![]() |
#121 | |
eBook Enthusiast
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 85,549
Karma: 93383099
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#122 |
temp. out of service
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 2,815
Karma: 24285242
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Duisburg (DE)
Device: PB 623
|
Agreed. Unfortunately a lot of the people never read the silmarillion after LotR which is helpful if not necessary to judge the depth of the whole. Using only the hobbit as reference stops one from widening and deepening the view of the whole concept.
|
![]() |
![]() |
Advert | |
|
![]() |
#123 |
Addict
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 387
Karma: 3553492
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Perth Western Australia
Device: kindle oasis
|
I may have a very different view on what is adult, so we will have to agree to disagree
![]() applesauce |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#124 |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 2,206
Karma: 12029046
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: UK
Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch
|
I was about 12 when I read LotR, I think. That seems the right age, to me.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#125 |
eBook Enthusiast
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 85,549
Karma: 93383099
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
You can read LOTR as a straightforward adventure story as a 12-year-old, I agree. But there's a heck of a lot in it that you aren't going to understand, or be interested in, at that age.
|
![]() |
![]() |
Advert | |
|
![]() |
#126 | |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 4,896
Karma: 33602910
Join Date: Oct 2010
Device: PocketBook 903 & 360+
|
Quote:
I've reread some of the stories that I initially read as a child and noticed things that I didn't initially see, but they are children's stories anyway. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#127 |
eBook Enthusiast
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 85,549
Karma: 93383099
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
Certainly. The Narnia stories are perhaps a good example of that. But LOTR is not a children's book; it's an adult book which can be read by children. That's a very different thing.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#128 |
Grand Sorcerer
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 11,732
Karma: 128354696
Join Date: May 2009
Location: 26 kly from Sgr A*
Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000
|
WHIPPING STAR.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_Star Last edited by fjtorres; 08-01-2012 at 10:02 AM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#129 | |
Benevolent Evil Lord
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,704
Karma: 48339466
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Evil Canada (We all have goatees!)
Device: Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Note, iPad Mini, PocketEdge(retired)
|
Quote:
![]() I've been trying to remember the name of that book ever since you mentioned Frank Herbert. I now return to my previous mental stupour ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#130 |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 4,896
Karma: 33602910
Join Date: Oct 2010
Device: PocketBook 903 & 360+
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#131 | |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 2,206
Karma: 12029046
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: UK
Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch
|
Quote:
![]() I'd say LotR almost marked the point where I started reading adult fiction. There wasn't really any teen-oriented fiction then, that I recall, but quite a lot of adult fantasy/SF was clean and relatively wholesome. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#132 | |
Gnu
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,222
Karma: 15625359
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Device: BeBook,JetBook Lite,PRS-300-350-505-650,+ran out of space to type
|
Quote:
Wasn't sexual though which is why I'd have though Heinlein would have been a better fit. Thinking about it, if I remember right, John Nornam's Gor books were full of the stuff. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#133 |
Grand Sorcerer
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 8,478
Karma: 5171130
Join Date: Jan 2006
Device: none
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#134 |
Addict
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 387
Karma: 3553492
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Perth Western Australia
Device: kindle oasis
|
Oh I forgot about Gor books when thinking of the worst book I have ever read. Even more scary is those who base their lives on those books hehehehe
applesauce |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#135 | |
Grand Sorcerer
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 11,732
Karma: 128354696
Join Date: May 2009
Location: 26 kly from Sgr A*
Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000
|
Quote:
(Much better, too.) THE DOSADI EXPERIMENT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dosadi_Experiment |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
trying scifi/fantasy.. | David58117 | Reading Recommendations | 53 | 10-30-2011 10:15 PM |
Fantasy - The Last Goddess | Amera | Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers | 12 | 10-21-2011 03:33 PM |
Finding new Fantasy | thinkpad | Reading Recommendations | 14 | 09-12-2011 03:28 PM |
Hi from fantasy author | SuzannaMoore | Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers | 2 | 05-27-2011 08:59 PM |
Fictionwise 50% off Romance, Erotica, Fantasy, & Dark Fantasy | causticmuse | Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) | 13 | 01-29-2010 03:18 PM |