Hey folks!
What are books/movies/tv/etc that you absolutely love, but for some reason cannot recommend to anyone?
@starkatt The Magicians (the tv show – the books are terrible imo). Some things are actually great! But some are… not. So I try not to advertise it, but I am really excited about the shipping possibilities and the pacing and some of the plot stuff, and I really just genuinely enjoyed watching it, despite all the bullshit.
@maunzikation Heh, I actually found a lot to like in the first book, but yeah it definitely had some serious issues. Haven't seen the show :)
@maunzikation Things I liked about that book: one of the better portrayals of depression I've seen, slowly figuring out that the protagonist is a total asshole was kinda fun.
Things I didn't like: protagonist was a total asshole, treatment of women sucked, lots of problematic bits.
@starkatt For me it was mostly that it couldn't get me interested and that the characters and world seemed too superficial to me. There were things that I liked, but I felt a bit teased because none of them were explored as thoroughly as I had hoped.
The show pulled me right into the world and I watched all in one go. While also having its problematic aspects that I wasn't happy about, I felt like it took the story seriously, while the book felt a bit half hearted to me.