Luna
2003-12-05 05:08:32 UTC
You know, other than Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, and some Clive Barker, I
have not read much other fantasy that I like. And Neil and Clive write a
particular type of fantasy, modern and dark. I read Lord of The Rings
because, well, I felt like it was essential to my education, and it was
well written but not something I would ever go back and read again. I
liked the Narnia books as a kid, and I liked the Xanth books as a preteen.
I have tried and failed to enjoy many fantasy books given or lent to me by
friends, most of them from the 1980's and later, most of them pretty good
sellers, most of them parts of series, and all of them dull dull dull. I
couldn't name them all because I don't keep books that I don't like, and I
don't remember most of them because they all seemed so undistinctive. A
few that I do remember reading, but can't really recall the plots of, are
The Mirror of Her Dreams, Lord Valentine's Castle, one of the Amber series
(don't remember which one) one of the books by that woman who writes a lot
about dragons, and something that I vaguely recall having a title similar
to "sha-na-na." Shanhara? Shanara? Something like that. All of these
were highly recommended to me, and all of them left me cold. So what's the
problem? Is it me? Am I missing some part of my brain? Or does most
fantasy really suck that bad?
have not read much other fantasy that I like. And Neil and Clive write a
particular type of fantasy, modern and dark. I read Lord of The Rings
because, well, I felt like it was essential to my education, and it was
well written but not something I would ever go back and read again. I
liked the Narnia books as a kid, and I liked the Xanth books as a preteen.
I have tried and failed to enjoy many fantasy books given or lent to me by
friends, most of them from the 1980's and later, most of them pretty good
sellers, most of them parts of series, and all of them dull dull dull. I
couldn't name them all because I don't keep books that I don't like, and I
don't remember most of them because they all seemed so undistinctive. A
few that I do remember reading, but can't really recall the plots of, are
The Mirror of Her Dreams, Lord Valentine's Castle, one of the Amber series
(don't remember which one) one of the books by that woman who writes a lot
about dragons, and something that I vaguely recall having a title similar
to "sha-na-na." Shanhara? Shanara? Something like that. All of these
were highly recommended to me, and all of them left me cold. So what's the
problem? Is it me? Am I missing some part of my brain? Or does most
fantasy really suck that bad?
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-Michelle Levin (Luna)
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna
-Michelle Levin (Luna)
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna