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fightingthecageAn entry that is not a meme! *rejoices*
OK, I read something the other day that really pissed me off. And it must have done, for me to be writing about it here. Ranting even, one might say.
I'm guessing that at least a few people on my flist will have read the Da Vinci Code. Because...well, there doesn't seem to be many people in the world who haven't. And what with the film coming out in a few months, there seems to be a build up of...hatred, starting.
Fine, some people don't like the book. Fine, some people think it's badly written. Alright, it may not be factually accurate. But when I read a fucking rant about it on someone's LJ, calling the people who liked it stupid and ignorant and - my personal favourite - indulgent...it just makes me want to scream and hit things.
I'm very fucking sorry I don't have a degree in symbology, or art history or ancient civilisations - if I'd known it was required when picking up the fucking book, I wouldn't have bothered. I apologise for not sighing and thinking 'this is going to be crap' after reading the first paragraph and realising it started with the word 'renowned.' I didn't realise that in order to properly appreciate a book I had to immediately start deconstructing every single word the instant I opened it. I genuflect at your feet, O wise one, who calls me 'indulgent' for not, upon finishing the book, immediately setting out to read other books to verify the authenticity of Every. Fucking. Word, of what I've just read.
FUCK YOU!!!
I'd heard it was a good read. So I read it. I enjoyed it. It passed the time admirably and I liked it enough that I went out and bought Angels and Demons, the one he wrote before it. You know what? I enjoyed that too and screw you if you think that makes me stupid.
I don't believe everything I read in novels. If everything about them was accurate and not designed to make a good story, they'd be textbooks. And I don't go around telling everyone that the story is one hundred percent true, blah blah blah. I read, I enjoyed, I put it down, I moved on to another book. And you sit around and make judgements on people who do that? Christ, do you read nothing but James (tendency to be long-winded IMO), Shakespeare (wrote some complete shit) and Chekov (NOTHING HAPPENS!) or something? Because if you don't, shut the hell up!
And go screw yourself too, it'll be a better use of your time. Books are meant to be enjoyed and it's not up to people like you to judge others by what they think is good. What does it matter to you anyway? Get a fucking life.
P.S Hey, check my icon! That's God! Did you know that the image we often use of God (as in icon) is also the way people used to describe Zeus, and Christianity just nicked it? Well, that's what Dan Brown says anyway. Is he right? I don't give a fuck. But if he is, looked what I learned! *beams indulgently*
And yes, I know swearing is supposed to be a sign of limited vocabulary. So obviously mine can fit on the back of a stamp - I'm fine with that. Sue me.
OK, I read something the other day that really pissed me off. And it must have done, for me to be writing about it here. Ranting even, one might say.
I'm guessing that at least a few people on my flist will have read the Da Vinci Code. Because...well, there doesn't seem to be many people in the world who haven't. And what with the film coming out in a few months, there seems to be a build up of...hatred, starting.
Fine, some people don't like the book. Fine, some people think it's badly written. Alright, it may not be factually accurate. But when I read a fucking rant about it on someone's LJ, calling the people who liked it stupid and ignorant and - my personal favourite - indulgent...it just makes me want to scream and hit things.
I'm very fucking sorry I don't have a degree in symbology, or art history or ancient civilisations - if I'd known it was required when picking up the fucking book, I wouldn't have bothered. I apologise for not sighing and thinking 'this is going to be crap' after reading the first paragraph and realising it started with the word 'renowned.' I didn't realise that in order to properly appreciate a book I had to immediately start deconstructing every single word the instant I opened it. I genuflect at your feet, O wise one, who calls me 'indulgent' for not, upon finishing the book, immediately setting out to read other books to verify the authenticity of Every. Fucking. Word, of what I've just read.
FUCK YOU!!!
I'd heard it was a good read. So I read it. I enjoyed it. It passed the time admirably and I liked it enough that I went out and bought Angels and Demons, the one he wrote before it. You know what? I enjoyed that too and screw you if you think that makes me stupid.
I don't believe everything I read in novels. If everything about them was accurate and not designed to make a good story, they'd be textbooks. And I don't go around telling everyone that the story is one hundred percent true, blah blah blah. I read, I enjoyed, I put it down, I moved on to another book. And you sit around and make judgements on people who do that? Christ, do you read nothing but James (tendency to be long-winded IMO), Shakespeare (wrote some complete shit) and Chekov (NOTHING HAPPENS!) or something? Because if you don't, shut the hell up!
And go screw yourself too, it'll be a better use of your time. Books are meant to be enjoyed and it's not up to people like you to judge others by what they think is good. What does it matter to you anyway? Get a fucking life.
P.S Hey, check my icon! That's God! Did you know that the image we often use of God (as in icon) is also the way people used to describe Zeus, and Christianity just nicked it? Well, that's what Dan Brown says anyway. Is he right? I don't give a fuck. But if he is, looked what I learned! *beams indulgently*
And yes, I know swearing is supposed to be a sign of limited vocabulary. So obviously mine can fit on the back of a stamp - I'm fine with that. Sue me.
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Re: Not sure, exactly.
Date: 2005-12-19 08:47 pm (UTC)