Bandon
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Ahhh....people don't know everything. Consider the following: What is your name? Falerin Ardendor.... God of Evil of the Environs of Caelestia and Loremaster of the Lands of Lore... Seriously.... William/Bill but its rarely used by my intimates. What is your quest? To enlighten the world... or destroy it I have not decided yet What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? What do you mean, an African or European Swallow? It is also possible you mean one of the various Swiflet species from Asia. To begin with, I needed basic kinematic data on different swallow species. Seriously, though, I read earlier that list you posted of the many books you like...yet I did not see the Lord of the Rings trilogy on there. Is this because you do not like it, haven't read it, or simply because you took it as a given that people would know it is a favorite? I ask because LotR was so influential in bringing about the popularity of the fantasy genre that it would seem, to me at least, to almost be required reading for anyone who claims to enjoy reading other fantasy novels and series. If the answer is "Do not like" to the above, why not? It certainly was... influential.... Which is not to say I liked it. Tolkien fits in a category of Authors such as Robert Jordan who proves the opinion of one of the other writes on this forum that detail is not always better.... While some consider him deep and moving I consider his obsession with minutae mind numbing. I just do not have the attention span. That said I think its an epic series... and read "ALOUD" it is thrilling. I greatly enjoyed the unabridged audio book. But to read myself silently.... I would rather read Tolstoy's war and peace. Whereas I loved The Hobbit because it was the same level of tale telling without the same level of prolonged absurdity. And rather was fond of the uncompleted later works as well though I feel Christopher Tolkien is clearly not on Par with J.R.R. Jordan on the other hand I cannot stomach at all... WoT is so incredibly long winded and dry that I would personally prefer castration or prefrontal lobotomy over being forced to read... If the answer is "Do not like" are you prepared for the flamers who will denounce you for being a fool? (Not me of course, I feel that people are perfectly entitled to their opinions, even if they are wrong. ) Quite. I am rather facile at the subject of debate and can most clearly articulate my opinion with support for it. That said it is just that an opinion. I certainly do not reject the admiration, nay worship, that millions of fawning fans pay the work. And lo! Falerin answered my questions, and that is why the pizza was good. Remind me not to eat pizza where you do if your assessment of its quality is based on my appraisal of an independent and unrelated subject matter
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(OOC: Words in italics denote thoughts.) "The only ones who fear are those who don't understand." - Sean G., Master of Careel Celeste Nering: http://www.battleon.com/aq-chardetail.asp?temp=1104060
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