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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1343402" data-attributes="member: 5171">Ditto much of the above.  I got my MA in English from Stanford, and I still enjoy George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb.  I also loved Ulysses and had some great conversations about Plato's Republic.  And I found Aristotle bland and Aquinas pinheaded.  There are certainly snobs out there, but really, once you've said "They're snobs," you pretty much have concluded the conversation.I occasionally read King and enjoy him, because much of his work is able to draw me in.  I find him great at giving me the one telling detail that turns it from a story into something I'm really experiencing.I like Modessit because, even if I don't agree with his social extrapolations, I find it fascinating to see what conclusions he draws.I dislike Goodkind a lot.  It's only my opinion, but it's a very very strong one.And I love Pratchett because he makes me laugh, and then surprises me by making me think.And on Sunday, I finished the rough draft of my next novel, a swashbuckling, high-fantasy, gender-reversed retelling of Pride & Prejudice.  I'd talk about the swordfight on the balcony, the coach chase, and the use of jellyfish symbiotes to facilitate spellcasting, but it's probably too dry and snobbish for you.</blockquote>