But, seriously, it's okay to focus on how much pain he'd be in, but how can you fail to focus on HER?
Oh, there is definitely a focus on her early on when he's being forced to rape her because, yeah, it'd be massive fail if the author DIDN'T address that- I meant in the aftermath, when the day is won and so forth, he's all up in the self-loathing like a pro and she's healthy and well-adjusted and 'let's be a couple!' 'k...well, I do like happy endings more than 'omg, I hate you, go die, you bastard!' but it's a bit too easy. I think the author just loves Snape so much that she can't bring herself to torture him like that, y'know? Which I can sympathize with, really. Dude's suffered enough.
Don't get me started on the Potter!verse. It's enjoyable but I could complain all night and well into the next morning. I'll settle for "overly simplistic" and "inherently backwards in how it presents the characters" and leave it at that...
Love you. Love you love you love you. :D Most people on my flist love it unconditionally, so you're the only person I get to blow some steam off about it and you are just so wonderful, you know that? *glomps*
I think I'm gonna go see if I can google up intelligent criticism of the book. Intelligent + funny would be a bonus, I really do enjoy reading insightful and witty criticism. I read this pdf file of about 200 pages on how the Harry Potter series could have been better and honestly had a fabulous time- it was all about how a kid like Harry in real life would've reacted to the circumstances- he wouldn't have been that stable and well-adjusted after years of emotional and physical abuse, he'd be way more aloof and wary and distrusting. It pointed out some of the lamer plot contrivances I hadn't noticed, and some of the ways Harry was a jackass that I am stunned I overlooked [yes, it was this pdf that made me realize how much I can't stand him]. It looked at how some of the fantastical stunts and gimmicks could've been removed in order to make way for more honest and realistic character growth and bonding and just- it was so interesting! Yes, I'm weird, hush, lol.
I OD'd on cleolinda's hysterical Twilight butchering a while back, I wonder if there's an HP equivalent... *wanders off to begin the search*
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Date: 2009-09-14 03:44 am (UTC)Oh, there is definitely a focus on her early on when he's being forced to rape her because, yeah, it'd be massive fail if the author DIDN'T address that- I meant in the aftermath, when the day is won and so forth, he's all up in the self-loathing like a pro and she's healthy and well-adjusted and 'let's be a couple!' 'k...well, I do like happy endings more than 'omg, I hate you, go die, you bastard!' but it's a bit too easy. I think the author just loves Snape so much that she can't bring herself to torture him like that, y'know? Which I can sympathize with, really. Dude's suffered enough.
Don't get me started on the Potter!verse. It's enjoyable but I could complain all night and well into the next morning. I'll settle for "overly simplistic" and "inherently backwards in how it presents the characters" and leave it at that...
Love you. Love you love you love you. :D
Most people on my flist love it unconditionally, so you're the only person I get to blow some steam off about it and you are just so wonderful, you know that? *glomps*
I think I'm gonna go see if I can google up intelligent criticism of the book. Intelligent + funny would be a bonus, I really do enjoy reading insightful and witty criticism. I read this pdf file of about 200 pages on how the Harry Potter series could have been better and honestly had a fabulous time- it was all about how a kid like Harry in real life would've reacted to the circumstances- he wouldn't have been that stable and well-adjusted after years of emotional and physical abuse, he'd be way more aloof and wary and distrusting. It pointed out some of the lamer plot contrivances I hadn't noticed, and some of the ways Harry was a jackass that I am stunned I overlooked [yes, it was this pdf that made me realize how much I can't stand him]. It looked at how some of the fantastical stunts and gimmicks could've been removed in order to make way for more honest and realistic character growth and bonding and just- it was so interesting! Yes, I'm weird, hush, lol.
I OD'd on cleolinda's hysterical Twilight butchering a while back, I wonder if there's an HP equivalent... *wanders off to begin the search*