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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 1365542" data-attributes="member: 2205"><p>Here's my experiences with those books. I've also read all the articles, a few weeks ago, as a matter of fact:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Hobberdy Dick:</strong> Nope, and it doesn't sound like my style.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Hobbit:</strong> Absolutely. Love it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Books of Wonder:</strong> No, I haven't, although I have read some of Dunsany's stuff. I particularly liked <em>The Queen of Elf-land's Daughter</em>. I'm actually anxious to give this one a try.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Tales of Averoigne:</strong> Once, long ago. I've been on the lookout for some CAS for some time; he's a darn good writer.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Book of Three Dragons:</strong> I'm not likely to read this one base on the description.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Watership Down:</strong> Yes, although again, not for many years. It really is good.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Night Land:</strong> No, and the descriptions sound tedious. Probably a good story buried under difficult language.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Face in the Frost:</strong> That one was new to me. It sounds very intriguing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>A Wizard of Earthsea:</strong> I tried to read this once in junior high and for some reason didn't get into it. That's unusual, because back then, I'd read almost anything in front of me. I've been curious to try this one again, actually.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath:</strong> This was the first Lovecraft story I heard of, the first one I read, and still my favorite by a long-shot today. Like Rateliff, I find it odd that this is one of his more overlooked stories; I think it'd phenomenal.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Worm Ouroboros:</strong> Yes, once long ago. I'd probably struggle to get through it again; the writing is very tedious and I'm not sure the payoff is there a second time around.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Bridge of Birds:</strong> I hadn't heard of this one before.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>A Voyage to Arcturus:</strong> This one neither.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Silverlock:</strong> Nor this one.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser:</strong> Absolutely; I'm about to order these again because it's been too long since I've read some of these classics. I'm not sure I agree with him that these are qualitatively better than the original Conan stories, though. I think Robert E. Howard is an immensely talented writer who wrote with a real primal feel that Leiber simply doesn't have.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Collected Ghost Stories:</strong> Never heard of these, but they sound really interesting.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Forgotten Beasts of Eld:</strong> I actually have read this one years ago, but I don't remember much about it. As he described it, though, some of it came back to me. I didn't find it particularly memorable.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Well at the World's End:</strong> Also read this one long, long ago. I oughtta see if I still have my old paperback copy of this sitting around somewhere...</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 1365542, member: 2205"] Here's my experiences with those books. I've also read all the articles, a few weeks ago, as a matter of fact: [list] [*][b]Hobberdy Dick:[/b] Nope, and it doesn't sound like my style. [*][b]The Hobbit:[/b] Absolutely. Love it. [*][b]The Books of Wonder:[/b] No, I haven't, although I have read some of Dunsany's stuff. I particularly liked [i]The Queen of Elf-land's Daughter[/i]. I'm actually anxious to give this one a try. [*][b]Tales of Averoigne:[/b] Once, long ago. I've been on the lookout for some CAS for some time; he's a darn good writer. [*][b]The Book of Three Dragons:[/b] I'm not likely to read this one base on the description. [*][b]Watership Down:[/b] Yes, although again, not for many years. It really is good. [*][b]The Night Land:[/b] No, and the descriptions sound tedious. Probably a good story buried under difficult language. [*][b]The Face in the Frost:[/b] That one was new to me. It sounds very intriguing. [*][b]A Wizard of Earthsea:[/b] I tried to read this once in junior high and for some reason didn't get into it. That's unusual, because back then, I'd read almost anything in front of me. I've been curious to try this one again, actually. [*][b]The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath:[/b] This was the first Lovecraft story I heard of, the first one I read, and still my favorite by a long-shot today. Like Rateliff, I find it odd that this is one of his more overlooked stories; I think it'd phenomenal. [*][b]The Worm Ouroboros:[/b] Yes, once long ago. I'd probably struggle to get through it again; the writing is very tedious and I'm not sure the payoff is there a second time around. [*][b]Bridge of Birds:[/b] I hadn't heard of this one before. [*][b]A Voyage to Arcturus:[/b] This one neither. [*][b]Silverlock:[/b] Nor this one. [*][b]Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser:[/b] Absolutely; I'm about to order these again because it's been too long since I've read some of these classics. I'm not sure I agree with him that these are qualitatively better than the original Conan stories, though. I think Robert E. Howard is an immensely talented writer who wrote with a real primal feel that Leiber simply doesn't have. [*][b]Collected Ghost Stories:[/b] Never heard of these, but they sound really interesting. [*][b]The Forgotten Beasts of Eld:[/b] I actually have read this one years ago, but I don't remember much about it. As he described it, though, some of it came back to me. I didn't find it particularly memorable. [*][b]The Well at the World's End:[/b] Also read this one long, long ago. I oughtta see if I still have my old paperback copy of this sitting around somewhere... [/list] [/QUOTE]
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