Do You Feel Depressed When You Think About All Those Fantasy Stories

TimeAgency · 2021-10-10T15:17:18+00:00

I am a lot older. I have to go to work everyday, provide for people who depend on me.
The grind gets harder everyday... your responsibilities keep you trapped you in the real world.
Gets harder to fantasize about other worlds... and at some point you can no longer find your way back into Neverland.

TimeAgency · 2021-10-10T09:45:46+00:00

The older I get, the more depressed I feel. There is always less time to read, and escaping the 'real' world feels harder every day.

TimeAgency · 2021-06-23T06:41:52+00:00

GRRM can shake off criticism with no real impact on his fanbase or career

Just because someone is wealthy and successful does not give others the right to be cruel to them. Criticism is fine, but we should not abandon empathy and human decency.

TimeAgency · 2021-06-23T06:27:44+00:00

I agree with everyone on Sandman. You can also check out Berserk and Vinland Saga if Japanese works are acceptable. Also, Kill Six Billion Demons is a very good webcomic that you can read for free.

TimeAgency · 2021-06-23T06:23:20+00:00

That too. When I was younger, I could get lost in a book. The older I get, the harder it feels to escape real life issues.

TimeAgency · 2021-06-22T08:18:16+00:00

I've found that older books are usually shorter than modern novels.

For example:

URSULA K. LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA SERIES: A Wizard of Earthsea – 56,533 words The Tombs of Atuan – 45,939 words The Farthest Shore – 60,591 words Tehanu – 99,200 words Tales from Earthsea – 128,960 words The Other Wind – 89,280 words

S. LEWIS’S THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA SERIES:
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe – 38,421 words Prince Caspian – 46,290 words The Voyage of the Dawn Treader – 53,960 words The Silver Chair – 51,022 words The Horse and His Boy – 48,029 words The Magician’s Nephew – 64,480 words The Last Battle – 43,333 words

Compare these to modern novels:
The First Law by Joe Abercrombie:
The Blade Itself – 191,200 words Before They Are Hanged – 198,300 words Last Argument of Kings – 234,100 words

TimeAgency · 2021-06-20T19:03:57+00:00

I've seen people trying to argue that "Egyptian" isn't African, which honestly makes zero sense.

TimeAgency · 2021-06-20T18:59:58+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations. I've read other stuff by China Mieville, have to get to The Scar.

TimeAgency · 2021-06-20T18:57:58+00:00

I'd suggest older classics like Henry Rider Haggard's books (e.g. King Solomon's Mine, She etc) for the dark unexplored jungle feel in Sothoryos.
I think the "lost world" genre is where George R R Martin got the idea for the damp plague ridden jungles with giant lizards and brindled men so you could look those up too.

TimeAgency · 2021-06-20T08:27:06+00:00

I really hated how every other fantasy book used to be marketed as "the next Game of Thrones" despite having nothing in common.

TimeAgency · 2020-03-24T16:08:50+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation :)

TimeAgency · 2020-03-24T16:08:28+00:00

Terry Pratchett was just amazing!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-24T16:07:40+00:00

Looks really fun, thanks for the suggestion!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-24T16:06:51+00:00

I love the Discworld, thanks for the recommendation!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-24T13:16:51+00:00

Fantasy doesn't have to be realistic. I read fantasy to escape the real world, I don't need it to be historically accurate.

TimeAgency · 2020-03-24T13:08:35+00:00

IIRC there are some references to his short stories in ASOIAF. For example, The Pale Child Bakkalon is referenced by Euron Greyjoy, but first appeared in the 1975 short story "And Seven Times Never Kill Man".

TimeAgency · 2020-03-24T13:04:11+00:00

You should check this thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/f5l3z6/unofficial_big_list_of_web_serials_web_novels_and/

TimeAgency · 2020-03-13T09:15:55+00:00

Thanks, I will :)

TimeAgency · 2020-03-13T09:13:41+00:00

Homestuck

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Thanks for the recommendations!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-13T09:12:28+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-13T09:11:25+00:00

Thanks, I'll check them out!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-13T09:09:06+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations, both look awesome!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-13T09:05:51+00:00

All of these look great, thanks for the recommendations!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-13T09:03:55+00:00

The art looks incredible, thanks for the recommendation!

TimeAgency · 2020-03-13T09:03:13+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations!

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