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Are you able to get through books by Tolkein, Robert Jordan or Terry Goodkind? I wonder because as I've aged I don't have the patience to sit through a descrip

• DubiousPusher 8y ago
  Never read Goodkind. I don't think I could read Jordan anymore. Just kind of got over high fantasy a bit and don't find it all that rewarding. With Tolkien, I used to view "The Hobbit" as pretty good and TLOTR as his magnum opus. Now I'm convinced it's the other way round. Generally, I'm very much the same. Let's set the scene quick and get the characters doing stuff. I used to see intricate scene dressing as a skill now I see it as an indulgence. There are too many period films, mini-series and series with beautiful sets and costumes etc if I really want that. There I can marvel at them without much addition time cost.
  • fredsanford 8y ago
    >> Never read Goodkind. I like his Sword of Truth books, the whole Confessor magic user thing leads to some good dynamics. He falls down in his 80 pages of character introspection... For me anyway. I used to reread this series every few years but now I end up putting books down when the blades of grass start. >> Let's set the scene quick and get the characters doing stuff Yes. Please!