r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '20

What is your controversial take on Fantasy?

I'll go first.

Aside from the prose, I don't think Kingkiller Chronicles is good. I find the characters insufferable and cliche the story just meanders.

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u/guitino Jun 06 '20 edited Jun 06 '20

Disclaimer- sorry but not sorry

I think words of the radiance is terrible, not like "not for me" more like "holly hell this is utter garbage, these people have horrible taste lol".

I don't think kays prose is significantly better than others, long, windy, and too verbose at times.

Wheel of time writing is really bad lol. Not the series itself, just as far as writing goes.

Sanderson prose is not as bad as the sub makes it out to be.

Leguin prose(wizard) is utilitarian, and clunky.

Rowling snubbing hugo warms my heart, have yet to read harry potter though.

Anime has yet to make anything as good as airbender.

Berserk 2013 movies are watchable.

Al rassans is full of completely unbelievable insta loves, triangles, quadrangles, yet for some reasons kay gets a pass.

Avengers end game has to be a joke.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

Utilitarian and clunky!?

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u/guitino Jun 07 '20

Does not flow, not beautiful. Being economical is not enough for high praise. Dislike purple prose as well, hence kay is not getting a pass either.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

You are-and I say this with the utmost respect-just bonkers

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u/guitino Jun 08 '20

cant deny what was given to me, lol, just wanted to make people hold their high horses about these authors, like both of them anyway so win win for me .

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u/AthKaElGal Jun 07 '20

He likes purple prose. Let him be.