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⌈ Secret Post #6421 ⌋

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Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I recently decided to read Jenny Trout's ACOTAR recap. I didn't like the book, myself, and thought it would be fun to read some snark about it. I also remember enjoying her read-through of 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'

A lot of the recap is very funny, and offers up some decent criticism of Maas' writing. That said, I've been surprised to find myself somewhat annoyed with Trout. So, the recap is titled, 'A Court of Jealousy and Haters,' which is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, and to allude to the common criticism-deflecting refrain of, "you're just jealous!" But...I think she actually is jealous, and that's part of her issue with the book. Throughout the recap, she brings up the fact that her books don't sell as well as Maas' do, and how frustrating that is. This is sometimes coupled with, "if this is what the mainstream likes, then I don't want mainstream success!" On the one hand, that's a completely understandable feeling for an author to have. On the other, you probably shouldn't bring it up constantly; and it's harder to argue that envy isn't your core problem with the book when you keep mentioning that you're envious of the author.

Plus, some of her criticisms are nitpicky in a way that really rubs me the wrong way. Like, she says that you don't need to add the word "down" after "lie," because "lie" does all the work. But "lie" also has a completely different meaning! If I say to someone, "I feel like I'm gonna go lie," they're gonna be confused, because that sounds like I might be in the mood to go tell some untruths. To make sure it's understood that I intend to take a nap, I have to say, "lie down." She also has this really weird moment where she gets mad at the idea of someone grieving over their son's eye being gouged out. Her rationale, here, is that it's ableist. Now, I am totally with her that the treatment of Feyre's father is pretty fucking ableist, but would she really have us believe that if one of her children had their eye gouged out by a psycho, she'd just be like, "well, one-eyed people are no less valuable than two-eyed people, and can still lead rich and meaningful lives; and there are far worse things that can happen to someone, so this isn't worth getting too upset about?"

What makes the ableism complaint more galling, I think, is the fact that she and the commenters seem to hold people who are less smart and less clever than them in contempt. I know a little bit of that is to be expected in a snark-infused environment, but it's off-putting. Yeah, it's not okay to say that a man who can't walk is lazy. I'd argue it's also not okay to say that someone who is less intelligent than you is worthless or a waste of space.

Anyway, I just wanted to get that off my chest. I'd like the recap more if it didn't have these issues.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

I also haven’t liked some of her most recent recaps as much. Sometimes they seem overly nitpicking.

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Having continued to read after making this comment, beyond being overly nitpicky, I think she either doesn't understand how certain turns of phrase are supposed to work, or is acting as if she doesn't in order to find more things to criticize.

I am now reading a post in which she takes issue with the construction, "it's all intact, save for this part." She rants about how if one part isn't intact, then "that's not all, is it, dipshit?" yes, Jenny, it's not literally "all," and that's what the save for is for. The sentence means, "everything except for this bit was intact." That's not a contradictory statement.

This woman worked as an editor and is herself a writer. How does she not understand the use of "save for?"

Re: Vent thread

[(Anonymous)]

"if this is what the mainstream likes, then I don't want mainstream success!"

I haven't heard of this person before, but this made me lol because it's the same defensive thought I have about my own fanfic. I keep it to myself, though! Her jealousy is showing.