I don't think Legends and Lattes is for me, and I don't love how that vibe seems to have become hegemonic in parts of SFF, but like, that's OK, trends will swing back around to stuff I like eventually, and in the meantime people can enjoy whatever books they want. - ThreadSky

rev-avocado.bsky.social • 6 days ago

I don't think Legends and Lattes is for me, and I don't love how that vibe seems to have become hegemonic in parts of SFF, but like, that's OK, trends will swing back around to stuff I like eventually, and in the meantime people can enjoy whatever books they want.

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melari.bsky.social•6 days ago

do people know that old books that predate current publishing trends still exist

like

walmsley.bsky.social•6 days ago

I could completely stop rereading things and keep up my book-a-week reading on stuff that interests me and has already been published for probably the rest of my life

ohschiesse.bsky.social•6 days ago

You say this but this is word for word also an issue with other media like music lol

mpbx3003.bsky.social•6 days ago

Every genre needs fallow periods where you're not into the dominant form, so you can put a dent in your TBR list.

saintsopossums.bsky.social•6 days ago

I’m just happy that people are reading tbh. I didn’t think the book was incredible, but it’s better than the trend of extremely bro-y grimdark that sprung out of everyone trying to one-up GoT

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

For sure, although some of the new wave of grimdark (The Blacktongue Thief) has been exceptionally good.

digitalruins.fyi•6 days ago

The premise sounds decent but not my style. But I've got a lot of friends that have it on the 'to read' list. The article they're talking about must be nuts though. I think I'll avoid that too. lol

bill-of-lefts.bsky.social•6 days ago

I am somewhat of an elitist in that I think cultural slop has played a big role in getting us where we are, but idk if this particular book is particularly offensive

zas.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yeah like there’s cultural slop (cult of the operator fiction and Joe Rogan) and then there’s cultural slop (inoffensive but dull and poorly written)

wanderlib.bsky.social•6 days ago

We're fundamentally talking about the genre that inspired Sturgeon's Law.

People are massively overthinking this.

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yeah this is very much the latter at worst. Having not read it, I can't speak to its quality.

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

But like there's also a lot of well-written stuff with this general vibe that's fine and just not for me (see: anything written in Uncanny Magazine's house style).

zas.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yeah I think it’s our duty as snobs to direct our ire responsibly :P

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

The Goblin Emperor is one of my favorite books, is not an example of cozy fiction, and this is a legitimately insane description of that book.
https://bsky.app/profile/beijingpalmer.bsky.social/post/3ll7zwcdye22o

jeremyosner.bsky.social•6 days ago

Listening to The Goblin Emperor now based on your calling it your fave... I'm interested but I fear that every time somebody says "Serenity" it is going to make me think of George's dad on Seinfeld

trt.bsky.social•6 days ago

What’s your fav book?

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

Honestly maybe The Goblin Emperor.

trt.bsky.social•6 days ago

I’ve never heard of it. I’ll read it if it’s your fav!

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

"The book where the anarchist villain's murderous praxis is unabashedly correct, even if the protagonist character doesn't recognize it because he is too good-hearted is cozy and accepts the world's power structures"

ericforest.bsky.social•6 days ago

I read it as Maia does realize Shulivar is correct, but it is kind of ambiguous.

ericforest.bsky.social•6 days ago

“No. It is not worth the price.”

“‘Twenty-three lives,’ Shulivar said.

‘Do you know how many people the factories of Choharo and Rosiro and Sevezho kill in a year? In a month?”

ericforest.bsky.social•6 days ago

“But I haven’t—”

“You will,” said Shulivar, and his eyes were blue, serene, and utterly mad. And yet, dear blessed goddesses, he was right. Maia knew he would.

ericforest.bsky.social•6 days ago

Sorry I realize this isn’t the point your post but Goblin Emperor is one of my favorite books too and I don’t get to talk about it enough.

cadencecivet.bsky.social•6 days ago

“This book made me confront some dark things about my own political philosophies and I don’t like it”

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

It's not even that dark! Like yeah they murder a bunch of people but understanding Maia's character as an objective evaluator of the truth--rather than someone who will make a good emperor because he has enormously more empathy and kindness than other members of his class--is stupid.

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

For someone critiquing didacticism in fiction, they seemingly really want didactic fiction.

rev-avocado.bsky.social•6 days ago

Like there's a reason Shulivar is meant to look so much like Maia. They are mirrors to each other, even though Maia can't recognize it.

God, this makes me want to write a whole essay on why this person is a fucking moron.

michaelander45.bsky.social•6 days ago

📌

selectstarman.bsky.social•6 days ago

Basketball games that enact zeno's paradox or Disney taking up half of the Broadway stage does crowd out better versions. Books are not like that! I have more books in my house than I could read all year.

ohschiesse.bsky.social•6 days ago

I keep it simple: I dont like LaL because I dont like slice of life. No need to overcomplicate it.

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