We all know about hack writers. Their work is of poor quality and some are quite prolific. But hack writer =/= writer I don’t like. What are some hacks you enjoy and which one’s you can’t stand?
My favorite hack is Dan Brown, his Robert Langdon series are a guilty pleasure of mine (though Origins was too terrible with the recycled plot). Langdon is a Mary Sue and his plots are so over the top I can’t take seriously while also being a page turner.
One I can’t stand is Paulo Coelho, who is unfortunately Brazil’s most famous writer abroad. So pretentious, and some people take it way too seriously, the alchemist reads like an YA novel. Another one is Reddit’s darling Neil Gaiman.
Let’s discuss the best and worst among the Terrible and Untalented
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I liked Good Omens when I was in high school, and like him and Harry Potter, you're supposed to outgrow from those books....
As a forgotten realms fan, I tried reading RA Salvatore stuff. To actually learn the lore of drizzit that edgy nerds love so much but I kinda found it boring and felt like just someone rewriting their campaign session into a novel. A boring campaign.
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How? Did you play it (tabletop, not vidya), or just read the books? I've never understood the hype behind it, it's so close to Greyhawk and doesn't have much that stands out aside from way more attention given to drow, who I never cared for much.
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I agree with you, for me they are kind like Macdonald’s, something you love when you’re kid/teenager and still occasionally enjoy as an adult, while still being aware it’s not the same level as a juicy stake
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