True Readers...

[praetoritevong]

So guys, I stumbled across this the other week, and I thought it was very true *pointed glare*. Obviously this applies not merely to Darwin Ortiz's Strong Magic but many other books that have been described by various people as Gems, Masterpieces and Compulsory Reading, most of whom I have a fairly reasonable suspicion, well... Check out the attachment before you go further.




It's alright if you haven't. I mean, reading it doesn't make you cool or whatever. You're not more established because you say you've read it, and no-one actually thinks higher of you because you say you have. No-one really cares about your image here, it's not a contest.

And if you're one of those people, posting here saying "Yeah I totally agree" won't absolve you of anything - doesn't make you less guilty. (This last sentence will have stopped about 70% of potential posters) You know that, right?

I'm just sayin'.

 

[Camel]

I wonder how many people looked at the thumbnail without reading the article? That would be ironic, wouldn't it?

 

[Sean_Raf]

Lol is this a gd book tho? Wut are the tricks like?

Thx!

 

[Michael Kras]

LOL this is hilariously hilarious! And also very true. Sad, but true.

 

[praetoritevong]

Yep, epic lulz. For those that don't know incidentally, this pic, is with other funny ones on Andi Gladwin's Clog (Google it).

lolwut no trix? kknothxbye i r t3h r0XX0rZ magishunzz alreddyyy

 

[Randomwrath]

Hehehe that amused me.
I've never read Strong Magic, never pretended to, never even thought about pretending to...

Actually, on reading that back, it sounds like I'm waiting for people to say 'Oh wow, Randomwrath is so cool, he hasn't pretended to read a book!' People, if you feel like calling me cool for not pretending to read a book, feel free.No wait, I actively encourage you to call me cool. Seriously. Calling me cool makes you a better person and will stop world poverty and global warming instantly. So go ahead. Do the honorable thing.

Sorry, I went slightly off topic with that post. I rambled. Forgive me...

 

[MikeGoyke]

Hehehe that amused me.
I've never read Strong Magic, never pretended to, never even thought about pretending to...

Actually, on reading that back, it sounds like I'm waiting for people to say 'Oh wow, Randomwrath is so cool, he hasn't pretended to read a book!' People, if you feel like calling me cool for not pretending to read a book, feel free.No wait, I actively encourage you to call me cool. Seriously. Calling me cool makes you a better person and will stop world poverty and global warming instantly. So go ahead. Do the honorable thing.

Sorry, I went slightly off topic with that post. I rambled. Forgive me...

WOW RANDOMWRATH IS SOOOO COOL!!!!HE DIDNT PRETEND TO READ A BOOK!!!!

did i just stop poverty AND global warming?

anyways in all seriousness i almost purchased Strong Magic today, freaky? no?

However im pretty sure that graph would apply to alot of books that have no magic effects and are either theory based or presentational based books.

 

[praetoritevong]

IMO it applies to the majority of books with any sort of prestige amongst more experienced magicians. Name one, and if it becomes popular, you can bet that a dozen new magicians will say that they have read it.

 

[GusEds]

pshffft...please, i've read all of them.







In case you missed the sarcasm in my previous sentence, slap yourself over the head. Good. Because I haven't read all of the books...only a select few.

 

[datskanars]

"yeah i totally agree" lol.

on a serious note:Is that true about STRONG MAGIC?

 

[Deechristopher]

I've not read strong magic

But alas, my library is rich in other lit, so I'm happy

D.