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I'm not sure why I feel vindicated by this, but I do.
Jo Walton continues to confirm my impression that she is really a pretty hoopy frood by discussing why people read stuff that isn't actually, you know, good, with Midshipman's Hope as an example: here at Tor.com.
She's talking about books, of course, but I think she's working her way around to things I've heard fanfic fans discuss in relation to badfic and crackfic (and possibly the Id Vortex, though the button-pushing she talks about doesn't go quite that far).
(I think the feeling of vindication stems from seeing someone I respect confirm for me that, oh yes, the ludicrously misnamed Midshipman's Hope series really is that bad.)
(It should be called Midshipman's Utter Despair, is the thing.)
(ETA: You know, in retrospect, I do believe I object really really strenuously to the portrayal of Christianity in those books, even if it is meant to be a particularly dour 22nd Century Protestant sect.)
PS, I not only have not seen Torchwood yet, I have remained largely unspoiled. It makes for a very quiet internet. So far today I have entertained myself by discovering exactly what was growing under the crisper drawers in my fridge and eradicating it. I hope.
She's talking about books, of course, but I think she's working her way around to things I've heard fanfic fans discuss in relation to badfic and crackfic (and possibly the Id Vortex, though the button-pushing she talks about doesn't go quite that far).
(I think the feeling of vindication stems from seeing someone I respect confirm for me that, oh yes, the ludicrously misnamed Midshipman's Hope series really is that bad.)
(It should be called Midshipman's Utter Despair, is the thing.)
(ETA: You know, in retrospect, I do believe I object really really strenuously to the portrayal of Christianity in those books, even if it is meant to be a particularly dour 22nd Century Protestant sect.)
PS, I not only have not seen Torchwood yet, I have remained largely unspoiled. It makes for a very quiet internet. So far today I have entertained myself by discovering exactly what was growing under the crisper drawers in my fridge and eradicating it. I hope.
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If I ever get a moment to spare I have some new SG1 novels to read (our version of Big Bang). But other than that, yeah. I'm being all virtuous and doing some writing myself.
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(Now that I have seen Torchwood... I am thinking I need to get on with my SG-1 rewatch. *g*)
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