tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post3854842010086624920..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: Jane Yolen on FantasyRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-18635673065455950032009-09-30T11:16:21.230-07:002009-09-30T11:16:21.230-07:00I loved Jane Yolen when I was in middle school. O...I loved Jane Yolen when I was in middle school. One thing I've always enjoyed about fantasy is the fact that people can be held to a higher standard that people in real life might only aspire to.<br /><br />I am looking forward to Dragon Age, since I enjoyed Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, but given the chance I already know that my character's going to be the bastion of honor in what's looking like an increasingly amoral world, because that's fun too. :)Hanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020803566446071455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-85012501413473543342009-09-30T04:11:40.158-07:002009-09-30T04:11:40.158-07:00I'm not exactly sure why, maybe it's the a...I'm not exactly sure why, maybe it's the alcohol I've had tonight, but moreso it must be the truth of the quote. I was saddend, quite literally to tears, just by the 7 words themselves. It really sucks to realize, as much as we want to capture it, we lose the magic that these words mean and become so cynical to their useage that I don't know that I can read a fantasy story the same way I did growing up.Elladrionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-74009161536221005512009-09-30T01:38:37.082-07:002009-09-30T01:38:37.082-07:00Well I guess Fight Club wouldn't be considered...Well I guess Fight Club wouldn't be considered a fantasy, but you get what I'm trying to say lolMedwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786950678631395556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-10076869946444438922009-09-30T01:37:26.161-07:002009-09-30T01:37:26.161-07:00Try imagining Harry Potter as an "adult"...Try imagining Harry Potter as an "adult" fantasy series. <br /><br />Or on the flip side, try imagining Fight Club as PG rated.Medwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786950678631395556noreply@blogger.com