Despite reaching great popularity among fans, there was another large cohort of readers who were left wanting after reading the legendary saga. They cited problems with characterization, prose, structure, and other issues both writing and politically related. While many loved the saga despite it’s flaws, others couldn’t overlook them and Read more
Harry Potter is famous for it’s whimsical world and it’s colourful characters, but Rowling was by no means the first author to employ such a writing style. Before we had Hogwarts or Privet Drive, there was Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, a giant peach, and a hotel which hosted a nasty Read more
While most of us who read fantasy are fairly well adjusted people, many of us can also be quite eccentric. After all, we spend hours reading about werewolf romances, elf rights, and the politics of Gods. That’s bound to rub off on us in an unusual way, and I’m here Read more
The Lord of the Rings, for all it’s fame, has never been a conventional book. Though it started the genre of fantasy as we know it, inspiring such works as The Dark Tower or Game of Thrones, it nevertheless bent many rules—even in it’s own day. The books are long; Read more
Harry Potter has become a household name. The series (and the films) have sold countless copies. They have become beloved, even by those who don’t favour fantasy, and were the stories which introduced children the world over to reading. With that in mind, it’s easy to believe there are only Read more
For the most part, Twilight is a book of happily ever afters. It’s fairy tale quality means that nearly every character finds happiness, whether in the form of a mate or a satisfying life, and all arcs are tied up with a pink ribbon. However, there is one character who Read more
Like most fantasy worlds, Tolkien’s Middle Earth is complicated…and with such complexity, it raises a few questions. Many of these center around how everything actually works: who can have kids and who can’t, and why? Others are raised by the author himself, through lore or the stories; certain characters are Read more