Downers' Famous Fantasy Five - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

THE Ka · 12-29-2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

1. The Hobbit
It’s got dwarves! Lots and lots of dwarves!

...And their hats. Plus, Dwarves in barrels.

~ Don't forget... Ka

Mithalwen · 12-29-2007, 03:58 PM

"The Children of Hurin" ... for me the single most striking story in the whole mythology

The History of Danish Dreams Peter Hoeg

The Christmas Mystery Jostein Gaarder - nearly the Solitaire Mystery but this is enchanting.

The life of Pi Yann Martell

I suppose these are ones which stretch the fantasy definition but I don't read a lot of true fantasy. I enjoyed the Potter books but I am still sorting my enjoyment from the hype. Narnia, I loved as a child and found it heartbreakingly dreadful rereading it as an adult. I stopped before I got to the Silver Chair lest I discover I no longer loved Marshwiggles.

. I thought Northern Lights, one of the best written books I had ever read but one of the bleakest, The Subtle Knife was not as good and I actively loathed The Amber Spyglass, so that is out.

So for my final selection, even though for me his appeal is that he satirizes our world through discworld and so I hardly classify him as fantasy (though I know that sounds weird and Boromir88's sig would suggest that the great man would not agree with me), has to be Terry Pratchett, probably Maskerade as I love opera and Agnes is a heroine I can relate to - but it could easily be Hogfather .... especially at this time when some of us are liable to be worshipping "Bilious"

12-29-2007, 03:58 PM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	In no particular order ... "The Children of Hurin" ... for me the single most striking story in the whole mythology The History of Danish Dreams Peter Hoeg The Christmas Mystery Jostein Gaarder - nearly the Solitaire Mystery but this is enchanting. The life of Pi Yann Martell I suppose these are ones which stretch the fantasy definition but I don't read a lot of true fantasy. I enjoyed the Potter books but I am still sorting my enjoyment from the hype. Narnia, I loved as a child and found it heartbreakingly dreadful rereading it as an adult. I stopped before I got to the Silver Chair lest I discover I no longer loved Marshwiggles. . I thought Northern Lights, one of the best written books I had ever read but one of the bleakest, The Subtle Knife was not as good and I actively loathed The Amber Spyglass, so that is out. So for my final selection, even though for me his appeal is that he satirizes our world through discworld and so I hardly classify him as fantasy (though I know that sounds weird and Boromir88's sig would suggest that the great man would not agree with me), has to be Terry Pratchett, probably Maskerade as I love opera and Agnes is a heroine I can relate to - but it could easily be Hogfather .... especially at this time when some of us are liable to be worshipping "Bilious" __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace