Thank you so much for replying to my rant. :D I just couldn't stand it anymore and had to write down my thoughts here, because I don't have anybody to discuss such subjects in RL.
Thank you for mentioning other works by that author, I probably wouldn't have looked into them at all after my experience with MI.
Hee, I'm sure I'd like original fiction by you even if it had a dark/blond pair in it, lol. I know and love your art and I've always very much enjoyed your fan fictions. I cannot say the same about the Draco trilogy, that I tried to read, but found just as tedious as The City of Lost Souls. Also, I only mentioned the platinum hair as an after-thought, really. It was just the tiny detail that was the final straw.
Another thing that bothered me, was CC's way of describing seemingly perfect physical appearances again an again. I got really tired of those amber eyes, golden skins and glistening abs, lol. Not to mention the fanciful dresses, gowns, combat gears etc.
Yeah, about JKR, she didn't write Harry Potter fan fiction before her Potter series, though, did she? *wink* And I believe that elements of Mythology can be found in so many classics of fantasy, that no author could claim having created an entirely new world. At least JKR's creation sounded original, as did the LOTR or the Narnia series. Even Michael Ende's Neverending Story is full of Mythology as is Astrid Lindgren's Mio, my Mio. But those books all sound somehow new and original, even with those familiar elements. (As a matter of fact, I believe many themes are just there in humanity's collective sub conscience as explored by C.G.Jung, my favourite psychoanalyst. I often felt reminded of his theories while I was reading JKR's series.)
Sadly, CC's stories don't make me think of C.G.Jung, they only remind me of JKR and a bunch of other authors. The thing is, I don't mind referring to the film for my inner imagery of the characters and locations in her series.
Seeing the HP films bothered me because I had such strong inner pictures. The same goes with the Demon's Lexicon, btw. I instantly had faces and locations popping into my head when I read the first few pages of the first volume. I must admit I preferred that book to MI, although I also must admit that I don't feel any urge to reread it, and that I've forgotten most of it already. ;) (I haven't read any of Brennan's fanfics, so I have no idea of her fanfic style, and I'm not planning on reading more of her books, either. I only liked the one I read because of its imagery.)
Neil Gaiman is ace. He's got such a dry wit, and his stories sound like really fun parodies of fantasy. I couldn't stop chuckling at the way he described that delivery man popping up in midst of a hold-up, or at his quirky attention to detail, or his references to world politics.
Oh yay - I'd be more than happy to discuss with you! I don't have anyone much to do that with either, that reads these books. I'm out of time at the moment and am going to be off-line for the next few days, until the weekend (it's a holiday weekend here in the US with lots of cooking involved starting this afternoon, lol), but I'll definitely come back to reply to the above! *hugs*
Oh, I guess you'll be celebrating Thanksgiving with lots of turkey and pumpkin pies. :D:D:D Happy Thanksgiving, then! Hope you'll have a lovely time and enjoy it with your loved one. We don't have anything like that, here, we'll have to wait for Christmas for the turkey (or rather the roast goose).
When you'll be back I'd love to discuss more of the subject with you! (I mean books, mythology and what inspires an author - not turkeys, although that might be a fun subject, too. *grins*)
Thank you so much for replying to my rant. :D I just couldn't stand it anymore and had to write down my thoughts here, because I don't have anybody to discuss such subjects in RL.
Thank you for mentioning other works by that author, I probably wouldn't have looked into them at all after my experience with MI.
Hee, I'm sure I'd like original fiction by you even if it had a dark/blond pair in it, lol. I know and love your art and I've always very much enjoyed your fan fictions. I cannot say the same about the Draco trilogy, that I tried to read, but found just as tedious as The City of Lost Souls. Also, I only mentioned the platinum hair as an after-thought, really. It was just the tiny detail that was the final straw.
Another thing that bothered me, was CC's way of describing seemingly perfect physical appearances again an again. I got really tired of those amber eyes, golden skins and glistening abs, lol. Not to mention the fanciful dresses, gowns, combat gears etc.
Yeah, about JKR, she didn't write Harry Potter fan fiction before her Potter series, though, did she? *wink* And I believe that elements of Mythology can be found in so many classics of fantasy, that no author could claim having created an entirely new world. At least JKR's creation sounded original, as did the LOTR or the Narnia series. Even Michael Ende's Neverending Story is full of Mythology as is Astrid Lindgren's Mio, my Mio. But those books all sound somehow new and original, even with those familiar elements.
(As a matter of fact, I believe many themes are just there in humanity's collective sub conscience as explored by C.G.Jung, my favourite psychoanalyst. I often felt reminded of his theories while I was reading JKR's series.)
Sadly, CC's stories don't make me think of C.G.Jung, they only remind me of JKR and a bunch of other authors. The thing is, I don't mind referring to the film for my inner imagery of the characters and locations in her series.
Seeing the HP films bothered me because I had such strong inner pictures. The same goes with the Demon's Lexicon, btw. I instantly had faces and locations popping into my head when I read the first few pages of the first volume. I must admit I preferred that book to MI, although I also must admit that I don't feel any urge to reread it, and that I've forgotten most of it already. ;) (I haven't read any of Brennan's fanfics, so I have no idea of her fanfic style, and I'm not planning on reading more of her books, either. I only liked the one I read because of its imagery.)
Neil Gaiman is ace. He's got such a dry wit, and his stories sound like really fun parodies of fantasy. I couldn't stop chuckling at the way he described that delivery man popping up in midst of a hold-up, or at his quirky attention to detail, or his references to world politics.
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Happy Thanksgiving, then! Hope you'll have a lovely time and enjoy it with your loved one. We don't have anything like that, here, we'll have to wait for Christmas for the turkey (or rather the roast goose).
When you'll be back I'd love to discuss more of the subject with you! (I mean books, mythology and what inspires an author - not turkeys, although that might be a fun subject, too. *grins*)
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