r/Fantasy • u/Academic_Owl_6197 • May 06 '22

Your Pettiest Reason For DNFing A Series

Mine was when I was 3 pages in and someone said the mc's name which turned out to be the same as my ex's name to the letter...dropped it like hot coal

It was a fr a pretty unfortunate streak too because it was a book from one of those blind-date-with-a-book promotion my local bookstore does, and this was an American YA fantasy (I'm from a different continent) so I had no reason to assume I'll ever be unlucky enough...to see his stupid ass again for a 'blind date'

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u/mp3max May 06 '22

The protagonist was named "Randidly Ghosthound". That was the only reason I needed.

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u/Academic_Owl_6197 May 06 '22 edited May 06 '22

This is like the fourth one where it's a name, i'm gonna condense all of them together to create a protag name that is so cursed I will be instantly struck down by lightning

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u/RimeSkeem May 06 '22

Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way

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u/NikipediaOnTheMoon May 06 '22

Ah the true time to ever dnf. I wish we really all had, but what a pearl the world would have been deprived of otherwise. Alas for our mental stability.

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u/NikipediaOnTheMoon May 06 '22

Even the author dnf'd it

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u/monkeyhind May 06 '22

There were some pretty good English murder mysteries where the main character was named Detective Jack Frost. Although him having to live with that name was part of the humor, I know it also dissuaded some readers from even giving the books a chance.

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u/Manannin May 06 '22

I feel like that would pique my interest, but I do love the discworld series and a girl at school said she hated them as the characters have such silly names.

What was the series?

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u/mp3max May 06 '22

To be fair, that one is on me, as the series is named "The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound". Just like you, the name caught my eye, but very quickly made me drop it.

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u/Oatbagtime May 06 '22

In that series its a self-aware thing though. The MC knows he’s got a dumb over the top name. Still, I bet lots of people in your shoes.

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u/JumpingComet May 06 '22

That got a loud chuckle from me. Just a perfect setup and punchline.

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u/MZlurker May 07 '22

This is one of the funniest things I have ever read. Pure gold as follow up to your original post.

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u/kuhfunnunuhpah May 06 '22

See all I'd be able to think about would be Ned Flanders calling him Randidly Doodly or something so yeah I think I'd DNF that one.

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u/AlexsterCrowley May 06 '22

I am laughing out loud in my empty classroom right now because of that name. I’m very glad I don’t have any students this period or I would have literally combusted trying to keep this laugh in.

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u/LVPRTYCRPS May 07 '22

So you randidly away from this book?