Hey /lit/. Thought I'd share with you something I found today at Barnes & Noble.
>>7495099
Got some shots thru-out the book
Post an excerpt, if you'd be so kind.
>unofficial
Oh boy. Did you find it in sort of a weird place in the store, and did it look like it had been sort of forcibly wedged into the shelves?
let's talk about bronies
do you think they all hate being bronies?
when your worldview is that limited, is it an act of rebellion to become a brony?
any /lit/ bronies like to take the stand?
>>7495101
Abortion has been legal in most of the west since the 70's
the cover looks like highschool fanart
just what I'd expect
>>7495103
>>7495120
>>7495120
>There's a stroke for every folk
Holy fuck
>>7495125
Seems like the main gist of the plot is that the kid's dad is a football coach, but the kid is really bad at football and he's a brony
>>7495132
Is his favorite pony Rainbow Dash? Because if so he's a fucking failure to his waifu.
>>7495132
And I think the dad is pissed that his son is a brony but in the end they make up or something
I wish I could euthanise these people, sincerely.
>>7495141
>>7495125
"I'm trying to be myself!"
fuuuuuuuck me up
>>7495099
MEIN GOTT
>>7495148
Final two pages incoming
>>7495159
The chilling conclusion
>>7495159
I'm on the edge of my seat.
It's weird, seeing the virulent strain of bronyism mellow out over time.
>>7495165
Jelly of these healthy cuticles, eh faygit?
They're a sign of superior genetics.
>>7495170
>I didn't have just one friend. I had a whole bunch.
>>7495175
There was a virulent strain?
>>7495170
I looked around me and realized I was no longer alone. I had become King. I was their king. The loser King and together we made a pact to commit suicide on the next blood moon.
The End
P.S. Fuck you Dad!
Bronies are the single best argument for the importance of bullying.
>>7495320
Funny. I wrote a short story once, and you could call your post its "thesis."
>>7495320
someone set off a gas bomb at a convention of bronies in the chicago area a year or two ago, i think that may be domestic terrorism
>>7495103
Wow what a fuck up of a first sentence. Lost already.
>>7495455
Yeah, I have to admit it's pretty good. I was ready to hate it until I actually read it, and was pleasantly surprised. It's well-written for sure. I may pick it up now.
Thanks, OP.
>>7495132
>entitled weak children are the future
>>7495103
Not as bad as I expected. Still bad.
>>7495116
The cover isn't that bad. It just needs a little fixing up.
>>7495851
Nah bruv, change the title to "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and we're cooking with gas.
>>7495141
>animation is good quality
It's really not. It's Family Guy-tier animation. Look up a clip on youtube and see for yourself.
Here is a Q&A with the author.
https://mlpforums.com/topic/130081-km-hayes-poniverse-qa-1/#entry3813297
She has written other books, this was published under a different name.
This is her goodreads page.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5022765.Natalie_Whipple
>>7495110
I may or may not be a brony. I do frequent /mlp/ and I do watch the show on occasion. I've also written several MLP fanfics.
I've never bought any of the toys or merch, though. I'm mostly just in it for the storytelling and the characters.
>>7495923
pmt
pmt
>>7495968
As an MLP fan who isn't a brony, tell me; what is the appeal of the show?
I saw the first three episodes, seemed to me like a regular children's cartoon.
>>7495320
Former bully trying to justify being a horrible person detected.
>>7496040
Honestly? In the beginning it was the sincerity, I think. Lauren Faust created this show, these characters, this world that was all designed above all else to sell toys, but somehow in the earlier seasons it comes off as not cynical or marketed. I mean, I'm sure it was to a large extent, but it masks the marketing well. It deals with very fundamental, earnest concepts like friendship, loyalty, honesty, kindness, and so on, and does them without putting them down.
Going hand-in-hand with this sincerity was a very kid-friendly, but still very interesting setting. It was essentially a mashup of Middle-Earth with the D&D Monster Manual, with standard My Little Pony magical conceits draped over it. Somehow it all worked. All the cities with horse-pun names worked, all the little things you learn about Equestrian culture and civilization work, all the quirks and tweaks of the world fit together, sometimes subtly.
Also, it had some really great character pieces. Some of the main cast get really interesting episodes. Rarity and Rainbow Dash, in particular, are more complex characters than you typically find in a children's cartoon.
