[ SECRET POST #6596 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #6596 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 36 secrets from Secret Submission Post #943.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[case]

Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

(If you think something in this thread is a troll, please ignore it! Conversation is fine, but OT wank makes stuff harder to keep track of in this thread. Thanks.)

hateful troll

[(Anonymous)]

https://fandomsecrets.dreamwidth.org/3148642.html?thread=1135116898#cmt1135116898

personal attacks and hate anon. could we freeze or delete please?

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks case. Unfortunately it looks like the hate troll is persistent.

https://fandomsecrets.dreamwidth.org/3148642.html?thread=1135130978#cmt1135130978

(frozen comment)

[fscom]

DAILY LINKS:

General comments → Off-topic discussion thread

Games thread → Thread for games/memes/etc.

Politics thread → Thread for explicitly non-fandom politics/political news

[fscom]

01. https://i.imgur.com/rSeJQNM.jpeg

[iff_and_xor]

Ooof, that sounds really frustrating. I seriously struggle if I don’t like the POV character. I’m not sure I could even look past it long enough to be won over by the rest of the writing.

[randomdrops]

Ohhhhhh interesting. I keep having these rec'd to me but I too hate first person POV so I've never really given them a try. Maybe I should add them to my list afterall?

[philstar22]

I don't like first person either. I just can't immerse myself in the fictional world the same way I can in third person.

[(Anonymous)]

Feel yah.
Related: I *so* wish peopled tagged for POV in fanfic so I could filtre for what I'm in the mood for.

[amalthia]

Robin Hobb is a gifted writer. I'm also not a big fan of 1st person pov but she made it work.

[(Anonymous)]

I get you, OP. I like this series, but have mixed feelings about it. The writing is excellent, the characters are so well done and Hobb knows them inside and out. But this kind of story stresses me out... people making poor choices and dealing with the repercussions, bad things happening to good people, etc. etc. People always say, "but that's realistic!!!" Well, sure. But my issue isn't realism, it's the fact that this MAKES ME FEEL STRESSED and I read for escapism.

The first person POV would normally bother me, but IMO, Hobb does it fairly well insofar as the technical aspect goes. She writes her characters' voice so distinctly and expertly that you really feel like you're inside the person's head, and that's the best part of first person POV.

But I still haven't reread this series for similar reasons as described in your secret.

[(Anonymous)]

I will back out of a fic so fast if it uses first person, and I always flip through books before buying to see if they’re first person.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm an inveterate first person POV hater in fic, but I'm fine with it in original works. It's Robin Hobb's "no homo" flailings that mean I won't read any more of her stuff.

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02. https://i.imgur.com/iDI32BA.png

[iff_and_xor]

I guess I’m out of the loop on a lot of this. When you say people are advocating for separating the art from the artist, what does that mean?

Are they saying art can be or should be interpreted separately from the artist’s intentions?

Are they saying people should feel free to enjoy art without dwelling on negative aspects of the artist’s life?

Are they saying negative aspects of the artist’s personal life should be totally kept out of conversations about the artist’s work?

Some combination of these? Something else entirely?

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

FWIW I didn't find the actor to be bad. He did what he could with what was given to him. I just found the character in the story to be a weak point in the show.

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[(Anonymous)]

Spook 'em. Straights need to be spooked more.

Spook The Straights 2025 - my new campaign slogan.

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

Ah, for me it's easily top 3. I just like the themes and the sisters' bond/story.

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06. https://i.imgur.com/wMNbIP8.png

[(Anonymous)]

I have never thought about this in my life, and now that it's been brought up...it makes total sense.

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

ME/CFS = myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

Not silly at all. You gotta do what you gotta do.

[fscom]

NS, NF, etc.

[fscom]

Official advertise your fandom-related event thread.

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General comments:

(If the thread contains spoilery/triggery content please warn/post as 2nd comment so it collapses!
Please collapse images, too!)

[(Anonymous)]

Do you have a particular character "type" that is your favorite?

How broad or specific is it?

[fscom]

Games thread!

[(Anonymous)]

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Politics thread:

Any threads for explicitly non-fandom politics or non-fandom political news should go here.

[(Anonymous)]

If you live in Scotland and don't want an expensive white elephant of a not-really National Park imposed on an already fragile rural economy, please go and fill out the consultation document. Time is running out to stop runaway house prices and a fresh wave of AirBnBers.
https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/national-designations/national-parks/proposed-new-national-park-scotland-have-your