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Originally Posted by Hitch
We're arguing? Who knew? I thought we were just chatting, in the context of the OP's question.
Strewth, I don't care enough to argue.
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No, no. Not us. I was merely commenting on--what I assume--was pwalker8's implication that folks don't really argue about this sort of thing any more. I hear fans nit-picking about what books/authors fit into the various sub-classifications all the time. Arguing about it is a religion for many.
Like you, I don't care enough to argue about what specific books should be considered High Low Epic Urban, etc... I'm more curious about what the labels
themselves imply than which books get which labels.
I still don't see any
real consistency in how the labels are defined/applied from fan to fan, though. I figure a fantasy book is just saddled with whichever particular sub-label is first applied to it. Whether it be by the author, the publisher or reviewer. *shrug*