Triton and Wao and Mind Players, oh my!

I haven't done reviews in a while. I have actually managed to read novels. Well, three of them since Christmas. That's embarrassingly low.

( Triton )

( The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao )

( Mind Players )

Triton and Wao and Mind Players, oh my!

I haven't done reviews in a while. I have actually managed to read novels. Well, three of them since Christmas. That's embarrassingly low.

( Triton )

( The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao )

( Mind Players )

Krod Mandoon and general offensiveness

I started to post this review with my book reviews, and then I removed it. I am more than a little embarrassed to have enjoyed parts of something so offensive to so many people--and I'm also a bit worried. Thus I've put it under friends' lock. Please be warned that I'm talking about a show that is offensive; by all means argue with me in the comments, but I hope I don't cause any real hurt myself.

ETA: I've unlocked this entry. I think I can survive the mortification of being known to have enjoyed Krod Mandoon, especially since I've started confessing to it elsewhere. [end edit]

Frankly, I think Lois McMaster Bujold should have kept her darned mouth shut, and I've now read enough to decide that: yes, some people criticizing her may be wrong on some specifics (I have seen a few quotations from her bent out of shape and interpreted in ways I never would), but she has said more than enough truly dreadful things for reasons I can't fathom. As I've said before, however, I don't read authors because they're nice or good people. I'm disappointed in LMB, but for me her novels still have a lot of value. I will remember what she said outside them when I'm reading in them; I do the same with Chaucer and Malory. I will perhaps be more alert to failings in her novels. I won't stop reading them. I also doubt that another RaceFail will do much good; see SeeLight about how sometimes it's better just to drop it. RaceFail brought some good, but I'm afraid the hurt far outweighed it, and the long stream of posts and replies did more to prolong the hurt than the good.

Now onto the main topic: I did say that I would review Krod Mandoon, and I'm curious if anyone else reacted the way I did: feeling guilty for finding it funny, and yet watching it all the same.( Under the cut )

Krod Mandoon and general offensiveness

I started to post this review with my book reviews, and then I removed it. I am more than a little embarrassed to have enjoyed parts of something so offensive to so many people--and I'm also a bit worried. Thus I've put it under friends' lock. Please be warned that I'm talking about a show that is offensive; by all means argue with me in the comments, but I hope I don't cause any real hurt myself.

ETA: I've unlocked this entry. I think I can survive the mortification of being known to have enjoyed Krod Mandoon, especially since I've started confessing to it elsewhere. [end edit]

Frankly, I think Lois McMaster Bujold should have kept her darned mouth shut, and I've now read enough to decide that: yes, some people criticizing her may be wrong on some specifics (I have seen a few quotations from her bent out of shape and interpreted in ways I never would), but she has said more than enough truly dreadful things for reasons I can't fathom. As I've said before, however, I don't read authors because they're nice or good people. I'm disappointed in LMB, but for me her novels still have a lot of value. I will remember what she said outside them when I'm reading in them; I do the same with Chaucer and Malory. I will perhaps be more alert to failings in her novels. I won't stop reading them. I also doubt that another RaceFail will do much good; see SeeLight about how sometimes it's better just to drop it. RaceFail brought some good, but I'm afraid the hurt far outweighed it, and the long stream of posts and replies did more to prolong the hurt than the good.

Now onto the main topic: I did say that I would review Krod Mandoon, and I'm curious if anyone else reacted the way I did: feeling guilty for finding it funny, and yet watching it all the same.( Under the cut )