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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Damn I legit liked this book, one of my top series. I just enjoyed the magic system, the antagonists, and the over the top nature. I might just have bad taste though lol.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Me too, friend.
After ruminating on it though, everything I liked was just lifted from better works.
Leatherclad red-themed group of women who enjoy causing pain and are able to negate men's magic? Red ajah.
What other examples are there?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I for sure see the links between SoT and Wheel of Time. I started seeing a lot of things lifted after reading both. But I still find myself liking both for different reasons. I dunno, I've accepted that I do like some things that are generally viewed as "bad" and I've come to terms with it haha.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but some things are bad because they are deliberately trying to make you bad too

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe. But I think it matters of entertainment it's not as evil as that. Sure engaging with bad media might fuel them to repeat that behavior, but IMO if it harms no one it's not an issue. Like for example I've read the SoT series a few times and I'm not a Marxist or what have you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ahh I think you've misunderstood.
He's a raging, obnoxious capitalist who thinks poor people are poor because they don't try.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 55 minutes ago

Haha that's how much I missed it I guess. Well I do appreciate you clarifying that, I never got a good, concise answer about what people we're hating on it for.