tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post3997289923032232819..comments2020-07-15T02:57:15.016-07:00Comments on Strange Words: Things I'm Tired of SeeingScott A. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840261793826042noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-75820340527790450412013-07-03T18:18:11.827-07:002013-07-03T18:18:11.827-07:00I admit - I have a #7. BUT it gets mentioned once ...I admit - I have a #7. BUT it gets mentioned once by creatures that see the future, tell the guy they're working for, he says, "Does this have anything to do with me?" and they say, "We have no idea." It doesn't, and it won't come up again until a few books later - after she dies. So it's more like a little teaser for a future story than anything.<br /><br />I&Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437698825217730840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-6737423515946165742013-07-03T12:30:04.502-07:002013-07-03T12:30:04.502-07:00Honestly? I think horror needs to come from other...Honestly? I think horror needs to come from other cultures. I think we're relying on too many of the same monsters, and there are other cultures out there rich for mining. I think I'd like to see a hero to whom we can relate. Maybe someone who is a little overweight and has, y'know, bills to pay. I want to see characters that make decisions that are not based on convenient plot Scott A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840261793826042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-7129226486116231102013-07-03T11:45:08.074-07:002013-07-03T11:45:08.074-07:00So Awesome I'll be tweeting this for the next ...So Awesome I'll be tweeting this for the next six months!Fantasy Floozie- Kenya Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231969339092635972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-154410587266113902013-07-03T11:29:43.804-07:002013-07-03T11:29:43.804-07:00As Irene said - there's some water (or blood, ...As Irene said - there's some water (or blood, if you prefer) left in the zombie and vampire well...but brother, the same old junk is getting mighty tired. We're not afraid of the damn things any more as they are - fast, slow, smart, dumb. We have reached Peak Undead; let the dead rest for a while and come back to them with fresh eyes.<br /><br />Now, what I find really annoying is the Jim Haguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920458919259568580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-2960176172430180902013-07-03T09:51:05.374-07:002013-07-03T09:51:05.374-07:00great list but I confess I love the ending of Sixt...great list but I confess I love the ending of Sixth Sensemaryandthemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525842234737898156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-74427021167073162672013-07-03T09:35:34.268-07:002013-07-03T09:35:34.268-07:00I think you covered this with the boobs and number...I think you covered this with the boobs and number 1, but would it kill authors to have an intelligent female lead? "I kick butt and have lots of glorious sex with my werewolf boyfriend(s)." Oh, by the way, I also dropped out of high school to pursue a career in every-style-of-kick-buttery-known-to-man-aka-having-my-werewolf-bf-teach-me-and-always-having-those-sessions-devolve-into-sex.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07292013392539280504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-27365838731266691822013-07-03T09:25:22.262-07:002013-07-03T09:25:22.262-07:00I'm not over vampires and zombies; I'm ove...I'm not over vampires and zombies; I'm over the same-old, same-old vampires and zombies. Give me a fresh look at a good, old-fashioned monster, and I'm on board.<br /><br />The chosen one syndrome is getting pretty annoying, for the same reason you mention in #5. I'm NOT the chosen one. I'd like to see stories where there is no chosen one at all, or there's a chosen one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-88234952362403043852013-07-03T08:51:16.597-07:002013-07-03T08:51:16.597-07:00Super interesting!
But, in your list, you listed ...Super interesting! <br />But, in your list, you listed just about every book I've read in the last year (probably 100+ books) Haha<br />So... What do you like in books? <br />However, I agree with several of them: 10, 9, 4, and 3!!!<br />I'm one of thise that totally digs to read 7, 6, 5, and 1.<br />2 I like very sparingly.<br />And 8 I had never thought of, but definietly will in my Mrs. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071346437077008455noreply@blogger.com