I absolutely respect her right to request that fans not use her world/characters — and many authors have managed to do as much in an understated and graceful way — but her tone and choice of analogies make me bristle. I'm immoral? Well, thanks for letting me know, Diana!
(The Outlander series is pretty readable fun from what I remember, but certainly not any great work of Literature™ — not that the quality of a work makes it any more or less hallowed!)
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Date: 2010-05-04 10:21 pm (UTC)I absolutely respect her right to request that fans not use her world/characters — and many authors have managed to do as much in an understated and graceful way — but her tone and choice of analogies make me bristle. I'm immoral? Well, thanks for letting me know, Diana!
(The Outlander series is pretty readable fun from what I remember, but certainly not any great work of Literature™ — not that the quality of a work makes it any more or less hallowed!)