tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post4813802481890122789..comments2024-03-19T00:16:42.136-07:00Comments on The Reading Hedgehog: Review: Fangirl - Rainbow RowellMara A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00484574814523220378noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-69486441360296615712014-06-17T11:51:03.879-07:002014-06-17T11:51:03.879-07:00I might do that sometime, then. I can like contemp...I might do that sometime, then. I can like contemporary if romance isn't the main focus.Mara A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00484574814523220378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-66371599807029368832014-06-17T11:41:29.928-07:002014-06-17T11:41:29.928-07:00Ditto, Hazel. If one were a real fan, one would be...Ditto, Hazel. If one were a real fan, one would be respectful of the characters and stories one professes to being a fan of.Mara A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00484574814523220378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-39801244570968018472014-06-15T22:46:28.474-07:002014-06-15T22:46:28.474-07:00I would add something to this, but Mara, you said ...I would add something to this, but Mara, you said everything that needed to be said. So dear Anonymous remember that being offended by people being offended is just an idiotic circle of lunacy. And there are actually such things as black and white and morally wrong too, by the way. And yes, loving a fandom and characters is perfectly all right. Misrepresenting them into something they clearly aren't and never would be is not love, it is character abuse, and that I cannot abide. So if you, for example, want to make Sherlock and John gay, or even more disgusting, Thor and Loki who are for all intents and purposes BROTHERS, then how can you claim to really love those characters when they would be horrified by those implications?Hazel Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-51886088383881197352014-06-15T21:16:15.409-07:002014-06-15T21:16:15.409-07:00Dear Anonymous--
Firstly, this is not about how I...Dear Anonymous--<br /><br />Firstly, this is not about how I "feel." This is about how I think. Secondly, this is my blog; I can post whatever thoughts I have. No one is obligated to read it, and no one is obligated to like or care about what I have to say. Thirdly, it is my strong opinion that there is something VERY wrong indeed about people sleeping around with no commitment. As reality has proven - and the state of society - no good has ever come of it. Fourthly, my biggest problem with fangirls, actually, is that they continuously destroy, misrepresent, and defame other people's stories and characters. That is just plain disrespectful. Fifthly, they are oppressive of fans who DON'T approve of homosexuality. They say that you either accept or you are judgmental, bigoted, and close-minded. They, like you, also say that it's fine for people like me to have our opinions - as long as we keep it to ourselves. But if we want them to keep their opinions to themselves, well, we're just not tolerant. Yes, I am well within my rights to express my opinions. Thank you "so much" for giving me your "permission" to do so. Sixthly, I am a reviewer. A BOOK reviewer, I might add. I offer up my opinions on BOOKS! FANGIRL is a BOOK! And if I offered up a review that did not express my EXACT opinion on it, I would be disgracing my name as a reviewer and letting down those people who take value from my honest and full opinions. On the topic of bashing certain groups of people simply because I don't agree with them, that is exactly what you - and fangirls - do to NORMAL people like me, who have morals and standards and don't appreciate the degradation of favorite characters and stories.<br /><br />And by the way, people like you make it even more rewarding to express my politically incorrect (but morally honest) opinions in so uncensored and unbridled a manner. Criticize me for voicing what I believe in and not being ashamed of it, and I am most certainly NOT going to shut up. You accuse me of slut-shaming, but you and others like you prude-shame people like me all the time. You can't have a double standard.<br /><br />But, I must thank you, dear Anonymous person. You just made my night. I LOVE it when people try to shame me into being politically correct and accepting of ideas and behaviors that go against what I believe.Mara A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00484574814523220378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-83869720596546657072014-06-15T20:59:31.656-07:002014-06-15T20:59:31.656-07:00It makes me sad that you seem so against homosexua...It makes me sad that you seem so against homosexuality and sexual activity. I understand your hatred of fangirls, despite disagreeing with you, but it seems like your main issue with them is their acceptance of homosexuality. Being gay is not "creepy" and being deeply invested in a fandom is not not "normal." Sometimes it's the only thing people have to hold on to. And there is no shame, for men or women, in being sexually active.<br /><br />It's okay for you to feel as you do about these things, but it is not okay for you to project your opinions onto other people because it is oppressive of lgbtqa members and slut-shames people who have different opinions than you about sexual activity. I don't blame you for disliking this book, especially given that it conflicts with many of your opinions, but it would be nice if you could avoid bashing certain groups of people even though you disagree with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-86054367165446982542014-04-16T12:02:47.830-07:002014-04-16T12:02:47.830-07:00It's been a while since I last read it, but fr...It's been a while since I last read it, but from what I remember, unlike most chick lit, the romance is not the main focus, and it slowly grows from friendship. The story focuses on all the relationships in Macy's life, including her mother, sister, crazy new coworkers and the boy. It chronicles her journey through the grief of losing her father, but it never feels overly bogged down or depressing. It's more of a "slowly opening up to the world again" tale, more about regaining her footing, figuring out who she wants to be and what she wants in life. If that makes sense?Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-79663535463612959722014-04-16T09:48:53.241-07:002014-04-16T09:48:53.241-07:00I don't get why everyone is all "oh my go...I don't get why everyone is all "oh my gosh" about Rainbow Rowell. Her style isn't even that good.<br /><br />What was it about THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER that made it different?Mara A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00484574814523220378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-63776519415103138512014-04-16T09:48:04.392-07:002014-04-16T09:48:04.392-07:00I would listen to your inner voice and continue to...I would listen to your inner voice and continue to avoid it. ;)Mara A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00484574814523220378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-21224842253922428852014-04-15T19:02:03.320-07:002014-04-15T19:02:03.320-07:00...I was considering reading this one so I could s......I was considering reading this one so I could see what the uproar over Rainbow Rowell was all about. Now? Yeah, no. I don't think I'll be reading this one. Nice gif/graphic choices!<br /><br />And as far as Sarah Dessen, my sister loved those as a teen and begged me to read a few. I wasn't a big fan of "This Lullaby," but I enjoyed "The Truth About Forever" if you ever want to give that one a go.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-52095923955452132912014-04-15T12:04:11.718-07:002014-04-15T12:04:11.718-07:00I love your reviews! Thanks for the warning, becau...I love your reviews! Thanks for the warning, because I considered reading this, but it sounds like one of those books I tend to avoid. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164071215670956818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-43005103253918194922014-04-14T18:47:01.257-07:002014-04-14T18:47:01.257-07:00The screaming fangirls put me off of DOCTOR WHO fo...The screaming fangirls put me off of DOCTOR WHO for a long time as well. ;) Do the Sherlockian community a favor and whenever you recommend SHERLOCK to people - or you hear people talking about how the fandom is weird - tell them to please not judge the show or Sherlockians by the fangirls. :) Sherlock Holmes is brilliant, the show is brilliant, and the true fans are not like "them."Mara A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00484574814523220378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-21434573824803160322014-04-14T12:06:40.050-07:002014-04-14T12:06:40.050-07:00Oh wow. I almost picked this book up the other da...Oh wow. I almost picked this book up the other day but after reading this review I'm really glad I didn't. The whole fangirl thing bugs me too. I almost didn't watch Sherlock because of it and don't even get me started on the screaming girls who think they're Doctor Who fans. Between that, the jam and the pornographic eyebrows I think I'll give this one a miss!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-41281020566999206752014-04-14T09:38:25.309-07:002014-04-14T09:38:25.309-07:00I don't even know what to picture; what does a...I don't even know what to picture; what does a pornographic eyebrow look like?! What other emotion am I supposed to get from such a description other than confusing and being disturbed? Oh, I know; I haven't been able to look at jam for a while. Or peanut butter, for that matter . . . . I should have read ELEANOR & PARK - it's significantly shorter. ;) I would be ticked, too. I don't know how it isn't considered plagiarism. Mara A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00484574814523220378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762123704887495795.post-19910145987941061052014-04-14T02:11:37.938-07:002014-04-14T02:11:37.938-07:00Wow, this sounds just horrible. And yeah, the only...Wow, this sounds just horrible. And yeah, the only reason those smilies are funny is because they are so utterly ridiculous. "Pornographic eyebrows" O-KAY that's definitely a new one on me. LOVE the buttons you chose, Especially Colin ;) Unfortunately it's going to be a while before I eat jam again I think... Yeah, so glad I trusted my instinct and didn't pick up this book. I think I would have barfed or destroyed it and would have gladly paid the library the money for doing so :P It's just sad that this book pretends to represent fans. Just another mark against those still actually true. And seriously, if I was J K Rowling I would be seriously ticked off at "Simon Snow" I would have ruined Ms Rowell.Hazel Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com