I admit I drag personal stuff into why I don't like LHK's book anymore. The slut thing isn't true poly, but some people think it's glamorous and have approached me, using the Slutty Sues as their patron deity, and have seem out right entitled to hop into be with me because they call themselves poly and that means they have the right to have sex with anyone they want. (I'm not poly, btw, but wasn't against it before I settled into a relationship. but I should repeat, that attitude isn't poly, and my problem is that a series I used to like is now being used as a reason why everyone is/should be in an open relationship.)
But besides that I was iffy at Obsidian Butterfly, dissatisfied at NiC and gave up when I started hearing about diva-ness. I still have friend and a sister who regularly buy LKH in hardcover and then complain about how much they disliked the books (but can never pin point why). I tell them to stop buying the books, but they apparently can't listen.
Lately the books are as other people pointed out, crappy angst and sex and a mere fan fiction reflection of what LKH CAN do. I have to admit, it's kept me from querying her agent, because IMHO no good agent, and no good editor would let this happen.
LKH needs to get off the cross, take a year or two off and stop surrounding herself with yes men, finding people who actually give a damn about her enough to tell her when she's being an idiot.
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I admit I drag personal stuff into why I don't like LHK's book anymore. The slut thing isn't true poly, but some people think it's glamorous and have approached me, using the Slutty Sues as their patron deity, and have seem out right entitled to hop into be with me because they call themselves poly and that means they have the right to have sex with anyone they want. (I'm not poly, btw, but wasn't against it before I settled into a relationship. but I should repeat, that attitude isn't poly, and my problem is that a series I used to like is now being used as a reason why everyone is/should be in an open relationship.)
But besides that I was iffy at Obsidian Butterfly, dissatisfied at NiC and gave up when I started hearing about diva-ness. I still have friend and a sister who regularly buy LKH in hardcover and then complain about how much they disliked the books (but can never pin point why). I tell them to stop buying the books, but they apparently can't listen.
Lately the books are as other people pointed out, crappy angst and sex and a mere fan fiction reflection of what LKH CAN do. I have to admit, it's kept me from querying her agent, because IMHO no good agent, and no good editor would let this happen.
LKH needs to get off the cross, take a year or two off and stop surrounding herself with yes men, finding people who actually give a damn about her enough to tell her when she's being an idiot.