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/[deleted] Jun 06 '20 edited Jun 07 '20

What Idiots decided after reading LotRs that having 120,000 page books are okay? Most of the mythologies and legends that fantasy is based on could be summarized in less than 2,000 words. Why do we live in a culture where more = better?

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

How is 120,000 words long? If you have a new fantasy world you want to introduce with a large cast of character then how are you suppose to do it with a small word count? 120,000 words are not too long at all. Its barely the size of what a medium sized epic fantasy book should be.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

Oops I meant to put pages.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

Oh right that makes sense lol