I honestly don't get many reviews that would qualify as "worst reviews." I've got some great regular reviewers who give excellent criticism for every chapter. I love these guys. I even like the ones who write "moar plz."

Hostile reviews don't usually bug me, but this is just weird:

"You people"...so, now I'm a wannabe aristocrat "closet queer" who believes in magic.

This review was obviously written by a mudblood. All the purebloods love my story and my gay agenda.

 

This story? http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5087313/1/Out_of_the_Night

He's right on target, actually. The Draco favoritism and how Harry went OOC for his sake was more than evident in your story, it just doesn't take that final step and make Harry outright gay.

 

This is just sad. I've read your story (It's quite good actually, Snape's POV in the most recent chapter was just plain epic), and while it sometimes feels borderline slashy it's only because people expect a story like that to be slash. There are very few Indy!Harry & Draco friendships, and almost none of them are done well.
And what the hell's with the 'pureblood agenda' tangent?

 

Well, I was actually referring more to the fact that I was accused of being a blood supremacist. Over a fictional work. Because apparently I'm deluded enough to believe that I'm a member of the Harry Potter aristocracy. Right.

A lot of people have the same complaint about "slashiness" actually, so that didn't seem so far fetched; though the "closet queer" comment was a bit unfair. (I'm not into other girls.) I can even see where they're correct. Rewrites are in the future. I've been trying to step away from that in the latest chapters, and complaints have largely dwindled.

Thanks, jaded.

 

In relation to the OP, I really wish I could enjoy fanfiction like that, much like as an athiest, I really wish God exists. It would just make everything seem brilliant

 

Ah, I know I've gotten one from "ROBERT-19588" now I just got to go find it again. I don't remember it too much other than he was suggesting something that blatantly was never going to happen in my story

-edit-

Granted, this is from the first story I ever wrote, and coincidently my worst.

And for those curious, the answer is no to all the above, obviously. (There is no "Harry is heir of X, Staves instead of wands, bonding of any kind, plot significant animal languages other than snake")

Another.

times 16! You know how annoying it is, waking up in the morning thinking you got 16 new, unique and refreshing reviews, but instead you just got the guy saying the same thing for every chapter. Actually, make that 25 times total, because he did the same thing for the sequel.

 

Robert-19588's dedication is admirable. Hmm, perhaps I should start writing reviews suggesting that the author include moar Hermione/Slughorn and Hermione/Fudge smut in their fic.

 

Ask and you shall receive

MAY YOUR SWORD STAY SHARP BRAH

 

...He reviewed without even reading the chapter...

 

He wasn't actually interested in reading it... he was just interested in an excuse for masochism, by the look of it.

 

Maybe "The Physician" is supposed to be "The Doctor"? *shrugs*

Okay, this is going to be a bit embarrassing, but whatever. "May your sword stay sharp" is what Christopher Paolini closes with in the emails that he periodically sends out. That's probably where that reviewer got it from. (Yes, I am subscribed to the official Eragon mailing-list. >_>)

 

Don't be embarrassed. Eragon was a fantastic book, IMO. I can't say the same for Eldest, though. I'm not quite sure what put me off about that book, but it just didn't feel right for some reason.

 

Oz ... your fics on that account are evil .

 

There's a official Eragon mailing-list.

/goes off to find this.

 

i don't quite understand why everyone hates on Eragon. i rather enjoyed, and got into an e-argument with someone who insisted that Eragon was a psychopath. Once I countered every one of his points, he resorted to insults. Sure, it's not high fantasy or all that original, but it's a good read, and there are worse books.

 

WTF?! I had no idea you had any Eragon FF. *goes to read your fic*

Voilà. http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/eragon/signup.htm

True enough. Eragon definitely is a good read, and I'm certainly anticipating reading the conclusion when it comes out (this fall?). There are a lot of things to like about it; Christopher Paolini is competent enough and adds his own flair to basic high-fantasy material.

It's a shame that slash has pretty much taken over the fandom...

 

You could make an argument that that's the case for the HP fandom as well, to be honest.

 

I think the percentage of slash fics is much higher for Eragon, though. Who knows, maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places?

 

I never really thought Eragon was a psychopath or anything, I just never really got used to the style of writing Paolini employs. Sure, there are worse books, but then I don't read those either. There's just something about his style, can't really put a finger on it, that seems a little... unrefined? to me. I read Eldest for the same reason I finished the HP books - to see what was happening in the story. For Brisingr, I didn't even bother - just went to the Wikipedia page after a few days.

But yeah, it's not a bad book by any account. And I never had any problems with the characterisation. What exactly were the points this guy used, if you remember?