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SpriteLimit 12/30/21 4:32:59 PM #1:	Like it is okay I guess, especially for its age, but compared to modern fantasy novels it is pretty mediocre. Strange pacing (some chapters are decades long and others are short), inconsistent and mostly unexplained magic system, poor character development. And then the second half is totally different than the first. In general each section seems wildly different than the others. Like I get it was a collaborative piece made by a team, but the team should have worked a little more closely to piece together a more consistent story. How does such a bland fantasy novel retain such popularity for so long? --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961336573] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Like it is okay I guess, especially for its age, but compared to modern fantasy novels it is pretty mediocre. Strange pacing (some chapters are decades long and others are short), inconsistent and mostly unexplained magic system, poor character development. And then the second half is totally different than the first. In general each section seems wildly different than the others. Like I get it was a collaborative piece made by a team, but the team should have worked a little more closely to piece together a more consistent story. How does such a bland fantasy novel retain such popularity for so long? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Angel_ 12/30/21 4:33:38 PM #2:	That's a paddlin' --- Nostalgia, how I remember things. Remember crowns, remember kings. <cite>_Angel_ posted [p:961336594] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>That's a paddlin' </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Machete 12/30/21 4:34:16 PM #3:	SpriteLimit posted... How does such a bland fantasy novel retain such popularity for so long? probably because it has lots of sex scenes --- I do not receive notifications, so using the @ feature will not do anything. I might see your post and respond though if I have already been in the topic. <cite>Machete posted [p:961336612] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>SpriteLimit posted... </cite> <quote>How does such a bland fantasy novel retain such popularity for so long?</quote> probably because it has lots of sex scenes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 12/30/21 4:34:45 PM #4:	Jesus Christ --- https://i.imgur.com/u5kY6Yt.gif https://i.imgur.com/V6HBhkR.png <cite>Doe posted [p:961336618] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Jesus Christ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xethuminra 12/30/21 4:35:36 PM #5:	^Humor^ Agnosticism is a tool to help deprogram brainwashed cultists. Why are we injecting our negative feelings into the equation? Does your cosmological model include roasting? Do tell. <cite>Xethuminra posted [p:961336640] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>^Humor^ Agnosticism is a tool to help deprogram brainwashed cultists. Why are we injecting our negative feelings into the equation? Does your cosmological model include roasting? Do tell. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpriteLimit 12/30/21 4:36:08 PM #6:	Machete posted... probably because it has lots of sex scenes I guess, people are thirsty as hell Doe posted... Jesus Christ Probably my second favorite character. I feel like it would have been a bit better if Moses's(my favorite character) story was fleshed out a bit more --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961336656] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Machete posted... </cite> <quote>probably because it has lots of sex scenes</quote> I guess, people are thirsty as hell Doe posted... </cite> <quote>Jesus Christ</quote> Probably my second favorite character. I feel like it would have been a bit better if Moses's(my favorite character) story was fleshed out a bit more </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nukazie 12/30/21 4:36:08 PM #7:	people got beaten on the head with it for years --- Life is just a journey from the maternity ward to the crematorium. https://imgur.com/a/LEjr0RZ waifu courtesy of bnui_ransder <cite>Nukazie posted [p:961336657] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>people got beaten on the head with it for years </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Criminalt 12/30/21 4:37:34 PM #8:	You can tell they didn't really know how to wrap up the saga, either. It doesn't end, it just sort of stops. --- No tricks <cite>Criminalt posted [p:961336693] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>You can tell they didn't really know how to wrap up the saga, either. It doesn't end, it just sort of stops. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xethuminra 12/30/21 4:37:39 PM #9:	Attacking a delusion< <cite>Xethuminra posted [p:961336697] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Attacking a delusion< </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpriteLimit 12/30/21 4:37:47 PM #10:	Nukazie posted... people got beaten on the head with it for years I guess that could be it. In high school English class we had to read The Scarlet Letter, which I thought was the worst book I have ever read, but I guess for its time it was brilliant so it has sort of locked itself in as a classic even though much better novels in the genre have released since then. --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961336703] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Nukazie posted... </cite> <quote>people got beaten on the head with it for years</quote> I guess that could be it. In high school English class we had to read The Scarlet Letter, which I thought was the worst book I have ever read, but I guess for its time it was brilliant so it has sort of locked itself in as a classic even though much better novels in the genre have released since then. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 12/30/21 4:39:02 PM #11:	The scarlet letter isn't genre fiction. Don't know why I'm writing this since it's a joke topic but just want to make sure nobody is confused --- https://i.imgur.com/u5kY6Yt.gif https://i.imgur.com/V6HBhkR.png <cite>Doe posted [p:961336736] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>The scarlet letter isn't genre fiction. Don't know why I'm writing this since it's a joke topic but just want to make sure nobody is confused </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lolife67 12/30/21 4:40:34 PM #12:	Colonization and murder, mostly. <cite>lolife67 posted [p:961336769] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Colonization and murder, mostly. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpriteLimit 12/30/21 5:09:02 PM #13:	Doe posted... The scarlet letter isn't genre fiction. Don't know why I'm writing this since it's a joke topic but just want to make sure nobody is confused Who said that? --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961337461] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>The scarlet letter isn't genre fiction. Don't know why I'm writing this since it's a joke topic but just want to make sure nobody is confused</quote> Who said that? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 12/30/21 5:39:50 PM #14:	SpriteLimit posted... Who said that? SpriteLimit posted... much better novels in the genre --- https://i.imgur.com/u5kY6Yt.gif https://i.imgur.com/V6HBhkR.png <cite>Doe posted [p:961338196] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>SpriteLimit posted... </cite> <quote>Who said that?</quote> SpriteLimit posted... </cite> <quote>much better novels in the genre</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpriteLimit 12/30/21 5:43:35 PM #15:	Where is the word "fiction" in that entire post? I said that there are better novels in the same genre as Scarlet Letter, but it is still considered a classic. I never made a claim to what genre that is. --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961338294] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Where is the word "fiction" in that entire post? I said that there are better novels in the same genre as Scarlet Letter, but it is still considered a classic. I never made a claim to what genre that is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
toreysback 12/30/21 5:46:05 PM #16:	god tier PR campaign --- The Aztecs invented the vacation <cite>toreysback posted [p:961338342] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>god tier PR campaign </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 12/30/21 5:48:50 PM #17:	...I'm not saying that fiction is a genre or anything. I'm saying that the Scarlet Letter doesn't have a genre. When you use the term genre in the way you're using it, you're implying Hawthorne wrote the book with the intention of fitting in to a genre to appeal to readers. The Scarlet Letter isn't made to be a thriller or a romance novel or what have you. --- https://i.imgur.com/u5kY6Yt.gif https://i.imgur.com/V6HBhkR.png <cite>Doe posted [p:961338398] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>...I'm not saying that fiction is a genre or anything. I'm saying that the Scarlet Letter doesn't have a genre. When you use the term genre in the way you're using it, you're implying Hawthorne wrote the book with the intention of fitting in to a genre to appeal to readers. The Scarlet Letter isn't made to be a thriller or a romance novel or what have you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX 12/30/21 5:49:20 PM #18:	SpriteLimit posted... Where is the word "fiction" in that entire post? I said that there are better novels in the same genre as Scarlet Letter, but it is still considered a classic. I never made a claim to what genre that is. All novels are fiction by definition. --- Hmm... <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:961338405] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>SpriteLimit posted... </cite> <quote>Where is the word "fiction" in that entire post? I said that there are better novels in the same genre as Scarlet Letter, but it is still considered a classic. I never made a claim to what genre that is.</quote>All novels are fiction by definition. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpriteLimit 12/30/21 5:52:24 PM #19:	Doe posted... ...I'm not saying that fiction is a genre or anything. I'm saying that the Scarlet Letter doesn't have a genre. When you use the term genre in the way you're using it, you're implying Hawthorne wrote the book with the intention of fitting in to a genre to appeal to readers. The Scarlet Letter isn't made to be a thriller or a romance novel or what have you. Just because it wasn't written to be fit a specific genre doesn't mean it doesn't fit into any genres. --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961338468] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>...I'm not saying that fiction is a genre or anything. I'm saying that the Scarlet Letter doesn't have a genre. When you use the term genre in the way you're using it, you're implying Hawthorne wrote the book with the intention of fitting in to a genre to appeal to readers. The Scarlet Letter isn't made to be a thriller or a romance novel or what have you.</quote> Just because it wasn't written to be fit a specific genre doesn't mean it doesn't fit into any genres. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 12/30/21 6:01:35 PM #20:	SpriteLimit posted... Just because it wasn't written to be fit a specific genre doesn't mean it doesn't fit into any genres. The issue at hand is that you said 'better books in its genre have come out' when Scarlet Letter's point isn't to be a good piece of genre fiction. It's Hawthorne making a statement about humanity and the human condition. That's why it's read in schools. --- https://i.imgur.com/u5kY6Yt.gif https://i.imgur.com/V6HBhkR.png <cite>Doe posted [p:961338680] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>SpriteLimit posted... </cite> <quote>Just because it wasn't written to be fit a specific genre doesn't mean it doesn't fit into any genres.</quote>The issue at hand is that you said 'better books in its genre have come out' when Scarlet Letter's point isn't to be a good piece of genre fiction. It's Hawthorne making a statement about humanity and the human condition. That's why it's read in schools. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpriteLimit 12/30/21 6:04:19 PM #21:	Doe posted... The issue at hand is that you said 'better books in its genre have come out' when Scarlet Letter's point isn't to be a good piece of genre fiction. It's Hawthorne making a statement about humanity and the human condition. That's why it's read in schools. Oh you're right no other books make a statement about humanity and the human condition, my mistake. --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961338740] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>The issue at hand is that you said 'better books in its genre have come out' when Scarlet Letter's point isn't to be a good piece of genre fiction. It's Hawthorne making a statement about humanity and the human condition. That's why it's read in schools.</quote> Oh you're right no other books make a statement about humanity and the human condition, my mistake. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 12/30/21 6:05:36 PM #22:	what are your critiques on the Quran? --- https://i.imgur.com/EX6Md7k.gif https://i.imgur.com/ygAzHKB.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/c84omp7.gif https://i.imgur.com/Hj9RrC6.mp4 <cite>Flauros posted [p:961338769] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>what are your critiques on the Quran? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 12/30/21 6:06:35 PM #23:	SpriteLimit posted... Oh you're right no other books make a statement about humanity and the human condition, my mistake. There are and many of them are taught in schools, but no the average thriller or romance etc is not exactly profound. --- https://i.imgur.com/u5kY6Yt.gif https://i.imgur.com/V6HBhkR.png <cite>Doe posted [p:961338797] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>SpriteLimit posted... </cite> <quote>Oh you're right no other books make a statement about humanity and the human condition, my mistake.</quote>There are and many of them are taught in schools, but no the average thriller or romance etc is not exactly profound. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpriteLimit 12/30/21 6:07:28 PM #24:	Flauros posted... what are your critiques on the Quran? Never read it, so I couldn't really say. It is quite popular though, so I'd assume it is also overrated. --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961338817] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Flauros posted... </cite> <quote>what are your critiques on the Quran?</quote> Never read it, so I couldn't really say. It is quite popular though, so I'd assume it is also overrated. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpriteLimit 12/30/21 6:20:16 PM #25:	Doe posted... There are and many of them are taught in schools, but no the average thriller or romance etc is not exactly profound. And almost all the other typical high school English classic novels are more interesting reads than Scarlet Letter. Maybe not "profound" in the same way as Scarlet Letter, but novels like Lord of the Flies, 1984, Heart of Darkness, Red Badge of Courage, Catch in the Rye, Grapes of Wrath, Brave New World all have an important message and are actually interesting the read. Scarlet Letter is only still read in high school English classes for one reason. It is easy. There is a lot of blatant symbolism that lazy teachers can spend and entire week of class on. It has been taught for decades so they can just print out their same old tests, quizzes, and writing prompts and sit around doing nothing. --- Broken <cite>SpriteLimit posted [p:961339108] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>There are and many of them are taught in schools, but no the average thriller or romance etc is not exactly profound.</quote> And almost all the other typical high school English classic novels are more interesting reads than Scarlet Letter. Maybe not "profound" in the same way as Scarlet Letter, but novels like Lord of the Flies, 1984, Heart of Darkness, Red Badge of Courage, Catch in the Rye, Grapes of Wrath, Brave New World all have an important message and are actually interesting the read. Scarlet Letter is only still read in high school English classes for one reason. It is easy. There is a lot of blatant symbolism that lazy teachers can spend and entire week of class on. It has been taught for decades so they can just print out their same old tests, quizzes, and writing prompts and sit around doing nothing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Criminalt 12/31/21 3:32:10 PM #26:	Flauros posted... what are your critiques on the Quran? Oh, these fanfic spin-offs... --- No tricks <cite>Criminalt posted [p:961361455] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Flauros posted... </cite> <quote>what are your critiques on the Quran?</quote>Oh, these fanfic spin-offs... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 12/31/21 3:35:02 PM #27:	Flauros posted... what are your critiques on the Quran? Torah - the original Bible - Jesus DLC Quran - Mohammed mod Book of Mormon - low-quality fanfic --- Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to Trumble look more like? <cite>Trumble posted [p:961361514] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>Flauros posted... </cite> <quote>what are your critiques on the Quran?</quote> Torah - the original Bible - Jesus DLC Quran - Mohammed mod Book of Mormon - low-quality fanfic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prestoff 12/31/21 3:38:27 PM #28:	It's not necessarily popular because it's well written, but because it's basically a required book reading if you're in a Abrahamic religion, you like the ones you have to read during the summer for highschool. --- DI MOLTO! <cite>Prestoff posted [p:961361609] in How is the... [t:79832671]...</cite> <quote>It's not necessarily popular because it's well written, but because it's basically a required book reading if you're in a Abrahamic religion, you like the ones you have to read during the summer for highschool. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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