troofan are everywhere...

[flaveur.livejournal.com]

I'm a french speaking person, so I browse sometimes the site of the french editor, waiting with glee when the time will come for the ex-fans to come forth and surround the french-fans. 
And the time has come ! I personnaly think the time of translated Anita is counted. (in french, we have not all the grammatical error) and the translater can do only better job than LHK, don't you think... like a editor LHK need so much !

Some time ago, a troo came and tried to pass a pep talk. Saying that french are prude, and so mean, especially when so many forum in english are so fan of God-Hamilton.
HA ! DOn't think so, but I want to be sure, are there so many places speaking so hightly of Hamilton and her work (places with people who have a mind above eighteen and a sense of what is good writer, bad writer ?)
.. oh, and the offical forum is out of the concours, of course.
Âre those places more numbered than the haters ?

This troo was saying that Hamilton was not directed at teenagers, and I Doubt it pretty much, thank you. That profusion of longs hairs, colored eyes and big girlys lashes ? Please. YOu think it's pretty when you're less than eighteen. With unicorn and lot of make-up too.

Also, I think that the amazon flog is a little too much haters of the personn of Laurell, sometimes. Critizism of writing books, especially bad writing is ok, maybe some things she say in her blog are, too, but not to take every thing she tweet or blog and make it stupid, when it's only ordinary. Even when she make it easy, sometimes.
Sorry for any writing mistakes, I don't write a lot in english, only read, read, read. And read.
 

Comments

[pandaemonaeum.livejournal.com]

I agree that whilst LKH may not be marketing her books to teenagers, there is an awful lot in them that must appeal to teenage girls. AB gets away with everything; she rarely has to face the consequences of her actions. She sleeps around and no-one castigates her; she lords it around over a huge group of people on a complete power trip; many of her relationships are infantile , especially when compared with the early books, where AB had real, adult problems, like work-life balance and paying her bills, the perils of dating and her difficulties in reconciling her lifestyle with her neighbours.

I don't agree that growing out of liking men with long hair, big eyes and long eyelashes is what makes you an adult woman. I know a lot of men who could fit that description very easily but still look like mature men :) not teenaged boys. I think the kind of boyband prettiness LKH describes in the harem is quite sterile and sexless to be honest.

I agree with the poster who said "In what alternative universe are the French considered prudish?" as in the UK 'French' has always been used as a euphemism for 'licentious'. :)

[ladyniko.livejournal.com]

"I agree with the poster who said "In what alternative universe are the French considered prudish?" as in the UK 'French' has always been used as a euphemism for 'licentious'. :)"

Yes, yes, and yes! :)

Dear OP - Your English, is again, better than my French! (German yes, French no... *lol*)

As others have said, LKH isn't aiming for teenagers, at least not consciously. However, as was pointed out by Pandaemonaeum, she's not taking responsibility for her actions or facing any sort of consequences for it. Therefore, why shouldn't teenagers be attracted to her books?

I do have to pity the poor translator who has to work their way through the garbage LKH puts out. At least, it's more mentally stimulating than translating a tire balancing machine manual or software for a program on doing a car's alignment. (This I know - I worked for a time overseeing translations of that sort of thing. *laugh*)

[flaveur.livejournal.com]

Your English, is again, better than my French! (German yes, French no... *lol*)

Thank you,
I write it better than I prononce it. I tend to mix english in my german, and the other side too - they're so similar, sometimes, - when I have to speak it. And my accent is pretty awful - not enough practice, I believe - But not so much than russian accent.