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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 8182235" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>Yesterday I asked what books that get a lot of rave reviews, but you just couldn't get into. Today it's the opposite. What books do you like, but every time they are brought up, the critics seem to come out in droves.</p><p></p><p>Top of the list for me are the Shannara Series. Every time someone brings up Terry Brooks, inevitably people will make it a point to call him a rip off of Tolkien. Was Sword of Shannara a rip off of LoTR? Yeah, but so was LoTR in regards to existing Anglo-saxon mythology or old English poems. In many cases, almost word for word with the serial numbers filed off (ahem, ring of Silviarus, Ents, etc). So I don't criticize Brooks too much for that. Secondly, that was just his first book. All of his other books were his own stories, and I'd argue better (Elfstones and the Walker Boh stories are the best, IMO).</p><p></p><p>Behind Brooks, are many of the D&D property novels from the 80s and 90s. They get a lot of criticism for just being garbage writing churned out to take advantage of the D&D IP. And yes, part of it is nostalgia, but I really enjoyed some of the books by Pauli Kidd, Rose Estes, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 8182235, member: 15700"] Yesterday I asked what books that get a lot of rave reviews, but you just couldn't get into. Today it's the opposite. What books do you like, but every time they are brought up, the critics seem to come out in droves. Top of the list for me are the Shannara Series. Every time someone brings up Terry Brooks, inevitably people will make it a point to call him a rip off of Tolkien. Was Sword of Shannara a rip off of LoTR? Yeah, but so was LoTR in regards to existing Anglo-saxon mythology or old English poems. In many cases, almost word for word with the serial numbers filed off (ahem, ring of Silviarus, Ents, etc). So I don't criticize Brooks too much for that. Secondly, that was just his first book. All of his other books were his own stories, and I'd argue better (Elfstones and the Walker Boh stories are the best, IMO). Behind Brooks, are many of the D&D property novels from the 80s and 90s. They get a lot of criticism for just being garbage writing churned out to take advantage of the D&D IP. And yes, part of it is nostalgia, but I really enjoyed some of the books by Pauli Kidd, Rose Estes, etc. [/QUOTE]
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