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<blockquote data-quote="Randolpho" data-source="post: 119835" data-attributes="member: 3016">I wouldn't go that far! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The Chronicles were outstanding, to be sure, and I might put them on par with the Lord of the Rings, but surpass? Nope, sorry, modern fiction can't do that, IMO. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Dunedan -- Obviously you haven't read Harry Potter yet!!! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> What didn't you like, specifically, about the books? Care to cite actual details that bothered you? As to what you specifically mentioned:Surely you jest! &quot;Cliched characters?&quot; Um... I don't know what fiction you read before Chronicles, but the only reason you could say those characters are cliched is because they were the characters that *set* the cliches most fantasy writers use today! At the time these books were written, that particular set of characters was quite refreshing and unique. &quot;Shoddy writing&quot;... hmm... well, as an aspiring writer yourself, surely you've read a bit of what modern writers have to offer... I'll agree the writing isn't nearly as poetic as, say, the Lord of the Rings, but I've seen critically acclaimed pieces of work that were far more poorly written than the Chronicles were. Two specific examples come to mind: Harry Potter and pretty much anything written by Ernest Hemingway (hack!). Harry Potter novels at least have the saving grace that they were written for children. One can only assume critics took that into account before thumbs-upping them.&quot;ameturish worldbuilding&quot;... I flat-out disagree. On the contrary, I'd say that &quot;outstanding worldbuilding&quot; would be one of the top features of the novels.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randolpho, post: 119835, member: 3016"] I wouldn't go that far! :) The Chronicles were outstanding, to be sure, and I might put them on par with the Lord of the Rings, but surpass? Nope, sorry, modern fiction can't do that, IMO. :) Dunedan -- Obviously you haven't read Harry Potter yet!!! :p What didn't you like, specifically, about the books? Care to cite actual details that bothered you? As to what you specifically mentioned: Surely you jest! "Cliched characters?" Um... I don't know what fiction you read before Chronicles, but the only reason you could say those characters are cliched is because they were the characters that *set* the cliches most fantasy writers use today! At the time these books were written, that particular set of characters was quite refreshing and unique. "Shoddy writing"... hmm... well, as an aspiring writer yourself, surely you've read a bit of what modern writers have to offer... I'll agree the writing isn't nearly as poetic as, say, the Lord of the Rings, but I've seen critically acclaimed pieces of work that were far more poorly written than the Chronicles were. Two specific examples come to mind: Harry Potter and pretty much anything written by Ernest Hemingway (hack!). Harry Potter novels at least have the saving grace that they were written for children. One can only assume critics took that into account before thumbs-upping them. "ameturish worldbuilding"... I flat-out disagree. On the contrary, I'd say that "outstanding worldbuilding" would be one of the top features of the novels. [/QUOTE]

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