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Chapter 2.
Me Critic Editor Insanity Jester Paranoia several
Story Or Series Title: Tainted With Memories And Scars
Rated: M for Mature (for gore and sex)
Fandom: LotR (approx. 98% movieverse, 1.9% bookverse, and trace amounts of preservatives.)
Culprit Author's Name: Bellethiel_Merilwen
Full Name (plus titles if any): Trinity Erin Night.
Full Species(es): Trinity (Decambulatorian enigma): Human?
Hair Color (include adjectives): Trinity: “Her back hair was straight and long, perfectly parted”. And when the author says back hair, she probably means raven locks, judging from Chapter 4.
Eye Color (include adjectives): Trinity: “emerald” green.
Unusual Markings/Colorations: The purpose of Trinity’s existence appears to be to prove that mediocre-looking, psychotic entities can be irresistibly sexy. Or something. All the conflicting statements about her have mixed with the descriptions of the others in my head and confused me somewhat.
Special Possessions (if any): Trinity: The on/off switches for Legolas’s nostalgia for his one twu wuv. Also has someone else as well. A necklace chain thingy that has a dove with thorns, given to her by a "lover". Lotsa knives *twitch*. Intermittent paranoia or a facsimile of same. An accent that’s “untraceable” whether in NYC or Middle-earth.
Annoying Origin: Trinity: The author’s mind.
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters:
Trinity: Obsessed over by Legolas, obsessed over by coarse!Boromir, and turns Strider’s head. Inexplicably claimed by Frodo as kin for the purpose of allowing her to enter Bree. Either has sexual relations with Haldir or stands by while he strangles in a freak accident (we’re not sure).
Annoying Special Abilities:
Trinity: Standard “jump in before the canon character” and “running mental commentary” stuff. Just WILL NOT DIE. DAGNABBIT.
Other Annoying Traits: Early on: The “sex = rite of passage to adulthood” cliché. Wallowing in the unjustified emotions of a moment. Later: Using certain Fellowship characters as foils for her main OC and often ignoring the rest. Struggling with the difference between a comma and a semi-colon; repeated neglect of the hyphen. Abusing the meaning out of “slowly”, “fine”, “evenly”, “slightly”, and other words and phrases. Most of that is tame stuff, isn’t it? I’ve killed men for less. Really? . . . No.
Non-Annoying Stuff: Good spelling; halfway-decent grammar and mechanics aside from the punctuation. Doesn’t ignore or belittle Gimli. She does use him as her go-to character for poking fun and other less-than-noble activities (which is rather akin to how the movies treated him, so she can’t be entirely blamed).
Overall this fanfic author seems to be a fairly capable writer. However, I find parts of this just too irritating (or absurd) to let go unchallenged.
Please include a small sample of the worst of this story: (Do NOT post more than half of a chapter, whole chapters, or whole stories, regardless of how short they are)
rubber_nic)I just re-read the Inheritance Cycle, and I'm craving some REAL fantasy. I've already read Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, Lord of the Rings, and Narnia.
I've heard good things about Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey, and the Elric series by Michael Moorcock. Any opinions on these? And any other stuff I absolutely need to read?
kyllorac)Hi there. I was hoping someone could locate a detailed description of Urgals for me (I'm pretty sure one was infodumped on us in the first book). I'd like to try my hand at rendering the anti-shirt Urgal. :D I'd look it up myself, but I don't own any of the bricks, and my local library no longer has any copies.
Thanks for the help. :D
( Behold the sketchy goodness! )
On an unrelated note, am I the only one who constantly misspells Shur'tugal as Shur'tubal?
deleteriusnahtmmm)
Chapter 1. The prologue is sporked here.
I remembered this chapter as being unremarkable and dull. Well, I suppose it’s dull, but it’s actually quite spectacular for the amount of self-contradiction and absurdities it contains. If you do read it yourself, I recommend reading the hilarious “A Predicament” afterwards to get the bad taste out of your system.
Me Critic Editor Insanity Jester several
Story Or Series Title: Tainted With Memories And Scars
Rated: M for Mature (for gore and sex)
Fandom: LotR (approx. 95% movieverse, 4.9% bookverse, and trace amounts of preservatives.)
Culprit Author's Name: Bellethiel_Merilwen
Full Name (plus titles if any): Trinity Erin Night. Other OC’s: Scarlette Rowe; Dezaria Johnson; Faith Evans; Destiny Motto
( lots of OCs = an extra cut )
Non-Annoying Stuff: Good spelling; halfway-decent grammar and mechanics aside from the punctuation. Doesn’t ignore or belittle Gimli. She does use him as her go-to character for poking fun and other less-than-noble activities (which is rather akin to how the movies treated him, so she can’t be entirely blamed).
Overall this fanfic author seems to be a fairly capable writer. However, I find parts of this just too irritating (or absurd) to let go unchallenged.
Please include a small sample of the worst of this story: (Do NOT post more than half of a chapter, whole chapters, or whole stories, regardless of how short they are)
derrick_mace)
The Ancient Language
The Ancient Language used to be spoken by all living things throughout the world. It used to be just what the name implies - simply a language. However, after magic had wreaked havoc in the world, a race known as The Gray Folk performed a powerful and complicated spell that bonded magic and the ancient language together, so that the former could be performed by speaking the right words in the latter without any confusion and chaos.
Now, here's the catch: Magic wreaked havoc, and all living creatures spoke it. I can imagine that being very chaotic.
But the Gray Folk had this stroke of inspiration, and bonded the magic with the language, so they can use magic by speaking the words, and use language "without any confusion and chaos."
First observation: Since all the creatures spoke the Ancient Language, transforming magic into the language would result in this: Every single creature could use magic, which is known as a destructive thing in the universe. How life formed, how creatures thrived and how societies formed is put to question, since magic was apparently so destructive, it wreaked havoc but overall didn't effect the planet negatively.
deleteriusnahtmmm)
This was brought up by calen_greenleaf recently a while ago a long while ago at some point during the Late Cretaceous Period. Anyway, since the first claimant seems to have moved on, I'm taking it on.
There are a lot of OCs (most of whom disappear for most of the story) and a lot of things going on in this looong story, so the intro sections will generally include only those relevant to the current chapter. Blame for the horrible pseudo-Latin lies with me.
Me Critic Editor Insanity Jester Violence several
Story Or Series Title: Tainted With Memories And Scars
Rated: M for Mature (for gore and sex)
Fandom: LotR (approx. 98% movieverse, 1.9% bookverse, and trace amounts of preservatives. Plus a bunch of artificial flavorings, most of which have floated to the top. This is why you stir before serving.)Culprit Author's Name: Bellethiel_Merilwen
Full Name (plus titles if any): Evalgine
Full Species(es): Evalgine (Speshul cutouticus): Supposedly Human.
Hair Color (include adjectives): Evalgine: I'll guess black.
Eye Color (include adjectives): Evalgine: "brilliant green"
(The author tends to identify characters by eye color, which is to say that she personifies the eyes—in fact, if this were a movie, everyone’s eyes would probably have to be paid their own wages. This can work if you don’t overdo it. Unfortunately, she overdoes it. Fortunately, eyes are the only parts of characters’ physical appearances she really overemphasizes.)
Unusual Markings/Colorations: Evalgine: Blood all over herself in the first chapter—her own blood, in fact.
Special Possessions (if any): Evalgine: A very unfortunate name and an arrow in her flesh.
Annoying Origin: Evalgine: Some Human Kingdom or another.
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: Evalgine: The X-rated variety. Oh, did I mention she’s all of fifteen years of age?
Annoying Special Abilities: The “melodramatic death” schtick.
Other Annoying Traits: Early on: The “sex = rite of passage to adulthood” cliché. Wallowing in the emotions of a moment. Later: Struggling with the difference between a comma and a semi-colon. Repeated neglect of the hyphen. Suffocating or abusing the meaning out of “slowly”, “fine”, “evenly”, “slightly”, and other words and phrases. Most of that is tame stuff, isn’t it? I’ve killed men for less. Really? . . . No.
Please include a small sample of the worst of this story: (Do NOT post more than half of a chapter, whole chapters, or whole stories, regardless of how short they are)
the_zuluking)deleteriussgarbini)Story Or Series Title: Dominus Lestrange and the Order of the Phoenix
Fandom: Harry PotterCulprit Author's Name: HanzoHattoriRulez238
Full Name (plus titles if any): Dominus Lestrange
Full Species(es): Gary Stu Wizard
Hair Color (include adjectives): Dyed dark green.
Eye Color (include adjectives): I'm going to assume gray until informed otherwise.
Unusual Markings/Colorations: A headband wrapped around his arm. It is a marking. Because it's usual.
Special Possessions (if any): Black and blue robes. Like a bruise.
Annoying Origin: After being birthed by a Death Eater, he did something for fifteen years than decided to go to Hogwarts. Just for fun.
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: Son of Bellatrix Lestrange. Cousin of the Malfoys (obviously). Eventual Ginny love-interest. Calls Ron names.
Annoying Special Abilities: Making up idiotic nicknames for people. Example: Mr. I Suffer From Foot In Mouth Disease. Speaks in Parseltongue.
Other Annoying Traits: Italicizes seductively.
Please include a small sample of the worst of this story: "Oi, Dominus, what's up with you flirting with the Weaselette?" snapped Draco.
Dominus merely flipped him the bird behind his back as he continued flirting with Ginny, who flirted back, causing Draco to pout in a very bitch girl way.
deleteriusmirandagaara)
Story Or Series Title: http://www.quizilla.com/stories/108
Fandom: Harry PotterCulprit Author's Name: ladygaladrianna
Full Name (plus titles if any): Riley Potter
Full Species(es): Extra Sister Sparklypoo
Hair Colour (include adjectives): Not mentioned
Eye Colour (include adjectives): Silver, only she makes them look blue. Startling blue.
Unusual Markings/Colourations: A silvery ring around both retinas.
Special Possessions (if any): None
Annoying Origin: Quizilla, The Pit Of Shrews
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: Is James' Potter's sister and best friends with the other Marauders
Annoying Special Abilities: Speshul talents that cause her to skip a grade, plus ZOMGSPESHULANGELPOWERZ. She can also do wandless magic, due to said powers.
Other Annoying Traits: Is annoyingly chirpy, plus she's half fallen angel.
Please include a small sample of the worst of this story:
( In which the Sue manages to wear a bathroom. )
babycharmander)Okay guys... this doesn't QUITE relate to the Inheritance series, but we're all fantasy fans here (or most of us are, anyway), so can someone help me out?
The reason I picked up Eragon and started reading the Inheritance series back when it first came out was because the back of the books told me it featured a dragon as one of the main characters. I was highly disappointed though when Saphira really didn't do much in the books though. I've tried looking at other fantasy books that featured dragons, but a lot of times they're either a villain, a stupid beast, or a flying horse for the main character. Or, if the dragon is one of the main characters, it's alongside a human friend. Ugh.
Are there ANY decent novels out there with a dragon as the main character and not any of the other things I mentioned? Xx;
EDIT: Oh wow, I wasn't expecting there to be quite so many books! Thanks for all the suggestions, guys! :D I'll try looking for some next time I head out to the library.
derrick_mace)
Thinking about The Fantasy Novelist's Exam under Inheritance, I thought I'd post this.
1. Does nothing happen in the first fifty pages? Yes
( LJ Cut )
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Wow. I just stumbled across this site and I'm really happy that I did. I've always held a special dislike for the inheritance cycle, and its good to find people who don't kiss any ground Paolini has stepped on.
I despise the books for multiple reasons, most of which it seems you guys have covered in depth already, but I'll go through the things that makes me want to head to my nearest book store, pour gasoline over a giant pile of inheritance books, and dance around like a looney while it all burns into oblivion where it belongs.
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mouseycat)deleteriusmaximuski)Story Or Series Title: Everybody loves a Ginger!
Fandom: Harry Potter and the Squealing Fangirls
Culprit Author's Name: Kendle.Cullen
Full Name (plus titles if any): Paris and Nicole Ari and Liz
Full Species(es): Muggles.
Hair Color (include adjectives):
Liz: not described
Ari: Long red hair
Eye Color (include adjectives): Not described
Unusual Markings/Colorations: none
Special Possessions (if any):
Liz: a kitten named Nessie
Annoying Origin: The Sues were watching the OotP movie, they fell asleep and woke up in the Ravenclaw Common Room.
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: Liz weats herself over George Weasley and Ari falls for Ron.
Annoying Special Abilities: Landing into the HP world through a plasma.
Other Annoying Traits: having a hard time recognizing canon characters.
( That's hawt!! )
deleteriussgarbini)
Story Or Series Title: Beautiful Snake
Fandom: Harry PotterCulprit Author's Name: revengeisfun
Full Name (plus titles if any): Belinda Elizabeth Cloude
Full Species(es): Human. Barely.
Hair Color (include adjectives): Long, sleek and black.
Eye Color (include adjectives): Icy blue, exactly the same color as Draco's.
Unusual Markings/Colorations: None.
Special Possessions (if any): A golden, goblin made locket... purple socks... a box of chocolate... a bouquet of roses... a delicate golden ring (inset with an emerald) ... and beautiful sea green dress robes.
Annoying Origin: Born in America to negligent parents. Kicked out of Salem Institute because she "didn't belong." Transferred to Hogwarts and sorted into - you guessed it - Slytherin.
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: Family friend to the Malfoys, love interest of Draco, friend of the Weasley twins and eventually the Trio. Pansy's nemesis, Blaise Zabini's little friend.
Annoying Special Abilities: Amazing singing voice, ability to win over any male in a three mile radius.
Other Annoying Traits: Whiny and wannabe funny.
Please include a small sample of the worst of this story: As she examined her recently painted nails, black, a bouquet of roses in the trash caught her eye. “Who in their right mind throws away roses?” There was a note attached to the roses, which said: Bell, as my plan didn’t work, I apologize for acting like a jerk. The script became more rushed and angry looking. You know what, screw that. I give up. This is either going to work, or I’m not going to talk to her. Screw the roses.
She laughed to herself, and then sat back down and resumed examining her nails. They were stubby and recently cut, and the black polish stood out against her magically tanned skin.
deleteriusaztec_the_great)Story Or Series Title: Defy Not the Heart
Fandom: Harry Potter and the Sparkly Vampires from Pretty LandCulprit Author's Name: Aewnaur
Synopsis:
Slash: EC/HP
Warnings: abuse violence
Summary: Harry comes to Forks as a patient for Dr. Cullen. He was only supposed to stay until he healed enough to go back to the war. Will he discover a reason to stay?
Full Name (plus titles if any): Harry Potter/Jonquil Kaolin/Jon and Edward Cullen
Hair Color (include adjectives): Harry has “His black hair was a wild dirty mane but he could see where the dark red would highlight it”
Eye Color (include adjectives): So far not described
Unusual Markings/Colorations: Harry is “Tiny and very feminine yet with a strong masculine jaw and physique.”
Special Possessions (if any): Apparently, each other’s balls in future
Annoying Origin: The warped brain of a Twihard HP fan
Annoying Special Abilities: existing
Other Traits:
Harry will be “truly extraordinary when he was healed”
Harry gave up part of his humanity to weaken Voldemort, so he isn’t all human anymore
Lilly apparently had creature blood in her lineage so Harry never was completely human to start off with.
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Paolini once said "In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf."
He's mentioned several times that he wanted to reach a 'lyrical beauty' comparable to Tolkien. So I thought it only fair to compare them.
Now, it's hardly fair to compare Tolkien at his best, with all his years of experience, with Paolini's best, with all his lack of experience. So to even the field, I'll compare Paolini's best to an excerpt of a letter Tolkien wrote to his son in 1944. Hardly a masterpiece of literature, right? For fairness, both excerpts feature a very similar topic/event.
( LJ-Cuts Are Like Cats, Or Maybe Mules. )