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Thomas 🚀 SFF180

@sff180.bsky.social

Science fiction, fantasy and horror book reviews and coverage on the web and YouTube. https://sff180.com https://youtube.com/c/SFF180

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Thomas 🚀 SFF180@sff180.bsky.social · 4d ago

There is a huge difference between engaging with art via critique, and simply feeling superior to art. Trope-spotting is a particularly noxious form of faux criticism. Tropes are not innately good or bad; they are simply tools. You aren’t a genius for noticing that your carpenter uses a hammer.  

David Sims@davidlsims.bsky.social · 4d ago

if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”

Thomas 🚀 SFF180@sff180.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is truly disappointing to hear, considering what an important and influential figure de Lint has been in modern literary fantasy. The only response that will drive the message home is simply to refuse to buy the book.

Evan May@gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 3w ago

Charles de Lint has responded to the questions about his AI cover on FB. It boils down to "while it's bad the tool was created through theft, I'm still using it" which is ... not great. If artists are not going to stand with other artists, no one will. Highly disappointing.

Thomas 🚀 SFF180@sff180.bsky.social · last mo.

Apparently, there are people leaving comments on TikTok, saying they hate books written in first person, because the character is doing things that they would never do. These people read first person narration and literally think the book is expecting you to role-play as the viewpoint character.

Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Think about all the boomer replies you've seen where someone angrily replies to everything that drifts onto their timeline as if it is personally addressed to them. "But I don't have a dog" "Why am I seeing this?" "It doesn't mention cats at all." 54% of US adults read below the 6th grade level

Thomas 🚀 SFF180@sff180.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On the subject of which Hugo categories to get rid of, I’m on board with this one. The film industry just doesn’t recognize or care about the Hugos, and unlike all other categories for the award, both Dramatic Presentation awards confer no prestige upon the winners.

An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog@hugobookclub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My personal pick would be Best Dramatic Presentation. Virtually none of the finalists attend the ceremony. Out of 70+ winners in these categories, there's only a handfull who I can find photos of with a Hugo trophy. And how many movies have you ever heard about *because* of the Hugos?