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Ailanna · 7th July 2005, 07:50 PM

I'm constantly told I should like Lois McMaster Bujold, but I never really do, somehow. I've read several by her from the Miles series and The Curse of Chalion, and they don't quite rub me the right way. I don't tend to like her characters.

Never got through George R R Martin's A Game of Thrones, I'm afraid, or any Robert Jordan book. Nor does LoTR rank high on my list of favorites; I think it's very well written and thought out, but...I don't know.

Also, I thought I would love John Crowley's Little, Big because it was supposed to be quirky and whimsical, which is the way I like my fantasy generally--but I found it dull and rather less charming than it thought itself.

7th July 2005, 07:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
Ailanna Slave to the Cat Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 29	Re: Authors You Wish You Liked I'm constantly told I should like Lois McMaster Bujold, but I never really do, somehow. I've read several by her from the Miles series and The Curse of Chalion, and they don't quite rub me the right way. I don't tend to like her characters. Never got through George R R Martin's A Game of Thrones, I'm afraid, or any Robert Jordan book. Nor does LoTR rank high on my list of favorites; I think it's very well written and thought out, but...I don't know. Also, I thought I would love John Crowley's Little, Big because it was supposed to be quirky and whimsical, which is the way I like my fantasy generally--but I found it dull and rather less charming than it thought itself.