tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318326116804763445.post4130527777096985267..comments2019-03-24T13:53:51.863+00:00Comments on The Retired Bridgeburner - Adventures in Fibromyalgia and IC: I solemnly swear that I am up to no goodThe Retired Bridgeburnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16022494417614938256noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318326116804763445.post-40587126444010035402014-03-20T23:33:48.333+00:002014-03-20T23:33:48.333+00:00I don't think I could have said it better myse...I don't think I could have said it better myself Jasmine! :) xThe Retired Bridgeburnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022494417614938256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318326116804763445.post-45841968867184955122014-03-16T10:04:16.305+00:002014-03-16T10:04:16.305+00:00I'm very similar to Hermione, too... I also fo...I'm very similar to Hermione, too... I also found the books liberating. I love reading the Harry Potter books, and one of the things I love about them is their layers - if my brain isn't working well, then I can enjoy the surface story. If I want to be engaged without getting too serious, I can see the life lessons in prejudice, love, friendship, self-acceptance, etc. If my brain wants a workout, I can see the deeper meanings and references in the books, to other pieces of literature and to historical periods such as the Haulocost. <br /><br />It's great to escape into a fantasy world where you forget your problems and feel at home. Books were a better home for me than the house I grew up in; they were often a safe place for me to retreat to. Now that I've moved to a place of my own choosing, I don't need books as much - but I'm still the bookworm who is in the midst of reading several books at once! (Although sometimes that's due to brain fog... forgetting that I already have a book or two on the go...)<br /><br />Anyway, reading is a break from the problems of life... and when you're too unwell to go on a holiday or attend a party like most people can, why not read instead?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300721555056660098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318326116804763445.post-7998028390453582262014-02-18T19:43:34.058+00:002014-02-18T19:43:34.058+00:00As long as it remains a well behaved discussion an...As long as it remains a well behaved discussion and doesn't descend into mudslinging I think it always has a place. I shall be keeping that phrase for future reference though, thank you! :-) The Retired Bridgeburnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022494417614938256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318326116804763445.post-45372574961995647882014-02-18T17:41:16.657+00:002014-02-18T17:41:16.657+00:00Thank you for understanding. I'm not generaliz...Thank you for understanding. I'm not generalizing every fan of this series.That would be a stupid thing to think. It's understandable why some fans would act in such a way.<br /><br />I will admit, there are probably very good qualities that I'll be missing out on. I hear it's complex, subtle foreshadowing, and thematically deep. If something brings a personjoy, I don't see the need to ruin or agrue about it. <br /><br />There's a latin phrase, De gustibus non est disputandum. It translate to "In the matter of tastes, there can be no dispute." It means that there is no right nor wrong when it comes to people's opnions. I'm not saying that discussion an opinion becomes pointless. That's an entirely different matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318326116804763445.post-58151114266066006202014-02-17T08:26:13.840+00:002014-02-17T08:26:13.840+00:00No, it makes sense. Personal taste is exactly that...No, it makes sense. Personal taste is exactly that, and shouldn't be used as a litmus test of intelligence. As for Malazan, even as a big fan I can admit they are very much "marmite" books. You gave the first one a try and it didn't do it for you, that's all any of us can do with anything. I'm sorry to hear fellow fans have been idiotic about it.The Retired Bridgeburnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022494417614938256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318326116804763445.post-43901911674605871642014-02-17T02:16:33.996+00:002014-02-17T02:16:33.996+00:00I don't know where I was going with that. Sorr...I don't know where I was going with that. Sorry for the rant. I just don't take it too seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318326116804763445.post-79008488274905235312014-02-17T02:05:10.443+00:002014-02-17T02:05:10.443+00:00I don't know who you've been talking to. T...I don't know who you've been talking to. The book series, in general, Harry Potter is loved and will be continued to be loved. There's nothing vapid or childish about it. I think it's the silliest and immature thing for a person to judge a person's intelligence or taste negatively for something they like. I guess it's just a lack of understanding or respect. All That's a given.<br /><br />For example,I've read the first book of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Ididn't like it. Or to be more precise, I just didn't care about anything going on in that book. That was because Erikson just didn't write compelling character.Honestly, there really were none. I don't care enough to read on, even if they do get better as most people say. Fans have gotten on my case for saying .Some have even acted like elite assholes. <br /><br />Just as I won't judge anyone an idiot for not reading classics like Moby Dick, A Tale of Two Cities, or Paradise Lost.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com