The hardest part of being a bookworm is when you feel so excited about a certain series but nobody you know has read it. So you can‘t really talk to anyone about it except to air it out in social media. Another struggle is finding the people who actually like to read #highfantasy. It‘s a lonely world out here 😅 #soloreads
So far I‘ve given the first 2 books of the series, 5 stars! Diana Wynne Jones is a badass fantasy author!
Cailey_Mac I‘ve never heard of this series, but I definitely wanna give it a try! I definitely know that struggle though; usually my boyfriend and best friend let me gush about it but they have no clue what I‘m talking about 😅 4y
BethM I looooove fantasy! I‘ve never read this series but I‘ve read some of her other work! 4y
vumblereads @cailey_mac yes please do and please tell me what you think! Yes I do have people to talk to but it‘s either they‘re not book people or if they are, they‘re very mainstream book people 😅 4y
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vumblereads @BethM do you have ang recommendations? 😁 4y
CoffeeCatsBooks I have her Howl‘s Moving Castle, but I haven‘t read any of her other books. I also love fantasy books. 📚 4y
vumblereads @CoffeeCatsBooks Oh yay another fantasy fan! I have the Studio Ghibli dvd and the book too of Howls Moving Castle. I first knew about Diana Wynne Jones because of the Studio Ghibli movie. I haven‘t read the book version though but I‘ve heard the series is really good too. 4y
Cailey_Mac @vumblereads ooo I will try to read these soon! And I deff understand that😅 4y
vumblereads @Cailey_Mac 😁 4y
Deifio I read mostly fantasy, never heard of this series! Stack add! I have my sister and mother to talk about and trade fantasy books, I"m really lucky! ? 4y
vumblereads @deifio lucky! But good to know there‘s a few folks on Litsy who read fantasy 😄 4y
BethM If you‘re looking for “high” fantasy go with Patrick Rothfuss‘ king killer chronicles- they‘re exceptional. 4y
vumblereads @BethM I‘ve heard about the King Killer Chronicles. He‘s definitely in my TBR! Thank you! 4y
Scochrane26 What‘s high fantasy compared with fantasy? Just curious. 4y
vumblereads @scochrane26 😄 It‘s a subcategory of Fantasy with a medieval type setting or something that has its own world. Like LOTR and ASOIF 😄 (edited) 4y
SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I love fantasy, but fantasy authors do insist upon writing lengthy series I can't keep up with while finishing my PhD! Good thing I got to teach Fantasy Lit a few semesters ago to hold me over. 4y
vumblereads @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards you teach fantasy lit?! Wow 🙌🏼 that‘s the best job ever!!! Your work is your hobby is your work! and I love your username! 😂![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4y
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, WitchSaunteringVaguelyDownwards @vumblereads It was a lot of fun! We did tons of creative projects like remixing Shaun Tan's graphic novel The Arrival to tell different stories in that same fantasy universe, and talked with the Jim Henson archivist and saw some of his work in the university's collection.The Arrival 4y
The Arrivalvumblereads Oh my!!!! How could I have forgotten about Shaun Tan!!!! I remember seeing his book on Goodreads and I‘ve just totally forgotten about it! He had another graphic novel too.... 🧐 and you guys were remixing? that sounds like fun! This is why I need to quit my job and major in English lit 😂 4y