tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post2519419594951984019..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Planesrunner by Ian McDonaldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-64877999879009971912012-10-01T13:41:17.092-07:002012-10-01T13:41:17.092-07:00I read the whole thing, and it starts getting cree...I read the whole thing, and it starts getting creepily paternal at points. I saw why he wrote it that way (there's that air of wanting to shelter Stephanie from THE HORROS OF THE WORLD, which is a ridiculous thing in the Honorverse) but it just comes off as...off, unlike the mainline Honor Harrington novels (which have their problems but also have the saving grace of having ships explode in space and absurd politics). Baen's one of the most conservative SF publishers (they mostly publish military SF), so I'm really not surprised that it turned out that way.<br /><br />The whole "I think I know what young adults like but don't actually interact meaningfully with them" thing seems to be a fairly common thread running through certain circles of 80s-style geeks (be they authors themselves or just consumers). I may or may not have a biased sample set with 80s anime fans though.Caleb Dunawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13353473172215231322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-79637733797168697972012-10-01T12:49:27.561-07:002012-10-01T12:49:27.561-07:00"insultingly patronizing" - Oh, thank yo..."insultingly patronizing" - Oh, thank you for those words; after reading just the beginning - couldn't get through more than that - I was out of words to describe it. (There are Teacher's Guides. I was bewildered by this, and yet, am also bewildered by the success of <i>Theodore Boone</i>, so...)<br /><br />I love that there's more YA SFF, but I'm really wistful that the people writing at least, you know, <i>knew</i> a young adult, and hung out with them, even just for research reasons. tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com