tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post5335109292519514126..comments2023-03-21T04:42:32.686-05:00Comments on Zonked Out: So you don't like Fantasy?Zonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723210769962393582noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-18076230615733421582008-11-10T13:23:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:23:00.000-05:00You write very well.You write very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-55659658029061249492007-10-23T22:12:00.000-05:002007-10-23T22:12:00.000-05:00September 16th to be exact.To be exacter, at 2:45 ...September 16th to be exact.<BR/>To be exacter, at 2:45 PM approx.<BR/><BR/>The latest news ish that his wife and head of the publishing house will finish A Memory of Light, based on the notes, and audio recoredings that Jordan left.<BR/><BR/>Ih, I'm a fan... not to say that I'm not a fan of Tolkien, I like thme both. But I couldn't tell ya who I like better. I'm not fond of comparing worlds.Roherynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075440685837170776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-31711910238399283942007-10-19T09:27:00.000-05:002007-10-19T09:27:00.000-05:00Don't think you really misunderstood me, GT: I res...Don't think you really misunderstood me, GT: I respect what Jordan was able to do, but I wasn't able to finish the series (I mean, if I have to read about that girl pulling her braid one more time...:S).<BR/><BR/>Still, there are lots of (especially younger) readers out there for whom Jordan is their Tolkien, and you have to be thankful that at least he brought them into the fold :P.Zonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723210769962393582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-28384040551103107462007-10-18T14:01:00.000-05:002007-10-18T14:01:00.000-05:00I was just rereading your last comment and it made...I was just rereading your last comment and it made me wonder...<BR/><BR/>Did I misunderstand you regarding being a fan of Jordan? :/g d townshendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273940169271398206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-63736916097711217042007-10-17T11:50:00.000-05:002007-10-17T11:50:00.000-05:00Yeah, I was never much of a Jordan fan, either. I ...Yeah, I was never much of a Jordan fan, either. I read the first book, and that was all I could take of it. It stuck me as too much of a Tolkien rip-off, and all I could think as I was reading it was, "Tolkien did it better." Nevertheless, I do think that Jordan did a lot to help keep readers interested in the genre.<BR/><BR/>As to his Wheel of Time series, I've read that he had intended it to last for only twelve books, and he was at work on the last volume when he died. The article on him at Wikipedia indicated that he's written enough of the last volume, and has enough notes on what he intended to do with it that it can (and probably will) be finished for him posthumously.g d townshendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273940169271398206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-81306588997438875122007-10-15T14:35:00.000-05:002007-10-15T14:35:00.000-05:00GT!!! *bows*I've heard or read that story about To...GT!!! *bows*<BR/><BR/>I've heard or read that story about Tolkien somewhere before, I think. Sounds German to me :P.<BR/><BR/>Heard about Jordan, too. Some wag on AW said that the Wheel of Time series has to end now, O.o (obviously not a Jordan fan...).<BR/><BR/>Sad. Jordan has done for a younger generation what Tolkien did years ago (not that I think he is as good as J.R.R. - who is?), that is, create and sustain a believable world and memorable characters over the course of a long series. Staggering feat.<BR/><BR/>Good to hear from you, my friend!<BR/><BR/>:D:D:DZonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723210769962393582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-8840888189222733492007-10-14T19:57:00.000-05:002007-10-14T19:57:00.000-05:00Great post, Zonk!Re: the statement you noted at th...Great post, Zonk!<BR/><BR/>Re: the statement you noted at the beginning, 'But it isn't <I>real</I>'...<BR/><BR/>When Tolkien first sought to have THE HOBBIT published, he went to a German publisher, and the response he got was... 'But Hobbits aren't real' or 'But Hobbits don't exist' or something along those lines. He mentioned this in some front-matter somewhere, and I can't find it at the moment.<BR/><BR/>Since we're talking fantasy, did you know that the Robert Jordan died recently? Middle of last month, as I recall.g d townshendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273940169271398206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-70726947621789665932007-10-08T22:13:00.000-05:002007-10-08T22:13:00.000-05:00That's a brilliant way to put it!Although one thin...That's a brilliant way to put it!<BR/>Although one thing that bugs me, ish those who seem to think that all fantasy ish the same. I've gotten people who ask me how I'm not bored of it yet, because they are all so similiar.Roherynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075440685837170776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-8471832187782547572007-09-30T21:57:00.000-05:002007-09-30T21:57:00.000-05:00Thanks sk :DDon't get all worked up now, lol.I kno...Thanks sk :D<BR/><BR/>Don't get all worked up now, lol.<BR/><BR/>I know,everlastingscribe (great name!), of course some folks won't ever like Fantasy, but if you go back and read my posts, the folks I'm really twitting here are those that have the attitude you mentioned in the ultimate sentence of your first graf.<BR/><BR/>:D:D:DZonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723210769962393582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-27085403301321552172007-09-30T13:27:00.000-05:002007-09-30T13:27:00.000-05:00I agree with the points that you made, but working...I agree with the points that you made, but working in a book store I can tell you that some people just don't like dragons and knights and callow youth and quests and magic and so on and so forth. Some people just don't like detective fiction either, or military fiction. I think that for those, not liking the genre is fine, just a personal preference. However the ones that attack fantasy as being less than the others are indeed wrong. <BR/><BR/>Fantasy has crossed over into classics too, like "Fahrenheit 451" and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and I would use those to remind people that Fantasy throughout history has run before science and also stopped and made people think. Fantasy has all ways been the 'back door' to the mind of the reader where the writer can address topics of the day by putting them in a 'land far far away' Call it what you will, genre, bully pulpit, back-door to the mind, fantasy is a powerful and dangerous thing and it is here to stay.everlastingscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390789953931295135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29168704.post-86118241460419828342007-09-29T16:08:00.000-05:002007-09-29T16:08:00.000-05:00Excellent post, and I agree whole-heartedly. I re...Excellent post, and I agree whole-heartedly. I read fantasy for many of the reasons that you illustrate, and people who seek to make fantasy "more realistic," or impose upon me their worthless, nihilistic, soulless fictional world-view can go fu---<BR/><BR/>Well, they can go do something with or to themselves. Enjoyed the post :)<BR/><BR/>--Scottbjbwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785824430826807357noreply@blogger.com