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Originally Posted by catsittingstill
There were a few books in high school that I finished because I had to: four Faulkner novels that turned me off Faulkner forever (don't remember their titles; can't read Faulkner again because I might start one of them.)
But the one that pops to mind at the moment is _There Will Be Dragons_ by John Ringo. Completely terrible. Total failure to think through the obvious social consequences of his technology, seriously degrading to women, Mary Sue main character and--where I'd been hoping that the characters I cared about might actually play a significant role in the final struggle--they got shoved off to the side.
Bleagh. Cured me forever of even considering a book with that author's name on the cover.
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Isn't _There Will Be Dragons_ one of Ringo's novels that he claims he only writes because he sells copies, but is disgusted with the story and character? I remember reading an interview about that. He has a series that started with him writing something to get the "Shit" out of his brain so he could write something else, shelved it as a bad go, and only brought it out because he mentioned he had something at a conference and everyone wanted to read it. Then everyone bought it . Then everyone demanded a replay. If you read it as parody and like a "Colbert Report" take on the world, maby it wouldn't be as grim.