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14-11-2011, 04:53 AM
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As you say, Lord of the Rings is much more "serious"; that's why I preferred it. We each have our own interests and preferences. Although I would also say that "Fairy Tale" and "Adventure Story" are not necessarily incompatible. There is certainly plenty of "adventure" in Narnia!
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14-11-2011, 10:46 AM
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Lord of the Rings hands down  |
14-11-2011, 04:18 PM
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Which books do you prefer and why?
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I really loved reading the LOTR before the movies put images of Elijah Woods in my head. Reading the books was a magical experience, now it's overshadowed by dark lighting, computer graphics and bad acting.
The Narnia books were great when I was a kid, but I don't think I'd read them again, maybe to my children. |
26-11-2011, 10:19 AM
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Do people see The Narnia Books as being more childrens books and The Lord Of The Rings as being more for adults?
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26-11-2011, 01:29 PM
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Honza - yes. I too prefer LoTR hands down. For one thing I don't identify with children characters any more, for another there's this intense disappointment in me when they return to being children after all those things, for a third I gnash my teeth at the concept of child knights fighting down big enemies, for a fourth there's this 'holy sufferer' thing about the lion that goes against all my instincts. If there is an enemy you fight it even if you will die trying, you don't surrender to be cut down. Even if you sneakily know in advance you will return... Give me Aragorn and Boromir and shouts of defiance, give me a king wielding his army like a sword in the face of a numerically superior army, give me a snarl on a dying face. Man yearns to be a man, not to be petted on the head by a superior being.
For the record, I never liked Harry Potter much either.
And don't even get me started on Twilight!
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26-11-2011, 04:52 PM
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And don't even get me started on Twilight!
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Twilight and Interview with a Vampire never interested me. I'm a huge Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (have a T-shirt) and Angel fan -- we own the complete set of dvds for both series. I like my heroines and heros to be a LOT less serious and wise-crackers. |
26-11-2011, 05:52 PM
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Honza - yes. I too prefer LoTR hands down. For one thing I don't identify with children characters any more, for another there's this intense disappointment in me when they return to being children after all those things, for a third I gnash my teeth at the concept of child knights fighting down big enemies, for a fourth there's this 'holy sufferer' thing about the lion that goes against all my instincts. If there is an enemy you fight it even if you will die trying, you don't surrender to be cut down. Even if you sneakily know in advance you will return... Give me Aragorn and Boromir and shouts of defiance, give me a king wielding his army like a sword in the face of a numerically superior army, give me a snarl on a dying face. Man yearns to be a man, not to be petted on the head by a superior being.
For the record, I never liked Harry Potter much either.
And don't even get me started on Twilight!
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Do you like *any* fairy tales? I'm a great fan of them.
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26-11-2011, 06:05 PM
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Do you like *any* fairy tales? I'm a great fan of them.
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Terry Pratchett's Discworld? 'Orcs' by Stan Nicholls? Dark Company series by Glenn Scott? Fairy tale might be a definition thing. |
27-11-2011, 04:24 AM
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Lord of the Rings.......absolutely, every time......love it ......
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