Y'know, according to some accounts William the Conqueror got so fat it indirectly led to his death from being unable to stay on a horse because he went on an all-alcohol diet on the same logic that "drinks aren't food" that this book displays.
This isn't necessarily terrible writing, but it's a gripe; I wish writers wouldn't think that the entire hundred years of the Victorian period were static. If Jack the Ripper's running around, disinfectant has been in use and female doctors have existed for twenty years already. Even if they weren't, it's very annoying when the author soapboxes.
This absolutely belongs here. (NSFW, but in the least arousing way possible despite the writer’s apparent intent.)
Tried to read Ana Mardoll's "Pulchritude" and I just cannot deal with how horrible all these characters are. Not a single one of them doesn't spend at least a couple sentences every time they're onscreen looking down their nose at and sniping at each other, and they sneer at everything offered to them. If the fictional world isn't good enough for the characters, why is it supposed to be good enough for the readers?
The way I learned about that book was from an old podcast, where Sydnee McElroy (of Sawbones) gets drunk and then explains the absolutely insane plot to her husband. It's two hours across three episodes and it's amazing. Spoiler: I added the podcast links below because it's a little hard to dig up otherwise https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/satellitedish/SatDishModeland.mp3?dest-id=86685 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/satellitedish/satdishmodelland2.mp3?dest-id=86685 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/satellitedish/ModelLandPart3.mp3?dest-id=86685
From a book I found this week; this might not be the writer's fault if she's not a Simpsons fan, but applying the name "Cletus" to the character implied to be neurodivergent feels just a touch dubious.
Bad idea; having a character named Sheena who consistently abbreviates the name to "She" in a story about lesbians. Way to make the Pronoun Problem even worse.
Some authors love shortening names that absolutely don't need to be shortened, like they're worried that a character will burst into flames if all two syllables of their first name are said out loud.
One chapter into that book and I'm already wondering why no one in the editing process pointed out the problem with naming two of the villains Failee and Succiu.
My local library doesnt have that series and I have some amazon gift cards left....unless someone knows a safe place to read it for free, because I am kind of macabrely interested in reading at least the first book XD
Okay, reading Kippurbird's sporking and most of it so far is fairly standard terrible fantasy, but then we run into the way the sorceresses keep their slaves under control...
Lol I remember that bit. Almost forgot, what with all the other stuff. That book is so weird. I tried getting it through my library but they didn't have it, so I bought it. Hopefully the author has simmered down in the 15 or so years it's been since he published those books.
