David Day: Literary Burglar? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**lindil** · 10-05-2003, 06:20 AM

What I find distressing about Day is his 'self-plagarization'.

Any cursory look at one of his many 'guides' will quickly show that they are all canabalized from each other.

After a couple books thus becomes imo shameless profiteering.

Having started work [with a few other wise souls] on a Tolkien guide myself, I have a darn good idea of just how incredibly hard to do such a project aiming for any serious degree of completeness that is. Since the advent of Home, I would call it nigh on impossible for one individual.

David Day's works go a long way toward proving me correct.

On the positive side, he often has some incredible artwork [ by others] included. So that alone may be worth the price of admission for some.

On the other hand, when he is not misreprensenting conjecture for fact [something I have encounterd in an entry on vampires[?!?] his writing I find far more palatable than the dry as dust Foster.

10-05-2003, 06:20 AM	#6
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	What I find distressing about Day is his 'self-plagarization'. Any cursory look at one of his many 'guides' will quickly show that they are all canabalized from each other. After a couple books thus becomes imo shameless profiteering. Having started work [with a few other wise souls] on a Tolkien guide myself, I have a darn good idea of just how incredibly hard to do such a project aiming for any serious degree of completeness that is. Since the advent of Home, I would call it nigh on impossible for one individual. David Day's works go a long way toward proving me correct. On the positive side, he often has some incredible artwork [ by others] included. So that alone may be worth the price of admission for some. On the other hand, when he is not misreprensenting conjecture for fact [something I have encounterd in an entry on vampires[?!?] his writing I find far more palatable than the dry as dust Foster. __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.