ysabel, a cranky musing on (high) fantasy

[mimesere]

read ysabel. was somewhat disappointed, though two of my all time favorite characters from another of GGK's books show up.

Unrelatedly:

now I am all grumpy, though, because dammit, I'm *tired* of reading the same old fantasy novel over and over and over again. Kingkillers, amazing prodigious boy-children(-of-prophecy), darkness to shadow the world, elves/fae, amazing never-before-seen-uses-of-magic, orcs/trolls as the armies of darkness, cruel beautiful women.

just. seriously. there's NOTHING ELSE to be done in high fantasy now? REALLY?

Also, whatever happened to WRITING A GODDAMN NOVEL? WHY IS IT ALL TRILOGIES AND SERIES AND WHATNOT? TELL A GODDAMN STORY AND HAVE DONE.

eta: totally unrelatedly - a CCI 2008 update - 4 day and Saturday is totally sold out, Friday is almost sold out, Thursday is getting there, and Sunday is lagging behind. They all sold out last year and look well on their way to selling out this year.

Comments

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

That's why I read a lot of YA/kidlit fantasy, actually. It tends to be more imaginative and less cliche. Or at least there are interesting things done with the cliche.

It's also why I read GGK; most of his fantasy (other than Fionavar) doesn't fall into the same lines and so it is soothing. Also often tragic.

[kattahj.livejournal.com]

That's why I read a lot of YA/kidlit fantasy, actually. It tends to be more imaginative and less cliche.

Oh, absolutely. Diana Wynne Jones said at one point that if you tell children, "This bus is also a space ship full of witches," they'll take it in stride, while adults will start complaining: "If it's a bus it can't be a space ship! And there are no witches in space ships!" (The fact that she wrote it anyway is one of many reasons I love DWJ.)

It's also why I read GGK

Noted. I read Fionavar as a teen but haven't read anything else of his. I guess it's time to start. :-)