tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post5438152815756618224..comments2023-07-08T08:33:50.710+01:00Comments on Speculative Horizons: Christopher Paolini talks about bollocksJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-82141206664724431672008-09-30T14:21:00.000+01:002008-09-30T14:21:00.000+01:00I agree Chris. The trouble is, most of the popular...I agree Chris. The trouble is, most of the popular novels these days seem to be the bubblegum/popcorn fantasies that are poorly written and make no effort at any sort of innovation. For as long as people buy them, the publishers will keep publishing them.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-52990506285703276152008-09-30T05:39:00.000+01:002008-09-30T05:39:00.000+01:00Oh man, I've read better sentences from fanfiction...Oh man, I've read better sentences from fanfiction.<BR/><BR/>I admire his passion to write but his story is not worth the attention it's getting. I just don't understand how this is having more success than more deserving books in this field. I wonder if this is a problem that the industry should take charge of. :SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-83844156224904854442008-09-28T17:40:00.000+01:002008-09-28T17:40:00.000+01:00Sounds like his research is as half-arsed as his w...Sounds like his research is as half-arsed as his writing and plotting.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-59739636456518677932008-09-28T16:56:00.000+01:002008-09-28T16:56:00.000+01:00That guy should stop using Wikipedia and that Viki...That guy should stop using Wikipedia and that Viking Answer Lady site for research. Brisingr is not an Old Norse word for 'fire'.<BR/><BR/>There is <I>brisingamen</I>, a golden necklace of dwarf-make the goddess Freya wears, but it has nothing to do with some fire festival. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.com