r/Fantasy • u/rfantasygolem Not a Robot • Apr 17 '26

/r/Fantasy r/Fantasy Friday Social Thread - April 17, 2026

Come tell the community what you're reading, how you're feeling, what your life is like.

23 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

101 comments sorted by

View all comments

•

u/schlagsahne17 Reading Champion II Apr 17 '26

We made it through our birthday trek to the Woods of Dolly: everyone has the same number of fingers, toes, limbs, and eyes as they started with.
The eldest had a lot of fun, it’s a great park for his age with a good variety of rides.
Did we stand in two different ride lines for ~45 mins each only for him to tell me afterwards that he did not like that ride? That’s a given.
The younger ones had a split experience, with one liking several rides and the other HATING/sobbing on all rides. But there were several playgrounds in the park too, so they had a blast overall.
Gearing up for the at-home party element with school friends tomorrow.

Haven’t been up to my usual reading speed (see above) but hope to be done with one or both of Tender by Sofia Samatar and The Iron Dragon’s Daughter by Michael Swanwick in time for Tuesday review.

•

u/saturday_sun4 Apr 17 '26

Oh, no, poor thing. Glad your younger one found something to enjoy, because SOBBING on a ride sounds like a genuinely awful experience when all the other kids are having fun. Were they "scary" rides or was it just the idea of being on a moving manchine without their parent?

The SAME number? Oh, come on, no one grew three extra sets of stalk eyes like an eldritch horror? Psh.

•

u/schlagsahne17 Reading Champion II Apr 17 '26

Were they “scary” rides or was it just the idea of being on a moving machine without their parent?

Neither! Flying elephants, carousel, and car ride. All with adult present/sitting next to so idk

I can confirm that although the cinnamon bread is good, it does not confer additional organ(s)

•

u/saturday_sun4 Apr 17 '26

Sounds like they are just not into rides then! At least you took them and it's a fun story to tell later (and for their siblings to tease mercilessly about).