tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post516464248902367330..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Hate-Reading ReviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-4965989579614745062017-02-05T22:11:13.641-06:002017-02-05T22:11:13.641-06:00Seeing as how it's also the German word for &q...Seeing as how it's also the German word for "wrath", this might be both works drawing from a real-life inspiration.Osperonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-6327952737739234152017-02-05T16:25:08.775-06:002017-02-05T16:25:08.775-06:00I've given up on intentionally reading things ...I've given up on intentionally reading things I know will make me angry; I get enough of that from the news.<br /><br />Frankly, reading about someone being stupid, and then reading more of them being stupid, just frustrates me.<br /><br />Which probably explains why I hate reading the news so much these days.Titanium Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324402866579912148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-14042865459010954772017-02-05T13:51:59.656-06:002017-02-05T13:51:59.656-06:00The RCL occasionally puts up stories that I couldn...The RCL occasionally puts up stories that I couldn't figure out the merits of, either, and I'm one of 'em! But that's part of the appeal of the group; instead of just being "Chris's favorite fics," it highlights a more diverse array of stories that have something to recommend them.<br /><br />@Logan: I really, REALLY hope that was intentional, because it's too perfect.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-33079791060269543032017-02-05T13:47:19.164-06:002017-02-05T13:47:19.164-06:00Yes, THAT is clearly what the world is crying out ...Yes, THAT is clearly what the world is crying out for :PChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-51835735905701920322017-02-05T07:06:51.752-06:002017-02-05T07:06:51.752-06:00Fun fact: "Zorn" in the Watership Down u...Fun fact: "Zorn" in the <i>Watership Down</i> universe means "destroyed, subject to a terrible catastrophe" – it's the Lapine word the rabbits use when a burrow is destroyed by gassing to make way for a housing development.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-29337672024994686162017-02-04T06:29:22.421-06:002017-02-04T06:29:22.421-06:00I liked The Games We Play, but not really because ...I liked The Games We Play, but not really because it's a standard shipping story. It's been awhile, but I remember that story as pretty dark and psychologically driven. The feeling of dread, like everything was headed towards this awful collapse, I think it's largely intentional. I dunno that you were necessarily seeing something different from people who liked it, as a result. Eggynackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550874759566597067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-37229604111237685652017-02-03T23:59:56.035-06:002017-02-03T23:59:56.035-06:00"...it's more wondering what so many peop..."...it's more wondering what so many people see in a story that has glaring flaws to me."<br /><br />For me, the worst offender's probably <i>The Games We Play</i> by AbsoluteAnonymous. Everyone talks about how it's a great example of shipping, but I found it too rapey. Reading it actually made me physically sick. I dreaded starting each chapter, but forced myself to read enough that I'd felt I'd given it a fair shot. I've never had such a visceral reaction to a story before, fanfiction or otherwise. I have no clue how nobody else seemed bothered by that, especially Chris<br /><br />RCL's generally pretty good (though I've fallen quite a bit behind, so I'm not sure about more recent features), but I still don't get how <i>The Colour You Bleed</i> got on there. The underlying story might be good, but it needed editing so badly that I couldn't finish itHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-83630541378806697982017-02-03T11:04:33.749-06:002017-02-03T11:04:33.749-06:00I'm forever wondering how people love the stor...I'm forever wondering how people love the stories that they love. There are LOTS of stories with thousands of upvotes that I can't find much merit in, even after making allowances for taste. It's confusing.xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-78006661697857411152017-02-03T10:50:48.651-06:002017-02-03T10:50:48.651-06:00In reading ponyfic reviews, I'm more often jus...In reading ponyfic reviews, I'm more often just as exasperated by the opposite: instead of wondering how so many people can miss the awesomeness of a story I love, it's more wondering what so many people see in a story that has glaring flaws to me. Even that doesn't happen very often, but it does happen much more than the former. There have been 3 RCL features where I couldn't figure out how 4 or 5 people collectively failed to see very fundamental problems. But maybe I've just gone Zorn (that should be a thing).<br /><br />I did watch the pilot of Zorn. Didn't grab me enough to to watch any more of it.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-24058053340603585922017-02-03T09:29:53.693-06:002017-02-03T09:29:53.693-06:00People who are wrong on the internet can be an end...People who are wrong on the internet can be an endless source of fun. Just gotta avoid getting carried away. Icy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490981784760484964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-52865847990113508422017-02-03T06:48:25.789-06:002017-02-03T06:48:25.789-06:00You should tweet at him or something and call him ...You should tweet at him or something and call him out. Zorn vs. MLP, review-off, GO! >:VPresent Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.com