Literary Criticism (What the hound thinks of Talia Gryphon)

[summer_jackel]

Literary Criticism

Today, while I was gone,
a youthful hound committed unique sin.

For last night's entertainment, my lover brought
an awful urban fantasy romance, and read
the first chapter with a bottle of champagne
and laughter. We abandoned
the dreadful thing upon my desk to meet its fate:
Justice came swiftly.

This puppy never ate a book before
but here she rests, long paws arranged politely,
spine curved across her bed
of finely shredded chapter one.
Her tragic coffee eyes proclaim,
I am your loyal and watchful hound
of truest heart, and I will save you
from direst threats as they arise.

And besides, we both
have better taste than that.

Comments

[phineus.livejournal.com]

good, good dog.

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

Outside of a dog, a book (but not that one) is humanity's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read...thankfully.
"I took one for the team, now give me some steak," says Derzhava.

[hafoc.livejournal.com]

To follow that up
She could relieve herself on
The Wall Street Journal

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

If I happened to keep any of that around, I can certainly think of no other use for it. Thankfully, Zhava housetrained herself after about three days here (Borzois are the only breed I've met more fastidious than collies), so there is no reason to obtain any...

[kynekh-amagire.livejournal.com]

I am going to be laughing about this forever. The hound: for once, she is not wrong.

P.S. if you even think about getting me a replacement copy of that book, I am never speaking to you again.

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

I am pretty entertained about the discerning literary tastes of my hound. Laughing forever about it seems like the sensible response. And I'll keep that in mind about replacing the book, but honestly it's so bad that I think at least one of us should have a copy, just in case we ever end up that drunk.

[kynekh-amagire.livejournal.com]

My concern is that there isn't enough booze in the universe.

[tenaya-owlcat.livejournal.com]

Oh dear... I'm afraid Talia Gryphon is my fault. :P I got a review copy of the first book way back when, read it, and promptly began telling everyone how bad it was. Curiosity got the better of some folks, especially when I started talking about the phrase "panty-liquifying"... *whistles innocently*

Although I seem to remember Kyn throwing it at me when I visited one time... XD

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

It's true, that's a panty-liquifyingly bad book. (IDK just how caustic something would have to be to liquify panties, but the quality of that prose would at least have to come close). Definitely in the 'so bad it's almost but not quite good' category of things; it has almost inspired me to do something with my long-abandoned urban fantasy characters. :P Kyn seems justified in flinging the thing.

Zhava has spoken, and the book is, alas, no more.