tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post1119138844451168860..comments2023-11-09T22:51:59.986-05:00Comments on Dreaming About Other Worlds: Follow Friday - The Thirty-Nine Steps Was a Book by John Buchan and a Movie by Alfred HitchcockAaron Poundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-28867827344778832102011-12-03T19:10:44.662-05:002011-12-03T19:10:44.662-05:00@Giselle: Yes, especially when it is obviously don...@Giselle: Yes, especially when it is obviously done in an artificial way so that the writer can cram a storyline or plot point into his book.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-84925852414879579962011-12-03T10:43:45.587-05:002011-12-03T10:43:45.587-05:00Ooh I agree with the change of personality it alwa...Ooh I agree with the change of personality it always makes me cringe!<br /><br />Giselle<br /><a href="http://www.xpressoreads.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Xpresso Reads</a>Gisellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953187386418088952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-17663316716421458012011-12-03T01:33:47.648-05:002011-12-03T01:33:47.648-05:00@Michael/Bookshelf Reviewer: Laughable errors brea...@Michael/Bookshelf Reviewer: Laughable errors break a book. And thank you, I put a fair amount of thought into the name, and it is nice to see someone notice and appreciate it.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-30254516898852932062011-12-03T01:30:26.101-05:002011-12-03T01:30:26.101-05:00@Eileen: When elements like time weirdness crop up...@Eileen: When elements like time weirdness crop up in a book, it always signals to me that the author just didn't care enough to bother proofreading their own work. And when an author doesn't care, it makes it hard for me to care.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-59086294157371290672011-12-03T00:06:15.863-05:002011-12-03T00:06:15.863-05:00Great and interesting pet peeves. I also hate laug...Great and interesting pet peeves. I also hate laughable errors in books. BTW I love the name of your blog. New Follower. =]<br />Here is <a href="http://thebookshelfreview.blogspot.com/2011/12/follow-friday3.html" rel="nofollow">My FF</a>Michael @ The Bookshelf Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812785596233834085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-32526440497114556392011-12-02T16:25:00.111-05:002011-12-02T16:25:00.111-05:00Good answer! I absolutely can't STAND stuff li...Good answer! I absolutely can't STAND stuff like that, especially with the time weirdness! <br /><br />New follower<br />http://eileenlisblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/follow-friday-5.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-33011985217120613102011-12-02T15:08:45.344-05:002011-12-02T15:08:45.344-05:00@Beth D: Few things destroy my ability to immerse ...@Beth D: Few things destroy my ability to immerse myself in a story more than when characters start behaving more like props than characters.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-51792703502235523452011-12-02T15:06:28.161-05:002011-12-02T15:06:28.161-05:00@Molly Gibson-Mee: I am frequently told to shut up...@Molly Gibson-Mee: I am frequently told to shut up by those around me when watching movies and television, since these sorts of things always trigger my analysis impulse.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-80340685482818882512011-12-02T14:50:05.269-05:002011-12-02T14:50:05.269-05:00@Susan Francino: That's very true, and that...@Susan Francino: That's very true, and that's a large part of why these sorts of character about-faces are so annoying. The author <i>could</i> have made his story work and kept the characters from behaving in wildly erratic ways, but chose to take the lazy option instead. When this happens, it pulls me out of the story and makes me wonder about the much better story the author <i>could</i> have written instead. And my immersion is destroyed.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-6815719154043572242011-12-02T13:04:38.706-05:002011-12-02T13:04:38.706-05:00I have to agree, not with the books, because I hav...I have to agree, not with the books, because I haven't read them. Although I have read a few books where characters change personalities for the plot that leave you wondering. So I give you major wootness on this!<br /><br />New Follower<br />Beth ^_^<br />http://sweetbooksnstuff.blogspot.com/Beth D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18032607556352052517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-8867017247147040072011-12-02T12:18:49.416-05:002011-12-02T12:18:49.416-05:00Hmmm. I wish I had read the Warlord Chronicles so...Hmmm. I wish I had read the Warlord Chronicles so I could really talk about this, but I feel like the author *could* have made that work--you know, Arthur's involved in his own little love triangle, so it might be understandable for him to be uncharacteristically sensitive about marriage/adultery... <br /><br />But yes, it is quite infuriating when characters do something that's not like them. Especially when you can tell the author's using it to get him/herself out of a corner. <br /><br />New follower, btw. Here's my FF: <br /><br />http://thefeatherandtherose.blogspot.com/SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126306619182458823noreply@blogger.com