I Want to See the World Burn

Hi people. Thank you for visiting my blog again. I haven't written in some days, which I don't like; my original plan was to write one post per week. But work kept me really busy this week, plus some personal problems I was having. Nevertheless, here we are again.

For this post, I wish to talk about some of my unpopular opinions (most of them about books). I will provide a brief explanation for each, while hoping you don't come at me with pitchforks and torches... although I'd secretly love that, it would be fun. Please don't be offended for the things I will write; you are entitled to your own opinion, just like me. I'm not looking to offend you, this isn't a personal attack. Without further due, let's burn this world to the ground.

1- I've read better fantasy books than Harry Potter: I don't hate Potter, really I don't. I was in second grade when I read the first book, so it was my introduction to literature for which I will be eternally grateful. It's a very good series, with lots of imagination and wonder. But I do get annoyed when people want to shove it down my throat. Yes, it is amazing; no one can say the contrary. But it is not the only fantasy series in the world, and it's not the best. Of course this is a matter of opinion, but I've personally enjoyed other fantasy works more than Potter (and I'm not talking about "Lord of the Rings").

2- Captain Marvel doesn't deserve all that hate: When a man is cocky, confident, sarcastic and with a hero complex, he is praised as a great character. For example Tony Stark, better known as Iron Man. Now, when a woman shows these same characteristics, she's called a bitch. The best example for me is Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel. Basically what you're saying is that girls should be confident, but not too confident; that if girls show they don't need a man, they are seen as having a superiority complex. Male superheroes don't smile all the time, are often serious, and no one bats an eye. But Carol should smile more because she's a woman. If a woman appears as a sidekick (yet again), she's a badass. But if she takes the leading role, she's full of herself. Carol deserves better.

3- Katniss and Gale would have been horrible together: One thing that strikes me the most about Katniss is that despite all the things she must do, she respects life above all else. Gale has no such respect. He once told her that basically she should hunt down her competitors in the Hunger Games, to which she stated that she only hunts animals; he replied "What's the difference?". That always left a bad taste in my mouth. Gale seems to me the person who believes that the end justifies the means, regardless of who must die; he doesn't show the compassion that Katniss needs to find in such a cruel world. You might not like Peeta, but he was certainly more human than Gale; I don't care how cute he was.

4- You're not better than others just because you don't like popular things: So you don't have any interest in "Game of Thrones"? Do you hate superhero movies? You think Star Wars is stupid? You believe only indie movies are good? I couldn't care less. You are entitled to have your own opinions and tastes, I don't mind. But please stop believing you're better than everyone else just for not liking these things. You've never seen Star Wars? If so, why should I care? Do you want a medal for that?

5- I really can't stand John Green's books: I've read a couple of books by this man, and... it's just not for me. I found the plots to be recycled! White teenagers who fall in love, but for some reason can't be together, they have weird and random tastes, most of them don't feel like real teenagers, and the plots get to be too predictable. It's like reading a Nicholas Sparks book: same white straight people, falling in love and full of annoying angst.

6- Narnia is an awful book: I will soon make a full post about this, because I have some serious issues with Narnia. Put briefly, I despise everything regarding this work. I find it racist, misogynist, full of religious propaganda, hypocritical, incongruous, and even boring; I'm sorry but the writing style was not for me. Not only do most of the children in this book sound the same (which proves to me that the author wasn't very good at writing characters) but the girls are treated specially awful. I will never forgive C. S. Lewis for what he did to Susan Pevensie, and how he destroyed her character just for discovering sex.

7- The "Umbrella Academy" comics are way better than the Netflix adaptation: Don't get me wrong, the TV series is pretty good. But it doesn't compare to the comics. Not only the story is more complex, but the characters are much better in the source material. They are more powerful than their TV counterparts, their adventures are more superhero-like, and they are not very good people, which I love because I deeply enjoy flawed and complicated characters. The source material is also darker than the TV series, which is something I adore.

This is the end of my unpopular opinions. If you guys would want to read more about this, just let me know in the comments below. I hope we'll read each other soon.

P.S. Zulmarie thank you for ranting about J. K. Rowling with me, we do love a good rant. Yamaris thank you for discussing Harry Potter with me, it's extremely fun. And Dianaryz, thank you for having the patience and the good laughs for both topics. Love you girls!