"Testing 123..." "Anything but that."

So I may have just figured out Dreamwidth settings yet. Bear with me here.

Ok, so. LJ's current topic of the day is "What Is The Best Book Of The Year?" It revealed some things about me, like the fact that I am more of a book snob than I thought. I always thought I was a pretty easy person when it comes to books. I read chick lit occasionally. I even read ye olde gothic romances from like, the 60s for the lulz. But seriously? Seeing people list 'this book' as the best book = instant rage. I was pretty much capslocking at the screen, mentally going WHAT THE FUCK? HOW CAN YOU SAY 'THAT BOOK' IS GOOD? IT WAS INSIPID! IT WAS PATHETIC AND NOW YOU ARE PATHETIC FOR PROCLAIMING THIS STEAMING PILE OF SHIT AS SOMETHING WORTHY OF READING, LET ALONE THE BEST THING YOU HAVE READ THIS YEAR.

I may have to just stop reading the topic at this point. If I see anything by Cassandra Clare or Smeyer there, I think I will have to throw things. It just has to be done. Guys, every time you praise pathetic couldn't-write-their-way-out-of-a-paper-bag authors Smyer or Cassandra Clare, kittens die. It's just a fact of life.

Usually I would wait until the rest of the month is done to post the "best of", but if anything else pings, I'll just add it along. I'm not even sure I'll make it through The Wind Up Bird Chronicle before the end of the year, given it's 21 disks and it hasn't even come yet.

( guaranteed to not contain SMeyer, Plagiarist Clare, Paolini or anything by Norah freaking Roberts. )