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I haven't read either of those A Deathwatch Guard Send a noteboard - 07/04/2012 11:52:47 PM
But in any case, wouldn't it be bad for something to be liked by everyone? It's like when movies are made in an attempt to appeal to the largest market possible, which results primarily in dumbing them down. For something to appeal to everyone, it has to be a pretty piece of fluff without any interesting ideas or concepts or revolutionary aspects in it... which is boring. And it would mean that it would be liked, but not loved, and certainly not remembered. Only even then there would be people that would dislike it purely for its attempts to be liked by everyone, so it most likely really is impossible. Something like Harry Potter is probably the closest it ever gets.
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Is there a universally liked fantasy book? - 06/04/2012 08:51:12 PM 2022 Views
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Not really - 07/04/2012 01:23:38 AM 1359 Views
That surprises me. I would think you'd have enjoyed LIONS or TIGANA. *NM* - 07/04/2012 07:39:08 AM 534 Views
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Seems a silly question to ask. - 07/04/2012 07:37:44 AM 1261 Views
Simply--no. - 07/04/2012 04:37:16 PM 1664 Views
Except for LOTR wasn't that original. - 07/04/2012 05:14:49 PM 1160 Views
Perhaps. - 08/04/2012 04:33:07 PM 1318 Views
Re: Perhaps. - 09/04/2012 02:39:42 AM 1208 Views
Agreed. Tolkien is the closest you'll get. - 09/04/2012 12:46:04 AM 1306 Views
I agree about Tolkien - 11/04/2012 12:35:51 AM 1280 Views
Sword of Truth series. *NM* - 07/04/2012 06:11:27 PM 529 Views
Seconded. We should all grow yurds. *NM* - 09/04/2012 07:33:00 PM 623 Views
I haven't read either of those - 07/04/2012 11:52:47 PM 1213 Views
I would've thought Tigana. - 10/04/2012 04:24:56 AM 1152 Views
Horrendous Book - 10/04/2012 12:16:55 PM 1226 Views
I love Tigana, but yeah, Wibble's not the only one who doesn't. - 10/04/2012 07:13:00 PM 1163 Views
Good to know. - 16/04/2012 04:56:48 AM 1511 Views
I read Tigana very recently - 16/04/2012 02:12:38 PM 1296 Views
Well, like I said, it's not one of my faves. - 10/05/2012 03:53:49 AM 1351 Views
Oh, that's a really good question. - 10/04/2012 08:52:51 PM 1273 Views
Re: Oh, that's a really good question. - 10/04/2012 11:33:36 PM 1201 Views
I had Hobb recommende to me - 11/04/2012 03:38:35 AM 1209 Views
Same here. - 16/04/2012 02:14:06 PM 1224 Views
so the tawny man onwards kind of sucked - 01/05/2012 10:27:41 PM 1376 Views
ursula le guin - earthsea? *NM* - 01/05/2012 10:28:35 PM 656 Views
The first one, at least, should be liked by everyone. (IMO) - 01/05/2012 10:59:34 PM 1196 Views

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