And This Is Why I Refuse To Read Harry Potter

[tongsinanpei]

I haven't seen or heard of this in years, despite it being my favourite book as a child, but:

OMG REDWALL REFERENCE IN TODAY'S XKCD.

(squee!)

Comments

[tongsinanpei]

And here I thought I was the only one who'd read it.

[murraynz]

Redwell?

Google isn't helping today.

[tongsinanpei]

When in doubt, use Wikipedia.

[murraynz]

I did but I see my problem now. Redwell and Redwall are two different things.

[tongsinanpei]

And I'd written it in such big letters, too. :(

[bobo_lj]

squee!

heh.

[tongsinanpei]

Have you read it?

[bobo_lj]

no, sadly.

[piper_of_dawn]

Used to be a big fan, back when I was in eighth and ninth grade. I first read Martin the Warrior - and then went on to read a few more. My favourite, if I remember correctly, was Marlfox. Also have vague recollections of The Pearls of Lutra, Redwall, The Long Patrol and Salamandastron/m(?).

[tongsinanpei]

I read a library copy of Redwall without having any idea of the subculture. It was a one-off thing, but I loved it.

Now that it's fashionable to be a LOTR/Harry Potter/Eragon/God-knows-what geek, I refuse to go anywhere near that brand of fantasy.

[piper_of_dawn]

Ouch! Speak not those three names in one breath!

In all seriousness, though, LOTR as a "brand" of fantasy is much different from Potter/Eragon. It's much closer to the old masters such as Eddisson and Morris, whom nobody's even heard about. It's fashionable to be an LOTR movie geek, but there are very few out there who actually get any of the references, or the themes being used.

[tongsinanpei]

I picked up The Hobbit about nine or ten years ago and it just didn't catch my fancy. So I read Watership Down instead and didn't go near Tolkien again.

[tongsinanpei]

I was obsessed with the first book - an adventure story about mice. They couldn't have appealed to me more if they'd tried.

So all your people do think they're black, eh? :P