tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post6570740388869370789..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: How to be a better, more pretentious blogger/reviewerLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-16758375363102181192008-04-23T17:15:00.000-05:002008-04-23T17:15:00.000-05:00I understand, Chris. I'm always pushing myself to...I understand, Chris. I'm always pushing myself to be better and it looks like my efforts are starting to bear some fruit...and a lot more labor to come. Have a revision to complete tonight before I write another, all in advance of one later that might be quite difficult to write, but that's a contingent one and it might be delayed for some months if things don't fall into place time-wise.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-61964545128131600662008-04-23T13:49:00.000-05:002008-04-23T13:49:00.000-05:00Very interesting post. There's a lot I'll have to ...Very interesting post. There's a lot I'll have to bear in mind the next time I write a review.<BR/><BR/>I've been liking my reviews a lot more lately, though there always be times that I look at it and go "god that's awful" (it's always the review that people like most, probably!) ;)<BR/><BR/>I try to write the kind of review I like to read.Chris, The Book Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063580097665443750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-44920834956352272762008-04-22T18:22:00.000-05:002008-04-22T18:22:00.000-05:00I agree, Jonathan, which is why I find the entire ...I agree, Jonathan, which is why I find the entire usage of the word to be in turns amusing and irritating. Since I'm going to be "pretentious" regardless of what I do because of who I am, why not aim to become a <I>better</I> pretentious blogger by setting higher goals and expectations?<BR/><BR/>Dark Wolf, I do pay some heed to what others say, if only to examine why they react in such fashions and why I react at times against that.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-86145458745989828392008-04-22T05:22:00.000-05:002008-04-22T05:22:00.000-05:00Very nice post. And I think that the critic has to...Very nice post. And I think that the critic has to be the writer himself, and also to listen to the critics if this are constructive.Mihai A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08534691063946241019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-75800499344438626122008-04-22T02:19:00.000-05:002008-04-22T02:19:00.000-05:00The thing is that you can't aspire to be something...The thing is that you can't aspire to be something you're not without being pretentious. So anyone who seeks to improve themselves is immediately slapped down by the use of that particular word.<BR/><BR/>It's no accident that the word stems from the a period of rather swift democratisation in French politics and was used to slap down people of lower birth who got ideas above their station.Jonathan Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664070458542872255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-19508308599255890632008-04-21T22:28:00.000-05:002008-04-21T22:28:00.000-05:00Well, I'm saving that one for later. I've been pl...Well, I'm saving that one for later. I've been planning on writing something like this for weeks now. That other post, I never took all that seriously, as evidenced by my comments throughout. But perhaps I'll write something more on that later this week or next.<BR/><BR/>And as for my reviews, I'm reverting back to my academic days to some extent. It's what I want to read the most, so I'm going to have fun with that.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-39895779333231391622008-04-21T22:24:00.000-05:002008-04-21T22:24:00.000-05:00Nice post, even if I fall in the non-pretentious, ...Nice post, even if I fall in the non-pretentious, don't quote the book, side. Though admittedly I dont read books for the challenge, but for fun, so my reviews follow that pattern and arent exactly challenging or literary :)<BR/><BR/>When you mentioned you were going to write a tongue in cheek post about pretentious reviewers, I actually thought it was going to be related to your "not a true SFF fan " post ;)Jeff Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865412847796927368noreply@blogger.com