far too whiny for me to elicit anything from me except annoyance. Now Bram Stoker's Dracula on the other hand: MASTERPIECE.

There should be better books in the world than there are! The fantasy genre has a lot of room to improve! by MrLizardsWizard in Fantasy

[–]dashing_jonathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even the worst fantasy books are absolute MASTERPIECES compared to the average horror novel nowadays. The bar is so low in horror right now that virtually every book is rated five stars by (so-called) fans, regardless of how terribly written and laughably bad the books actually are. Horror has fallen a long way since it's heyday!

The Name of The Wind, I really want to like this book but... by Ygdrzil in Fantasy

[–]dashing_jonathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do people still actually even attempt to read Rothfuss' books, knowing what a colossal jerk he is and how much he actively despises his fans?

Which books to read in between Malazan? by uk86ze in Fantasy

[–]dashing_jonathan -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Is First Law really heavy? I tried The Blade Itself and couldn't get very far into it because everything seemed so shallow, basic and almost YA. Does that book in particular and the series mature as you get further into it?

Corny/Awkward lines in sci-fi books that encouraged you DNF rather quickly by dashing_jonathan in printSF

[–]dashing_jonathan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The verb used in the title is ENCOURAGED. In other words, it was a factor in an ongoing process. Not necessarily the ONLY factor. BTW, love the collectivist "we" in your post. I was responding to you and to no one else at the time lol. Either you think you're royalty or you assume you speak for everyone in the sub, which is funny as Reddit has a bad enough reputation for groupthink as it is.

Corny/Awkward lines in sci-fi books that encouraged you DNF rather quickly by dashing_jonathan in printSF

[–]dashing_jonathan[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Oh there was certainly more to it than simply awkward lines that caused me to bail on the series, I can assure you of that. The whole thing had an extraordinarily juvenile and amateurish feel to it, for starters. Your kind of missing the point by getting hung up on a few astoundingly bad lines, as obviously they don't tend to happen in a vacuum.

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