Which Fantasy Author Did You Find Most Disappointing? Showing 601-650 of 1,088

[Amanda]

LOL!
I have a sour patch kid obsession. And black licorice! Not so much into the gummy bears, though.

[Valerie]

Carol wrote: "Is it worse that I prefer stale soda that's also been left open overnight? Dawn and I can open a movie theater stand of old food. :)"

Naw, carbonation doesn't always get along with my throat, so you're not the only one. :D

Black licorice is awesomesauce. Salt licorice, though... D:

[Laurel]

There's an honest to goodness candy store a couple of blocks from where I live. You all are making me want to head on down and go on a binge!

[Dawn]

I think flat soda is weirder than stale gummy bears...

Yay, I'm not the weirdest person here! Only second weirdest :D

[Amanda]

Valerie wrote: "Black licorice is awesomesauce. Salt licorice, though... D:"

Double salt Dutch licorice. Yum! My family used to always go to the candy shop for double salted. I haven't had any in years, though.

[[deleted user]]

Lmao @ Dawn. I love when a woman talks dirty :)

Stale...Soda? Ewwwwwwwwww

[[deleted user]]

Stale soda and Black Licorice?

You people are monsters

[Amanda]

Ala wrote: "Stale soda and Black Licorice?

You people are monsters"

says the person with the raisinettes! LOL
And we all know who ate the heads off the gummy bears....

[Valerie]

Heyyyyy

there's nothing wrong with raisinettes. :(

[[deleted user]]

Pffft...screw sweets. Where's the beef jerky :)

[Dawn]

Heck yeah, I'll take some beef jerky... And one of those big soft pretzels too, while you're up. And a slushie. Mmmm... I need to go to the movies so I can actually get this stuff!

[[deleted user]]

Big soft pretzel with cheese...mmmm.

And a Slurpee.

damn. now I want snacks.

[Dawn]

Yes. Big soft pretzel, cheese to dip it in. Slurpee. Maybe so licorice or gummy bears... Snow caps... Cookie dough bites.

Movie snacks rock.

[Kevin]

Dawn wrote: "Kevin wrote: "I know that also not to call out names or anything, but the fight could have gotten on even bigger than what had happened if it included Dawn or Chris."


Stop bringing up my fucking..."

Stop cursing at me.

[Dawn]

Grow up, I said fuck and shit. I'm an adult, I'll say whatever four letter words I choose, whenever I choose.

Stop bringing up my name. Anywhere. Ever.

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

Kevin, it may not be polite of her to curse, but it's fair she's calling you out on mentioning her and Chris. They weren't involved in whatever conversation you were having, so it's rude to insinuate they would make anything into a fight. Had you said nothing to reference her, she wouldn't have cursed at you.

We tactfully changed the subject in this thread. Let it go.

[Valerie]

On-topic:

I tried reading The Eyre Affair last summer after it came highly recommended to me by my creative writing teacher, and... I didn't really get it. Granted, I was in the middle of a huge book slump where I couldn't finish ANYTHING for a while, but I could hardly pay any attention to it. Is it worth re-visiting?

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

I really liked that book, and Jasper Fforde in general. It's whimsical, a little zany, a tough and thoughtful heroine and tons of literary jokes. I think the jokes strike home more if you know a lot about the literature. However, I've never read Jane Eyre that I remember, and I still enjoyed it a great deal. I think it appeals to a "British" sense of humor~Monty Python-ish--read it when you are in the mood for something silly.

[Kevin]

Carol wrote: "Kevin, it may not be polite of her to curse, but it's fair she's calling you out on mentioning her and Chris. They weren't involved in whatever conversation you were having, so it's rude to insinua..."

I know.

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Oh god, how do I have 124 unread posts in this thread?!

[Chris]

Denae wrote: "Oh god, how do I have 124 unread posts in this thread?!"

Blame it on the gummy bears.

[[deleted user]]

Easy. Kevin decided to be Kevin. I decided to be me. Dawn was naughty and Everyone else watching apparently got high and got their munchy on :)

[whimsicalmeerkat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DRZLJ...

I'll just leave this here...

(Also, I'm damned sad I missed the fight in here...)

[[deleted user]]

Pfft...fight makes it sound like it was a level playing field :)

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Is drama a better word? Actually, I'm just sad about missing the snacks and opportunity to throw in the occasional snarky comment. It's the thing that Minecraft has lacked...

[[deleted user]]

Ah snark. One of the driving, joyous forces behind FA :)

[[deleted user]]

Denae wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DRZLJ...

I'll just leave this here..."

pfft.

I think you mean this

[[deleted user]]

Holy crap...apparently I'd repressed Gummi Bear memories cause I was totally just singing along to that theme song at the top of my lungs

[Dawn]

I love that show!!! Gummi Bears rocked. I miss Saturday morning cartoons...

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

OMG! I loved that show!

[[deleted user]]

Ala - 1
Denae - 0

*like a boss*

[[deleted user]]

Shit on Debra's desk... Geez I hope someone gets that or I just look Reaaaaally weird :)

[[deleted user]]

I got it :P

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

Nope, you look reaaaaaally weird.

;)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Carol wrote: "Nope, you look reaaaaaally weird.

;)"

^

[Maggie]

How did I miss all this? Oh well-aat least I wasn't involved and stuck to my diet....

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Maggie wrote: "How did I miss all this? Oh well-aat least I wasn't involved and stuck to my diet...."

Drama free diet?

[Maggie]

that too Ms J!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

:)

[Roshio]

I have to say (and I hesitate in a room full of fantasy lovers) that I've found Neil Gaiman quite disappointing. Everyone raves about him but I started Neverwhere and I couldn't read it all. I also read Coraline which was okay and The Graveyard book which is the best of his stuff I've read but was to me just nice, nothing to write home about. I'm going to try American Gods as it seems to be most people's favourites. If that doesn't work out, I'll just give up.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

I've never read any Gaiman but I have to admit that the new HBO series is making me interested in reading American Gods.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I like some Gaiman, not others. I think Neverwhere hits at the bottom edge of my 4 star rating. I like it, but it'll never be a favorite, I've seen the same idea done better. I feel this way about China Miéville, I've never read a book by him I liked but others (to use your word) rave about him. It's mostly a matter of taste I suppose.

[Leighann]

☠The Dread Pirate Grant☠ wrote: "Holy crap...apparently I'd repressed Gummi Bear memories cause I was totally just singing along to that theme song at the top of my lungs"

Ah for some reason GoodReads stopped giving me my updates. Meaning I missed this.

Of course now two days later I'm sitting at my desk singing the theme song to Gummi Bears. *glares at Grant*

Ah it just got worse now I'm thinking Ducktales: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6PVxl...

[Leighann]

MrsJoseph wrote: "I've never read any Gaiman but I have to admit that the new HBO series is making me interested in reading American Gods."

I like Gaiman. His writing is a bit different. But I recommend giving him a try at least!

I finished American Gods recently - I can't say that I'm all that excited about it being turned into a TV series. I just don't see it.

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

Oh no you don't, Leighann. There is no way I'm going to click your link! I'd have viral Ducktales in my head all day--that's cruel.

I'm with Mike on the Gaiman~ some I like, some I don't. I think he's good at putting a twist on certain ideas--modern gods, underground London--but his writing doesn't always draw me in emotionally. He's popularized a lot of fantasy/ imaginative stuff though, and I'm all for that.
;)

[Leighann]

Carol wrote: "Oh no you don't, Leighann. There is no way I'm going to click your link! I'd have viral Ducktales in my head all day--that's cruel."

What? Can't handle the Ducktales. Ok how about this one :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TTk_...

[Leighann]

Ok and now for me to be shot! 1984
I couldn't bring myself to finish it. I hate the character, I hated the society, I pretty much hated the book. Hence I will probably never read any thing else he wrote.

I had heard so many things about this book. It's a masterpiece...it's a classic...

UGH!

[Becky]

Leighann wrote: "Ok and now for me to be shot! 1984
I couldn't bring myself to finish it. I hate the character, I hated the society, I pretty much hated the book. Hence I will probably never read any th..."

Definitely don't read Animal Farm then. You'll just get annoyed. I liked it, but it was kind of repetitively obnoxiously obvious what it was getting at. LOL

[Leighann]

Michael wrote: I read Hobb right after I read The Way of the Shadow and The Lies of Locke Lamora so I was in a gritty, dark assassin mood, and Fitz is not that type...so maybe that is the disappointment that I felt."

No Fitz really isn't that type. I can say at first I was not that "into" the books. But the character does really develop. He is an assassin but not of the normal ilk. He is more the reluctant hero.

I will say though I am glad I stuck through the series. I will never love Fitz the way some do on FA (my heart is already gone to Haplo from Death Gate Cycle - teenage infatuation). But I am now on the Tawny Man series by Hobb.

I'd recommend giving it another try. With the expectation that Fitz is not your normal assassin.

And now I leave it for Grant to finish convincing you...

[[deleted user]]

Michael wrote: ...I guess my two biggest disappointments were Robin Hobb and Neil Gaiman. I had built up both that when I read Assassin's Apprentice and [book:American Gods|4..."

I really liked Fitz precisely because he sucked/failed as an assassin. I found his ability to keep on keepin' on...even when someone had to walk behind him and kick him in the ass to keep him goin...admirable. It just felt real to me (more than it would have if he were a badass).

I think the Lies of Locke Lamora is just a great book. It leaves an impression. I love finishing a book like that but then it makes it a little difficult if the following book I read isn't as awesome.