To love, or not to love fantasy

[Neferchoirwen]

Speaking of "geek"-ness, this thread also reminds me of the psychosis thread.

I loved that poem, Willie. It may be one of the anthems of my life. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I agree with Cudae. For one to appreciate fantasy, one has to be open-minded. It's a lot of fun reading LotR. But appreciating LotR may also be a bit on the personal side because much of what's in them is real. So real that anyone can relate to anyhing on the book. Fantasy is not so much possibilities, but about what can be created and appreciated.

Orual's mention of escapism has been a phase for me for the past three months. In the last three months, I've read over 9 nine books. LotR included, as well as Neil Gaiman's American Gods, and something by Ayn Rand and Roald Dahl, and not to mention H Potter book 3...and all of that in a span of three months gave me a short head ache...

Going back to Orual, I feel like I need to feed on fantasy. Or on any book that I can grab. Middle Earth seems to be so real that I can't help but wonder about how the elves are, how Frodo ended up, and how the Shire looks like now. I need to forget that I have a thesis to work on, three finals tomorow, and issues to confront.

I guess it all boils down to the love of reading, and why we read for pleasure.

[ December 11, 2002: Message edited by: Neferchoirwen ]