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So, the MLP books... Unlikeable Pony (element of being banned. again) 36781372

Well, just got some time aside to finally start reading through these.
So, anyone read them, and what's your thoughts on them? (just read the RD one).


You know, thinking about it, its not a GREAT book, but it would have been a good substitute for Mare do well as far as teaching Dash a lesson about humility and letting her ego get the better of her. while it was really simple and not what I'd call "great" (The rainbow rocks book for example was actually pretty entertaining, while this one wasn't really anything special), it got the message across while reinforcing the friendship message with her realizing that trying to be a hero and do things on your own just for your own ego is a bad idea.

Actually, on that note, its kind of funny how this one's message more or less points out a big Problem with TCE's premise for twilight XD




Still think the villain as rather poor though; he kind of just shakes his hoof angrily and runs away at the end. Plus his plan was kind of self defeating: laughing at dash dying in Quicksand (which she almost did) pretty much ruins his entire method of gaining entrance :/

I mean, sure its fun to be a dick I guess, but dude, long term planning here. That's like Dead zone with Garlic trying to kill piccollo before using the dragon balls. :/



Not sure how I feel about all the magic they were having zebras due though; Like, its getting a bit too much into Unicorn territory here :/

The Scyphozoa!SCIPIOB65. 36781373

>Actually, on that note, its kind of funny how this one's message more or less points out a big Problem with TCE's premise for twilight
You mean PTS? Or was that plot point also in TCE and I just forgot?

Unlikeable Pony (element of being banned. again) 36781375

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>>36781373

Well twilight wasn't trying to do everything on her own without her friends in PTS; rather, it was the inverse of the other five telling *her* she was too important to go back.
TCE's on the other hand had Twilight telling everyone she had to save the empire on her own and that she needed to do things on her own.





The difference in this book though is that while the message is presented, they still have the other 5 come along secretly so as to allow them to help and be in the story while still hammering home the lesson.

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The Scyphozoa!SCIPIOB65. 36781377

>>36781375
Oh she did, didn't she...
Sorry, I guess that was actually a stupid question. Been out of the loop for a while and the details of episodes kind of slipped out of my mind.

Geldon 36781378

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I was thumbing through a few passages of the books by the G.M. Barrow writer, and it looked alright, sort of like a fairly decently written fanfic.

Perdita Finn's Rainbow Rocks, on the other hoof... eching intensifies. It read like an advertisement pamphlet, she basically just took the Rainbow Rocks shorts and described what happened in them. Not that enjoyable at all.

Aside from Rainbow Rocks, I haven't actually read a MLP:FIM book cover-to-cover. I've read a bit of fanfic, though. And wrote a few.

Marimo!Mrb.TaRPks 36781380

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>>36781378
>she basically just took the Rainbow Rocks shorts and described what happened in them
That's generally how novelizations are written. You take the source material and describe what happens in them. Finn just also had to somehow make all the individual shorts connect into one greater plot, even when some of the shorts were deliberately non-canon.

Unlikeable Pony (element of being banned. again) 36781382

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>>36781378


actually feel 100% the opposite. Apart from the very first chapter (which was pretty freaking terrible), the rest of the chapters were actually pretty nice.

Fluttershy's chapter specifically was actually better than her short (which was a bit of a shock, all things considered). Plus, I really liked the final chapter-- The bit with RD realizing they were trying to each make the show about themselves specifically instead of being about the group was a really nice touch.




I found RR pretty entertaining actually.

Geldon 36781384

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>>36781380
A novelization of promotional shorts... it doesn't get much less interesting than that.

>>36781382
I agree about the Fluttershy chapter as being better than the short. Finn set up some premises that made that scene work a lot better. Aside from that, though... the story just jumped from short to short, there was no real conflict, and all that spontaneous "ponying up" was hand-waved way too easily like she didn't even know that was supposed to be in any way exceptional. (It was a significant plot point in the movie.)

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Marimo!Mrb.TaRPks 36781385

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>>36781384
In the shorts the book was based off of, they didn't really give much of a reason or reaction either.

Unlikeable Pony (element of being banned. again) 36781386

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>>36781384
>>36781385


yeah. Presented with Applejack magically transforming into a horse girl, the flim flam brothers are just like "We're going to basically ignore that and continue trying to extort from you"

I guess one could excuse trixie since the whole school seems to just accept that magic exists, but Flim and flam should have had a reaction at least since they're just shopkeepers.

Dee Twenty(Element of Cheer)!Nat20kBygE 36781387

>>36781386

Dee thinks that actually seems perfectly in character for them precisely because they're salesman, and greedy ones at that. "Well that's all fine and good, miss, but growing ears and a tail is hardly relevant to this discussion."

Unlikeable Pony (element of being banned. again) 36781388

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Either way, I think we've gotten off topic from the books :p


I still think the world building of the books I've read so far has been a little off, disregarding whether they were enjoyable or not.

Its nice to see another zebra, but Braze still seemed kind of random; and the Giant Plaque with an image of dash on it in front of the gate to the spirit world was pretty out there.


I mean... WHY would you even have that there in a castle without security around it? You'd think there'd be a giant "DO NOT OPEN!" sign and a barred cage over where you put the horseshoe. I'm not really seeing any conceivable point where unleashing ghosts into the world for a season would be a good plan :/

Also, Gigantigators is alot less creative than Cragadiles.




I think the crystal heart spell has been discussed alot already, but I STILL hate Cadence's ascension in it. Not to mention handing twilight a "Turn you evil if you feel bad" necklace kind of goes into "WTF" territory.

Dee Twenty(Element of Cheer)!Nat20kBygE 36781389

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>>36781388

>Also, Gigantigators is alot less creative than Cragadiles.

But Gigantigator the space age gatorbot!

Unlikeable Pony (element of being banned. again) 36781390

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>>36781389

Sadly, There was not a giant Mecha Alligator in this book.


Though, given the increased steampunk in the series, I'm just waiting for some giant robot monster to show up.


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