tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471059094266852621.post2069857657153201358..comments2023-12-26T15:36:00.101+00:00Comments on Valentina's room: Must Read Sci Fi and Fantasy Novels - the "Guardian" listvalentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01568749601493955929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471059094266852621.post-50841803232828106382009-01-27T18:49:00.000+00:002009-01-27T18:49:00.000+00:00Ana, 22 is a lot!I must must read more of those! I...Ana, 22 is a lot!I must must read more of those! I see what you mean abot Beloved, it's just that I wouldn't have thought to classify it as fantasy. But now that you make me think about it I think you're right. There is a supernatural aspect, but the way is dealt with didn't make me think "aha, ghost story!", but I suppose it's not plain realistic so..<BR/><BR/>I haven't read these authors yet, but I know I will in the future. Especially the blue sword. I have lent it to someone,but it hasn't come back to me yet, so I guess I will have to borrow it from someone else!valentinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568749601493955929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471059094266852621.post-14627985247349638432009-01-27T04:38:00.000+00:002009-01-27T04:38:00.000+00:00This is definitely a list that is conspicuous beca...This is definitely a list that is conspicuous because of the things it leaves off, but I still like the variety of the list. They updated it with a slightly longer one that I know includes Tolkien.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471059094266852621.post-79798749451812978692009-01-27T02:07:00.000+00:002009-01-27T02:07:00.000+00:00Anne McCaffrey was one of my favorite writers as a...Anne McCaffrey was one of my favorite writers as a kid and David Eddings. My favorite, however, was the Blue Sword, by Robin McKinnley, whom I just discovered is writing again.<BR/><BR/>DW Golden<BR/>Soar with Fairies in a new young adult novel: <A HREF="http://www.eloquentbooks.com/PurpleButterflies.html" REL="nofollow">Purple Butterflies</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471059094266852621.post-77798182074132339972009-01-25T21:34:00.000+00:002009-01-25T21:34:00.000+00:00I've just done this meme and I've read 22. I was a...I've just done this meme and I've read 22. I was actually glad to see Beloved on the list...personally I do classify it as fantasy because of all the supernatural elements. I realize this involves personal beliefs, though, so it's not uncontroversial... but as a skeptic I do think of ghost stories as a branch of fantasy. Anyway, I've seen Morrisson referred to as an author of "magical realism" several times, and I tend to think of "magic realism" as fantasy in a tuxedo :PAna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com