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Re: I've noticed that quite a few here/wotmania have not been big fiction (fantasy) readers RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 12/10/2012 05:11:20 PM
But over the last year or so I've picked up a few Fantasy novels out of curiosity. RJ is certainly a better story teller than most of what I've seen out there, even though he rambles. I'm going to re-read GRRM this winter after AMOL ... I read the first 3 books of his series years ago and enjoyed it, but got lost after his huge gaps between books. My gut tells me GRRM will end up being the better series in most ways. But WOT will always be my favorite fantasy series... If only for sentimentality sake.


When I was younger, I thought that was dismaying. Now that I'm a bit older, I just guess there's something about the series that appeals to those who want something between generic D&D and something truly challenging/weird.

That being said, when I read epic fantasies, I tend to favor Andrzej Sapkowski (in the Spanish translation as opposed to the incomplete Engligh translation) and the Erikson/Esslemont Malazan novels.

But these days, I read much more poetry and realist fiction than I do speculative fiction. Tastes changes with age, perhaps.


I've been trying to find time to read Octavia Butler's stories because believable speculative fiction still interests me. There is something mass produced about most epic fantasies that prevent me from getting into them. I found it very easy to put down "A Song of Ice and Fire" after having read the first 3-4 books. Perhaps it is age and having better things to do with ones' time. Better in the sense that you don't need or want to necessarily escape to someone elses' fantasy world.
"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
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So when the book/series ends, what will it have all meant? Larry - 08/10/2012 09:47:49 PM 2188 Views
Years of enjoyment. What else do you expect from fiction? Marshall - 08/10/2012 10:17:30 PM 1150 Views
I expect a lot from fiction, to be honest Larry - 09/10/2012 02:43:59 AM 1193 Views
HAHAHA! darius_sedai - 08/10/2012 10:17:58 PM 1176 Views
Yeah, the use of my time does matter Larry - 09/10/2012 02:45:15 AM 1109 Views
Not sure I'd call it mindless darius_sedai - 09/10/2012 02:53:00 AM 1057 Views
Well, it is a bit more complex than a D&D novel Larry - 09/10/2012 02:55:40 AM 1074 Views
I'm not really a huge fiction reader to begin with darius_sedai - 09/10/2012 11:25:34 PM 991 Views
I've noticed that quite a few here/wotmania have not been big fiction (fantasy) readers Larry - 11/10/2012 05:48:02 AM 1086 Views
Re: I've noticed that quite a few here/wotmania have not been big fiction (fantasy) readers RugbyPlayingAshaman - 12/10/2012 05:11:20 PM 1007 Views
I like the TV series ... It's gritty darius_sedai - 13/10/2012 11:44:06 PM 948 Views
Well... it's a bit late in the game... DomA - 09/10/2012 02:04:16 AM 1289 Views
True, but it's never too late to ask people such questions Larry - 09/10/2012 02:49:28 AM 984 Views
I'm not sure... DomA - 09/10/2012 06:03:08 AM 1009 Views
Well, we may be in closer agreement then Larry - 09/10/2012 06:43:50 PM 1056 Views
Re: Well, we may be in closer agreement then DomA - 09/10/2012 11:08:49 PM 1185 Views
Re: Well, we may be in closer agreement then Larry - 11/10/2012 06:14:27 AM 961 Views
Re: I'm not sure... echooff - 11/10/2012 06:15:26 PM 983 Views
There's a reason for this... fionwe1987 - 09/10/2012 02:11:21 AM 1103 Views
True Larry - 09/10/2012 02:54:12 AM 1143 Views
Re: True DomA - 09/10/2012 06:19:42 AM 1008 Views
I am now visualizing WoT as a telenovela adaptation Larry - 09/10/2012 06:59:11 PM 959 Views
everything about Lanfear screams TeleNovela! darius_sedai - 11/10/2012 04:38:03 AM 909 Views
Por ella, soy Luisa Therin? Larry - 11/10/2012 05:44:32 AM 999 Views
All of the names would have to be longer and more pompous Tom - 11/10/2012 03:54:30 PM 833 Views
Not in this particular telenovela adaptation Larry - 11/10/2012 05:48:06 PM 1239 Views
It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Tom - 09/10/2012 02:21:20 PM 1060 Views
It also has Faulknerian allusions Larry - 09/10/2012 07:04:55 PM 1067 Views
BTW, did you see the Folio Society's color-coded The Sound and the Fury? Tom - 10/10/2012 08:06:18 PM 1281 Views
Re: BTW, did you see the Folio Society's color-coded The Sound and the Fury? DomA - 10/10/2012 09:39:56 PM 1010 Views
The One Power doesn't seem that unique or innovative to me. Tom - 11/10/2012 04:05:06 PM 933 Views
No, but I'll keep it in mind for the future when I have more money to spare Larry - 11/10/2012 05:49:52 AM 879 Views
It sold out fast. They might reprint it, though. Tom - 11/10/2012 03:45:20 PM 867 Views
Hopefully, that or it won't be more than $200 when I do have the money to spare Larry - 11/10/2012 05:53:20 PM 1128 Views
Re: So when the book/series ends, what will it have all meant? nigelgoboom - 11/10/2012 10:52:01 AM 974 Views
Ah, where would we be without such bright lights like you around? Larry - 11/10/2012 05:59:48 PM 1204 Views
It will have meant.. . MightyYT - 11/10/2012 06:59:43 PM 1039 Views
So... Larry - 11/10/2012 07:05:41 PM 1061 Views
For me, yes. Macharius - 11/10/2012 07:45:25 PM 866 Views
I would think for most the money spent wasn't too bad Larry - 11/10/2012 08:07:49 PM 1224 Views
I got my money's worth, oh yes. MightyYT - 12/10/2012 07:59:58 PM 1012 Views
I'm not sure it means anything. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 11/10/2012 08:10:45 PM 1085 Views
I'm not sure there is too much meaning ajsr1982 - 15/10/2012 05:57:57 PM 1072 Views
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