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Friends kept praising Tales of the Dying Earth by Jack Vance, so I read it. I just do not understand the love for this book. I thought it was godawful. Apparently Vance's stories were influential in the creation of Dungeons and Dragons. Maybe they get a lot of nostalgic love because of this association? Another book that I read because it was recommended, and a award-winning classic: Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel. I admit, I did not finish the book. I dropped it after the underage heroine is repeatedly raped, complete with detailed descriptions and then she finds out she's pregnant, so the rape was all worthwhile, because now she's filled with joy and of course because rape is about power, and her joy has lifted her above fear, her rapist no longer wants to rape her. I do not understand the chain of decisions that led to that book being published, let alone winning awards. Also, it goes on bizarre meanders into detailed identification of local flora and fauna. I mean, it's nice that the author did her research, and I DO love natural history, but I don't need to know about every single wildflower. quote:The Silmarillion is straight up Tolkien trying to write The Bible. It's the Middle Earth's Old Testament. It's the Elven Torah. Looking at it like that, yeah it's dry, but it's exactly what it was meant to be right down to lists of genealogy for the Kings of Gondor. Well, that explains a lot. Maybe I'll try it again, with context!
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