Outgrowing Fantasy
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Re: Outgrowing Fantasy
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AND adults would only think it's acceptable for other adults to read it because it's so sexually and violently explicit; if it was as 'tame' as most fantasy series people would find it weird.
Does anyone agree?
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Having said that, I too am a massive fantasy fan. Tolkien, GRR Martin, Robert E. Howard, Robert Jordan, Fiona McIntosh (how dare she swap genres to romance/women's lit? Lol), Sara Douglass, the list goes on.
I think all (most?) fantasy gets compared to Tolkien because not only is he the/a benchmark, but he was one of the earliest to gain fame. Having said that, I think the term "fantasy" is almost an umbrella term, as there is a wide range of sub-genres if you will. And personally I don't think it as derogatory a term as it once might have been, largely thanks to screen adaptations bringing the genre more into the mainstream.
I don't think the explicit nature of the GOT series makes it acceptable to adults who would otherwise put down fantasy works. I think GOT is just part of the evolution of fantasy becoming more mainstream, as I alluded to above. Former workmates started watching the series, and some who were not constant readers actually started reading the book series as well.
That's my 2 cents worth anyway.
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fantasy was originally a genre catered towards adult, way back when, and i'd argue there's no end to fantasy aimed at adults now! i'm definitely not ashamed of reading it in public. fantasy is much more accepted now than it was back in 2009, for example, with Game of Thrones and so on being so widely accepted and engaged with by people who probably never considered themselves fan of the genre!
I think there's definitely misconceptions around high fantasy and high sci fi (?) being inaccessible to people new to the genres (which I agree with personally). But besides that, I don't think you need to be ashamed of reading it?
Something else I think is interesting is that personally, I find the fantasy aimed towards young adults a LOT more engaging, possibly because there's more female authors.
Actually, growing up has only increased my love of it, and it's definitely not something i'm defensive about. i'm sorry OP feels that way! we should all be able to enjoy our hobbies without fear of shame (within reason, though, i suppose)
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