*Snort* Isn't that, like, every Pern book ever? All snarking aside, I must admit I did love the Harper's Hall trilogy. Why have one giant dragon when you could have eight tiny sparkly dragons that sing?
Hell, there was a several-month-period during my teenagerhood when I eagerly devoured every word that woman had ever written. But even in those innocent pre-Intarnets days (before Teh Joy of Snark had been revealed to us all) I knew there was something a bit *too* wish-fulfillment-y about Fire Lizards & etc.
I've also started getting the creepies when I think of that McCaffrey heroine who essentially gets repeatedly raped by her boyfriend. So, I try not to dwell on it too much.
Me and my friend laughed over the phone about this for literally hours. Doesn't gettting a dragon sound like something a standard Mary sue would do at some point?
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Date: 2008-10-21 11:05 pm (UTC)Re: Too many italics, must fix--
Date: 2008-10-21 11:26 pm (UTC)I've also started getting the creepies when I think of that McCaffrey heroine who essentially gets repeatedly raped by her boyfriend. So, I try not to dwell on it too much.
Re: Too many italics, must fix--
Date: 2008-10-22 01:42 am (UTC)OMGGGGGGGG man. Tiny dragons are total wish fulfillment.
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.
Re: Too many italics, must fix--
Date: 2008-10-22 01:44 am (UTC)... everyone else wanted to roleplay the giant (horse like) majestic dragons blah blah blah.
I'm me. I wanted to roleplay someone with a herd of adorable, snappy, yippy (chihuahua like) fire lizards.
Re: Too many italics, must fix--
Date: 2008-10-22 01:50 am (UTC)You RPG'd as a CRAZY CAT LADY? ^_^
Re: Too many italics, must fix--
Date: 2008-10-22 02:02 am (UTC)Although I'm so proud for myself for only having two; I realize the hoarding is not the beauty, it is the elaborate costumes for the tiny dogs.
We attended a Howl-o-ween celebration tonight. *coughs*
Re: Too many italics, must fix--
Date: 2008-10-22 02:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-22 01:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-22 01:09 pm (UTC)Doesn't gettting a dragon sound like something a standard Mary sue would do at some point?
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Date: 2008-10-22 01:31 pm (UTC)