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Old 4th April 2012, 06:48 PM   #96 (permalink)
Anne Lyle
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Re: When fantasy is just too dark

There's a big difference, though, as others have said, between realism (people wearing worn and grubby clothes, disease and disfigurement being commonplace) and a moral darkness where every single character is vicious, corrupt or otherwise unpleasant and there is no hope and little humour. The former can still be a fun place to read about; the latter, not so much.
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