Lol fanboys. (Or fanbrats who happen to be boys, more accurately.)

[anactoria]

'Fanbrats' is probably a more accurate term. There are lots of boys around who are fans and have the miraculous ability not to engage in this kind of childish behaviour (pot, kettle, you say? I don't know what you mean.)

But anyway. I got my very first flame today! I feel so proud.

Let me get this straight...so in less than a couple of pages, Dan "successfully" abandons Laurie with their possible child, moves in/works for the man he has every reason to hate and through both the comic/movie OBVIOUSLY HATES, and then has an affair with him?

What are you smoking and can I have some.

Yep. All that hugging and still being friends years after the Keene Act? Obvious hate. *sigh*

(And in answer to the last question, Cherry Ziganov and no.)

Comments

[oudeteron.livejournal.com]

Exactly! And if he at least had a point, but no.

Yeah, the age issue might be fair enough, but he's still being super immature (or maybe I was a thoughtful kid, I don't know). I just don't get why anyone would read the book for this and miss all the really interesting stuff. I've read it twice so far and I keep finding new brilliant things!

That's another good point. I think it would be the more likely way to break up for Dan and Laurie, at least.

(Plus I've noticed that a lot of people apply the terms to themselves just to mean they're excitable or really obsessed. Personally I'd just stick with saying I'm a huge fan, but to each their own.)

[anactoria.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it really is a pity to miss out on the things that make it such a great piece of work. Still, I guess if somebody doesn't want to think about it that deeply, that's their prerogative. (I agree with you on finding new things all the time though. Definitely not a read-once-and-discard kind of novel.)

I kind of understand the impulse to make breakups OMG DRAMATIC in fiction, because, well, drama, but I can't help feeling it would be incredibly out of character in this case.

(That's true. Hmm, I'd never refer to myself as 'a fangirl', but I guess I do say that I 'fangirl' certain people/things. Hmm.)

[oudeteron.livejournal.com]

It is, but it does seem like a waste of such a great piece of work. But I guess some people just want to say they have "read" it. (That's just what I meant. I love books you're never quite "done" with.)

Yeah, it depends from case to case. With Dan and Laurie, I really don't think they're the type.

(That's what I see most often, exactly. I guess I just don't want to be unfair to anyone who says that by equating fangirl/fanboy with the bratty behaviour, though I've definitely seen that done as well.)

[anactoria.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I guess there's always that, especially with it getting more attention recently because of the film.

God, definitely not! Character trumps drama, every time.

(Yeah, that's a very good point. I quite often find myself using fangirl/boy to refer to someone who's a bit immature and prone to wank. Really should stop doing that.)

[oudeteron.livejournal.com]

Precisely. If someone manages to miss the point that badly, I have to wonder why they picked this book to read in the first place.

(Well, I think that manner of referring to people like that has been around for a while, so you're hardly to blame. But yeah, it's one of the reasons why I stay away from the terms altogether. Sometimes things could get awkward.)

[anactoria.livejournal.com]

Well, that's true! Or why they'd bother ranting and raving about it online or writing fanfic for it.

(Oh, I know -- it's still a bad habit though!)

[oudeteron.livejournal.com]

That as well. Maybe they're compensating for not getting to rant at anyone else. XD

(If only the whole fandom shared the sentiment...)

[anactoria.livejournal.com]

That sounds fairly likely. ;)