tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4792157197637941038..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: An Exploration in Fantasy -- Part One: The List (an IWM post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-39349455077424126812014-07-25T13:14:54.588-07:002014-07-25T13:14:54.588-07:00TAS: Yeah... or, maybe, we don't know what &qu...TAS: Yeah... or, maybe, we don't know what "dry" means?Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-45731539413901648812014-07-24T21:55:27.883-07:002014-07-24T21:55:27.883-07:00I love Tolkien - anything but dry.I love Tolkien - anything but dry.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85491675141677132972014-07-24T13:30:52.019-07:002014-07-24T13:30:52.019-07:00Gina: Hard-to-read does not equal dry. I'd say...Gina: Hard-to-read does not equal dry. I'd say dense, which is accurate.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-33908296733224428682014-07-24T13:23:30.937-07:002014-07-24T13:23:30.937-07:00I'm afraid that I have to agree with Crystal o...I'm afraid that I have to agree with Crystal on this point. The books are very hard to read, but the movies are amazing.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-43827745157402933142014-07-23T18:20:29.273-07:002014-07-23T18:20:29.273-07:00Lexa: The link should be fine now.
Ironically, a l...Lexa: The link should be fine now.<br />Ironically, a lot of D&D was originally based on Tolkien. Gygax was sued over it, if I'm remembering correctly. I do know that he originally called halflings hobbits and had to change it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-13876834526558132782014-07-23T17:45:12.371-07:002014-07-23T17:45:12.371-07:00The link didn't work for me, but I googled the...The link didn't work for me, but I googled the site and read your article. You did a great job with the list of tropes. I've never read Tolkien and spent a good part of my youth playing D&D and thinking they were responsible for making up all that stuff. (Sad, I know.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-34404342664460408652014-07-23T12:25:20.579-07:002014-07-23T12:25:20.579-07:00Crystal: I have to disagree with you about the wri...Crystal: I have to disagree with you about the writing. And I have to wonder about your definition of "dry."Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-54845485943043396852014-07-23T09:26:52.540-07:002014-07-23T09:26:52.540-07:00Ah... Tolkien. Great ideas, but what a dry writing...Ah... Tolkien. Great ideas, but what a dry writing style! Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68759496603357216622014-07-23T04:39:25.986-07:002014-07-23T04:39:25.986-07:00OK, if I must.OK, if I must.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com