And in the “comments I have no idea how to respond to and can’t even tell if they’re serious or not” category, we have Matthew Dalzell:
“Excuse me, Act. Since you took such great pains to make us aware of your exceptional reviewing abilities and your likely dislike of our favorite authors, I thought I should mention some things to you with equal frankness:
authors are to be remembered by more than their surnames. As people united by the mutual bond of a love for writing, it follows that we should extend some courtesy and respect to others.
In addition, “Tolkein” will not do. I believe what you’re searching for is “J. R. R. Tolkien.””
edit: For some extra lulz/wtfery, you can check out his review on this fic (edit of the edit: and this one). “I personally enjoy wolves very much. I love them both in a literary, and biological way.” I wonder if this is an ellaborate troll.
And courtesy and respect to others doesn’t mean that we sugar coat what we say and pretend they piss diamonds. A love for writing means that we strive to make sure everyone’s writing is up to par. You god damn hippy.