tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post8739242175400371216..comments2024-03-26T17:54:54.592+01:00Comments on Speculiction...: Reviews of The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata & Retribution Falls by Chris WoodingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-37309077943908563852016-04-25T12:12:59.935+02:002016-04-25T12:12:59.935+02:00"I sometimes wonder if my negative reviews ar..."I sometimes wonder if my negative reviews are the result of being an active reader when I should have been in Haddaway mode in order to appreciate the book..."<br /><br />I have also debated back-and-forth about this, so I'm never consistent about it. At some point, Haddaway is about comfort with the status quo, and that invites criticism. Then again, you can think too hard about it, make something out of nothing. People just want to know if they'll enjoy Haddaway.from couch to moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767181282018886387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-79673006248479997382016-04-24T22:03:25.734+02:002016-04-24T22:03:25.734+02:00I play in a rock band (straightforward hard rock, ...I play in a rock band (straightforward hard rock, no masks, no leopard print pants, no purple dazzle guitars - or mohawks), so I have to say almost every song on the radio, regardless pop or not, can have the timing of its chorus easily predicted. :) But I get your point - and agree. Haddaway's "What Is Love (Baby Don't Hurt Me)" will never be a part of my music collection, but in the rare times I get to go out with friends, it's definitely possible a leg or two may be shaken to it, the familiarity allowing me to forget normal bullshit (e.g. Is that a trope being subverted? Does this style complement the substance? I've read something similar before, but what was it? Why did the author switch to the present tense for this viewpoint? Etc.) and just relax. On a further note, I sometimes wonder if my negative reviews are the result of being an active reader when I should have been in Haddaway mode in order to appreciate the book...Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-77173872747594933782016-04-24T20:17:24.910+02:002016-04-24T20:17:24.910+02:00I haven't read Retribution Falls, but you know...I haven't read Retribution Falls, but you know my thoughts on The Red: First Light and we seem to agree. I keep thinking back to that one scene, where the girlfriend is held hostage and on the phone with Shelley and spoiler spoiler spoiler. How many times in movie history have we seen that same scene, heard that same dialogue, felt that same tension? It's recycled because it's so successful, it's successful because it's so recycled. It meets expectations, feels right, plays that game of "The Author Wouldn't Dare..." So gasp, much surprise, I fell for it, too. Like a popular song, it still feels good to listen to it, even though I already know when the chorus is going to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com