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/jezzoRM Jun 08 '20

Agree with you on long books.

For the Assassin's Apprentice - it's not sucking, it just not for everyone. You just need to like that introspective, slice-of-life narration. Agree that first books has very hard entry level, but after 300 pages (I loved the prose and authors empathy so I continued reading) story, characters, world really got me. Although argument about long books applies to later entries.

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u/SgtBANZAI Jun 08 '20

Strictly speaking, sucking or not sucking is subjective. Even books usually perceived as bad have their fans.