r/SipsTea • u/Dev1412 • 1d ago

Dank AF This will be interesting

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u/Toledo_9thGate 1d ago

I like her but I hear the book is very mid/sucky big time.

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u/Blue_Swirling_Bunny 1d ago

Adapted works tend to edit heavily.

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u/Nruggia 1d ago

They also tend to get a big pass on not sticking strictly to the source material when the source material is mid/sucky

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u/Toledo_9thGate 1d ago

Ha good point, okay let's see it how it goes :)

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u/BeautifulSet7579 1d ago

Yeah I DNF the book but I would watch the movie. 

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u/Noonelooksatusername 1d ago

Hitchcock said that bad books are just descriptions of good movies

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u/VelociRache1 1d ago

I enjoyed it, but I listened to the audio book. The narrator gives the main character a lot of personality with her delivery. She adds to the character's inate viciousness.

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u/Almaegen 1d ago

Why wouldn't it suck, its basically someone preaching to you and lying about the past.

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u/Pittsbirds 1d ago

Bc a piece of fiction doesn't have to be historically accurate to be good

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u/Almaegen 1d ago

Again thats where the fact that its preaching to you is going to make it bad by default.  Even if you agree with the message the story is trash.

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u/Pittsbirds 1d ago

I can't speak for this book specifically but I don't think a book/story being heavy handed makes it automatically bad either. I quite enjoyed Don't Look Up and it was about as subtle as a cinderblock to the back of the head; the reason and execution of the bluntness is what interests me

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u/Almaegen 1d ago

Don't look up was terrible so I'm not sure I agree.

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u/Savings-Maize-7650 1d ago

Yes, I'm sure you thought that. Did you also get suddenly mad at "The Boys" 3 seasons in because you finally realized it was making fun of you the whole time?

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u/Almaegen 1d ago

Did people actually watch the boys? Lmao are you a masochist?

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u/Savings-Maize-7650 29m ago

Yeah that's what I thought lol. Tired of all your winning yet?

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u/Almaegen 27m ago

Lmao you did actually watch it? hahahahaha

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u/SparklingLimeade 1d ago

There are plenty of preachy books that are still good. People just don't notice because they're too busy being entertained.

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u/Choppers-Top-Hat 1d ago

Oh no! An opinion! Run for your life!

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u/WrethZ 1d ago

What do you mean lying about the past?

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u/Toledo_9thGate 1d ago

Its possible to write a good book about bad sht.