Agh, why with the fanfic?

[darkelf105]

Okay, so I finished the book. Despite it being chewed on by both the Hell Rodent and Artemis and having hot wax dripped on it and an inexplicable smear of BBQ sauce and being soaked by water from my morning shower. Most of it didn't come as any surprise to me because I had been spoiled previously. (Although, honestly, how many of you couldn't see what was coming? She's not a very skilled writer, most of what she writes can be seen a mile off). However, the person doing the spoiling neglected to mention Fred's death, so that hit me like a punch in the gut.  My thoughts: better than I had initially feared. In fact, the book would probably have on the whole, rated so much better for me if that stupid piece of saccharine fanfic hadn't been tacked onto the end. I mean seriously. However, since the prize for worst, sappiest, and all around most horribly fanficish ever ending belongs to R.A. Salvatore's Passage To Dawn (my copy has a neatly typed addendum in which we see Bruenor goes back and eats Drizzt's likkle seal glued into it), I am not as upset as I know I should be. Mr. Salvatore, you still win worst/sappiest ending in history. J.K. Rowling, I had initially thought I would be posting an outraged tirade, but find myself pretty much satisfied with the ending.....well, as satisified as I can be with all my favorite characters dead (really, did you have to take Mad Eye Moody?) and the most boring of the lot alive and kicking. But, que sera sera. Next time, my dear, we can do without the fanfic. The epilogue was in extremely poor taste and brought the whole work down. It shows a decided lack of trust in your reader and a huge break of trust in the narrative of you own story. Live and learn, I suppose.

I would however, like to report an incident of harm caused by reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Ryan had to use the bathroom and disappeared into it with his copy of DH. He was on the pot for about twenty-five to thirty minutes. He was very engrossed in the book. But he failed to come out, and I had to pee, so I went to the bathroom and pretty much demanded that he vacate forthwith. Well, I heard a clang and a shout...........Apparently, I had startled him and he had jumped up smashing his head into the towel rack. The bar in the middle is now bent and dented. That's right, DH has caused me property damage.  Ryan appears to be alright as he is still stalwartly plowing through the book even though, despite his best efforts, I still finished before him. Silly boy.

Comments

[rayechu.livejournal.com]

No except for the girls getting gipped and that shitty epilogue, I was actually pretty satisfied with the ending. What the bloody hell did you do to your book?

[rokk-lobster.livejournal.com]

my head still hurts, by the way.