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diff --git a/faith/hp_and_sayers.rst b/faith/hp_and_sayers.rst index 19c89cf..36a22e0 100644 --- a/faith/hp_and_sayers.rst +++ b/faith/hp_and_sayers.rst @@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ probably unpalatable for some, but underneath the theological is also an absolute gem of the literary theory by somebody who actually knows a thing or two about writing. Highly recommended. -Coming from this book, I would suggest that there is some kind of -spirit or atmosphere of HP universe, and book or story violating -this spirit will feel wrong. For example, I am firmly persuaded -that any crossover between HP books, which are in my opinion -rather pedestrian, egalitarian, realist, modernist and quite +The fundamental problem of HP/fantasy crossovers is that HP is +actually not a fantasy, or at least not in the conventional +meaning of ninety percent of all fantasy stories. Coming from the +Sayers’ book, I would suggest that there is some kind of spirit +or atmosphere of HP universe, and book or story violating this +spirit will feel wrong. For example, I am firmly persuaded that +any crossover between HP books, which are in my opinion rather +pedestrian, egalitarian, realist, modernist and quite rationalist, and semi-mystical/super-natural universe (e.g., Marvel-type superheroes, or vampires) is by its substance doomed to fail, because these two universes have too different spirits @@ -37,34 +40,17 @@ universe is in my opinion doomed to fail. The same goes for Harry Potter being ultra-rich (meaning, owning ridiculously large part of the Great Britain). -Bashing and similar are not cause of poor quality of such -stories, but just the symptom of the author being lead by the -poor design of his story into areas, which would be impossible to -resolve or it would be too difficult, so bashing is then just -a cheap cop-out from the bad situation. From bad to worse. - -E.g., I really liked (ultra-cheesy, teeth rotting, true) setup of -`A Different Halloween by RobSt`_. The problem of this story was -that all problems were (in a rather elegant manner) resolved in -the middle of the third chapter (when Voldemort truly completely -and irrevocably died). The author had two good options what do in -that situation: he could just finish the story right there, and -it would be a nice short three-shot story. Nothing against that. -Or he could really sit down on his behind and develop new -completely original story line. He went the third, poor, way: by -ridiculous amount of the Dumbledore bashing he tried to make -villain out of him and the result was ridiculous. And no, it is -possible to write Dumbledore as a bad guy, I am not claiming he -is saint, but it is hard job and the author must really write -a long persuasive story to get from the most positive to negative -character. `There Will Be No Foolish Wand Waving by kgfinkel`_ -made almost good job in this area. +There are very few exceptions (e.g., I liked linkao3(Operation +Wandless by EllianaDunla) or `Muggle Interface Team by +Northumbrian`_, which has just a whiff of the crossover with +`Being Human`_), but they can easily fit in those mentioned ten +percent. .. _`The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy L. Sayers`: https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20140909 -.. _`A Different Halloween by RobSt`: - https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6439871 +.. _`Muggle Interface Team by Northumbrian`: + https://archiveofourown.org/series/104579 -.. _`There Will Be No Foolish Wand Waving by kgfinkel`: - https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13137899 +.. _`Being Human`: + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Human_(British_TV_series) diff --git a/faith/on_bashing.rst b/faith/on_bashing.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0b8599e --- /dev/null +++ b/faith/on_bashing.rst @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +On bashing +########## + +:date: 2020-04-24 +:category: faith +:tags: review, harryPotter, blogComment, fromReddit + + +Bashing and similar are not the cause of poor quality of their +stories, but they are just a symptom of the author being lead by +the poor design of his story into areas, which would be +impossible to resolve or it would be too difficult, so bashing is +then just a cheap cop-out from the bad situation. From bad to +worse. + +E.g., I really liked (ultra-cheesy, teeth rotting, true) setup of +`A Different Halloween by RobSt`_: Lily Potter meets Emma Granger +at the paediatrician, and they go the Grangers’ for tea, so when +Voldemort calls, James Potter is on the phone with Lilly, more +alert, and he doesn’t have a problem of defending Lilly and +Harry; thus he manages to escape. The problem of this story was +that all problems were (in a rather elegant manner) resolved in +the middle of the third chapter (when Voldemort truly completely +and irrevocably died). The author had two good options what do in +that situation: he could just finish the story right there, and +it would be a nice short sugar-sweet three-shot story. Nothing +against that. Or he could really sit down on his behind and +develop the new completely original storyline. He went the third, +poor, way: by the ridiculous amount of the Dumbledore bashing he +tried to make a villain out of him and the result was ridiculous. + +And no, it is possible to write Dumbledore as a bad guy, I am not +claiming he must be a saint, but it is a hard job and the author +must really write a long persuasive story to get from the most +positive to a negative character. `There Will Be No Foolish Wand +Waving by kgfinkel`_ made an almost good job in this area. + +.. _`A Different Halloween by RobSt`: + https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6439871 + +.. _`There Will Be No Foolish Wand Waving by kgfinkel`: + https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13137899 |