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#when afaict from this dandelion is *way* more self-obsessed and uncaring than twn jask
aeide-thea · 3 years
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i read a couple of the witcher short stories on a writing break earlier (specifically 'the bounds of reason' and 'a little sacrifice') bc while i continue to hate sapkowski's writing, i hate it less than i hate doing my own writing
and like. witcher netflix is bad but thank GOD they reskinned dandelion, also honestly i'm glad they left yennefer getting forcibly stripped to the waist (and subsequent lascivious male commentary thereon) out of their dragon episode, i didn't need that
really i just desperately wish i knew anyone who both spoke polish and had literary taste i actually trusted, because i'd really love to know whether stylistically sapkowski is closer to something like asoiaf (which i remember from like. 2005ish as being unremarkable but not obtrusively bad? might feel differently now tho) or just absolute potboiler dreck, but unfortunately i have zero ability to evaluate that for myself and don't see that changing anytime soon
there's definitely a very disjointed feel to things and i just absolutely can't tell whether that's a translation issue or a ~cultural differences~ issue (or both, i guess!)
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