Here it is; Christmas Eve and I still have so much to
do. One thing I was able to strike off
my list last night was seeing “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies.” You will get no spoilers here but I can
safely say the movie didn’t disappoint.
That being said, the purest in me was still baffled by the excess
content added by Peter Jackson to make one book into three but I could only
hope to have someone do that with my books one day. It was a great movie and I would see it again
today if time permitted. One thing I
hope to find under my tree tomorrow is books.
I particularly would like to read more by David Eddings. He is an unsung hero in the fantasy genre and
helped pave the way for people like me.
I have read his first book, “Pawn of Prophecy” and look forward to
reading the rest of the series as well as his other works. He has a totally different writing style than
I do and that alone keeps my interest.
His characters are fallible like any other person and easy to relate to
as you read. Fantasy is such a wonderful
field to read because anything can happen. Characters can be of any race or have any
special abilities. The limits really are
your imagination. I was asked the other
day about science fiction and which I liked better. I love science fiction but there are times it
either makes no sense to me or simply makes my brain hurt. (I still don’t think
I have all the nuances of “2001, A Space Odyssey” figured out.) With fantasy I always feel like I’m coming
home. These days the lines have become
blurred between the fields as evaluators seek to classify books and
movies. The way I like to think of it is
this: If there is a robot or computer in
it then it is not likely fantasy. One the
other hand, if there is magic in it, it not science fiction. People can argue those definitions but they tend
to ring true. So with the big day around
the corner I am hoping for some fantasy or science fiction but really hope for
more works by Mr. Eddings. He could be
next in line for the cinema.
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