Larian Studios Forums General Chat @ Rhianna

Here, my Dear <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> -
Kiya

As to the topic, my own XP/belief as a humble librarian, not worth kissing high literature critic's shoes => a story, a novel - fiction in general - is an invitation from the author to the reader. An invitation to join the world of imagination, and the author functions as a sort of travel guide. As tastes about journeys vary a great deal, so does taste in this case, too.

This is what I tell my members - if they blush and admit, they'd prefer a book, not actually in world literature clouds, quake in their shoes and expect me to wrinkle my nose in disgust. Who am I to tell a member what she/he has to read? Who am I to judge what is good/bad? High/low? Fantasy in general is not considered a very "high" leveled genre in literature circles - so what? If a novel has provided one person with fun - it has served its purpose - and if not? Well, another book might do then.

Don't worry, I'll stop now - this is a very old combat I fight against literature critics and colleagues for many years now.

As to your novel, Rhianna => I liked it. I like every story, where pictures are painted, I even see them and I can delve into this world. I smiled, I giggled at several parts - and I even understood it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> (English not being my natural language) - you "spoke" my language, thus creating a bond between your words and my imagination - what more can a novel do? Hm?
Kiya

Forgot one thing => I didn't read it as part of BD - I read it as a work of its own.