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lanrete · 01-07-2003, 11:48 PM

I'm a female and I like fantasy more than my husband(he's more a sci-fi person). I've always been drawn to the mystical and unknown creatures like elves, dwarves, goblins, orcs.. and in the back of my head I think(or want to believe) that somewhere, sometime out there they do exist. I also happen to like RPGs... I first fell in love with them when I saw my brother-in-law(back then my sis' bf) playing Might & Magic III on the computer. LOVED THAT GAME and still remember the town tune up til this day. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
As much as I was into games and anything fantasy-related, I knew NO other girl who shared the same interests as I did. I suspect I would have liked D&D if I actually knew someone who played it.

So, going back to the topic, I think that girls DO like fantasy.. but are afraid to try it because it's a "guy's thing". However, guys are generally more into sci-fi than girls. Because all my life i've been surrounded by girls who were Not into fantasy and teachers who encouraged reading classics and only classics(LOTR was never on our school's list of TO-READ books), I've never heard of LOTR until I saw the 1st movie. I didn't think it was that great of movie on my first viewing but decided to pick up the book anyways due to its reputation. FOTR(the book) had some really boring parts and other REALLY good parts(my favorite chapters are Tom Bombadil and Lothlorien). TT and ROTK are both really good books - the best out there might I add -and I really thought TT the movie was bad in comparison to the book.
Unlike most other girls, I did not read the books because of Orlando Bloom(he's not even part of the reason), although I must admit he's mighty gorgeous and fine as Legolas [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[ January 08, 2003: Message edited by: lanrete ]

01-07-2003, 11:48 PM	#24
lanrete Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: US Posts: 13	I'm a female and I like fantasy more than my husband(he's more a sci-fi person). I've always been drawn to the mystical and unknown creatures like elves, dwarves, goblins, orcs.. and in the back of my head I think(or want to believe) that somewhere, sometime out there they do exist. I also happen to like RPGs... I first fell in love with them when I saw my brother-in-law(back then my sis' bf) playing Might & Magic III on the computer. LOVED THAT GAME and still remember the town tune up til this day. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] As much as I was into games and anything fantasy-related, I knew NO other girl who shared the same interests as I did. I suspect I would have liked D&D if I actually knew someone who played it. So, going back to the topic, I think that girls DO like fantasy.. but are afraid to try it because it's a "guy's thing". However, guys are generally more into sci-fi than girls. Because all my life i've been surrounded by girls who were Not into fantasy and teachers who encouraged reading classics and only classics(LOTR was never on our school's list of TO-READ books), I've never heard of LOTR until I saw the 1st movie. I didn't think it was that great of movie on my first viewing but decided to pick up the book anyways due to its reputation. FOTR(the book) had some really boring parts and other REALLY good parts(my favorite chapters are Tom Bombadil and Lothlorien). TT and ROTK are both really good books - the best out there might I add -and I really thought TT the movie was bad in comparison to the book. Unlike most other girls, I did not read the books because of Orlando Bloom(he's not even part of the reason), although I must admit he's mighty gorgeous and fine as Legolas [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [ January 08, 2003: Message edited by: lanrete ]