Shannara coming to television

[ApK]

I found the book Hunger Games to be too dark for my tastes, which I guess was the point, so it was effective. But I had no interest in reading the rest of the trilogy.

[MikeB1972]

Originally Posted by murg

It's common knowledge that America would still be a British colony if it wasn't for the teenage antics of Johnny Tremain.

And let's not forget Joan of Arc, everything happened while a teen.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by MikeB1972

And let's not forget Joan of Arc, everything happened while a teen.

Indeed...and let's not forget how well THAT all turned out!

Hitch

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Indeed...and let's not forget how well THAT all turned out!

Sainthood? Historical relevance? World renown?

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Sainthood? Historical relevance? World renown?

Killed by a bunch of ingrates long before her time?

Hitch

[Phogg]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Killed by a bunch of ingrates long before her time?

Hitch

Yeah, but the world is and was a nasty place.
She could have died long before her time trying to live quietly in some village when bandits or an army came through. Or rats with diseases.

Lots of people die before their time and most of them get ignomy or obscurity.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by Phogg

Yeah, but the world is and was a nasty place.
She could have died long before her time trying to live quietly in some village when bandits or an army came through. Or rats with diseases.

Lots of people die before their time and most of them get ignomy or obscurity.

Y'know, ignominy is one thing. Burning alive is another. Jez sayin'.

Hitch

[Ken Maltby]

In a book a character can age 10yrs between the end of a chapter and the start of the next. It's not so easy in a movie, but you can do it. My favorite kind of fantasy shows the development of the hero and his abilities. Often starting with a significant disadvantage. A good story provides logical reasons for the young person's development into a hero. I like those where the development of magical abilities form a logical consistent result from the hero's efforts. The Farseer series hero starts out at 5 years old. Michael G. Manning's "Mageborn" hero Mordecai shows that logical progression of youth to hero and the development of Magic with consistent rules. Jim Butcher's great "Codex Alera" has the young powerless Tavi who grows up to the highest position in an ancient Roman type world. The "Recluse" books usually start with a young outcast, who ends up accomplishing whatever was needed to save the world.

Luck;
Ken

[Jozawun]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

In a book a character can age 10yrs between the end of a chapter and the start of the next. It's not so easy in a movie, but you can do it. My favorite kind of fantasy shows the development of the hero and his abilities. Often starting with a significant disadvantage. A good story provides logical reasons for the young person's development into a hero. I like those where the development of magical abilities form a logical consistent result from the hero's efforts. The Farseer series hero starts out at 5 years old. Michael G. Manning's "Mageborn" hero Mordecai shows that logical progression of youth to hero and the development of Magic with consistent rules. Jim Butcher's great "Codex Alera" has the young powerless Tavi who grows up to the highest position in an ancient Roman type world. The "Recluse" books usually start with a young outcast, who ends up accomplishing whatever was needed to save the world.

Luck;
Ken

Poor bloke is 60 odd now, and still being put through the wringer.

[LadyKate]

Originally Posted by Dopedangel

I could never get into the first book is of maybe handful of books that I have stopped reading halfway. When I was reading the book I had itch in the back of my mind that I had read this before and could never get into it. Now that LOTR has been mentioned I guess that was the reason.

Dopedangel, for yet another time I went to kill the fly on my screen! ARGH!

[BenG]

If you can't identify with teens or even younger chidren saving the world (i.e. Narnia), then the book wasn't likely written for you. It was written for those very teens and younger children, who imagine themselves saving the world.

[Ravensknight]

Originally Posted by BenG

If you can't identify with teens or even younger chidren saving the world (i.e. Narnia), then the book wasn't likely written for you. It was written for those very teens and younger children, who imagine themselves saving the world.

A GOOD book is written for everyone...

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by Ravensknight

A GOOD book is written for everyone...

But not everybody can read a good book and appreciate it. I read good books, regardless of the targeted age group. I'm old enough to have a great nephew, and greatly enjoy the Harry Potter series, the books of Tamora Pierce and many so called young adult books. I also greatly enjoy many books written for adults.

[shalym]

Originally Posted by Ravensknight

A GOOD book is written for everyone...

I've never heard of a book that was enjoyed by everyone--can you give me an example?

Shari

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by shalym

I've never heard of a book that was enjoyed by everyone--can you give me an example?

Shari

I interpreted Ravensknight's post as meaning that a good book is one that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, not that every single reader is going to enjoy it; the latter is clearly not true for any book.