tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post3181675185249368108..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: On the Coffee Table: Kou YaginumaThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-6715163150719164552014-07-05T22:36:59.898-04:002014-07-05T22:36:59.898-04:00HP inspired an entire generation of readers. It&#...HP inspired an entire generation of readers. It's reasonable to expect an impact on writers as well.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-66211137484904776812014-07-05T13:31:51.502-04:002014-07-05T13:31:51.502-04:00Interesting coffee table book! I love the colors o...Interesting coffee table book! I love the colors on the cover. I think Harry Potter has created a lot of comparisons... I just read a YA book that was clearly inspired by it, but it was a unique, good story, so I didn't mind.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-60513046414198005782014-07-04T15:41:55.497-04:002014-07-04T15:41:55.497-04:00Alls I'm saying, and not directed at you speci...Alls I'm saying, and not directed at you specifically, but rather because you got me thinking about it, is that I wish people weren't so obsessed with negatively comparing things to more famous things because of similarities. You could extrapolate <i>any</i> story from <i>any</i> story (hero's journey, for starters). It's just someone's lazy excuse to not think critically. Saying it's "exactly the same" is the opposite of critical analysis. I hate that.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-66360415710391459502014-07-03T22:14:14.220-04:002014-07-03T22:14:14.220-04:00Right. But as I had made HP references in both of...Right. But as I had made HP references in both of my posts about this series, I wanted to clarify that I see the story as something more than a cheap knock off.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-29779817759954876222014-07-03T16:22:21.059-04:002014-07-03T16:22:21.059-04:00Parallels don't have to have anything to do wi...Parallels don't have to have anything to do with matters of originality.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.com