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Originally Posted by WillAdams
What is it that makes a fantasy novel ``Essential''?
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This little debate hasn't made it crystal-clear that it can't be defined absolutely? That it's clearly a very personal, subjective concept? You're being entirely too literal. Why do you so badly NEED these lists to mean something more than they obviously do? Why do you NEED everyone to recognise the "importance" of the works of fantasy you think are important? Let me tell you exactly how I interpreted the title for their
fun little exercise:
"50 works of fantasy (mostly epic) that I (I, meaning the creator of this list on whose reading experience and tastes the selections depend) think are good enough for everyone to have read (but I won't really hold it against you if you HAVEN'T read them or don't agree with them because clearly... everyone's mileage will vary--and mostly it was intended as a fun little project with some other blogging friends of mine). In other words, works that I (again the creator of this list) found 'essential' on my journey as a fan of fantasy 'epics.'"