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Artist | Writer | Devout Reader of Animal Fantasy Fiction\Xenofiction | Dromaeosaur and Borzoi Enthusiast | Passionate for Classic Lit, Nature and History
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And we all are welcome to have our own opinions on things, either positively or negatively.
Not sure how that is such a difficult concept for these kids to grasp. š¤·āāļø
Nothing is ever perfect.
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Everyone is allowed to be fed up of the same formula in their genre and want something new.
Of course, if that new formula becomes dominant, it would be just as bad. Ultimately, we need a place for both Adult and Middle grade childrenās XF.
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A Rustle in the Grass is an obscure one. There is also the Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West, the Book of the Dun Cow, the Kine trilogy, Dragoncharm trilogy. There was also a book about a pig but I forget its title (Not Babe).
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Oh I missed this one.
While I recommended Duncton, you can also check out Hunterās Moon, Wolves of Time series, A Black Fox Running, the Ratha series, the Plague Dogs, the Wild Road/the Golden Cat, Firebringer, Stonor Eagles, Midnightās Sun, the White Fox and Wolf of Shadows.
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Duncton Wood series. It is the most mature of the genre I have ever read. Lots of very messed up stuff (Game of Thrones level messed up), but there is plenty of hope throughout.
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Agreed with this too. DW is much more fantastical than WD with its spiritual themes, and it has magic elements. It showed me just how much farther you can explore in this genre. If every single XF was exactly like WD, Iād be bored to death and sick of it.
Itās why I donāt like fox XF. All the same
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EVERYTIME I saw the commercials I really wanted to get my parents to buy it. It looked so fun!
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I love Robert Eggerās work.
I have never related so much to a film director in all my life; someone who truly understands the tension, intrigue and intimacy historical settings possess and fulfill.
They remind us of just how human we are, and that is something special our world dearly misses.
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Modern settings do not present any of those things. All are hollow and superficial. And just overall boring. They lack beauty, they lack genuine character and charm.
I have no issues if others enjoy those stories. They just donāt appeal to me at all on a most personal level.
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And do not get me started on the aesthetics. The fashion, architecture, social etiquette, the reliance on each other, social interaction, the INTIMACY. When they arrange meetings, they actually attend them and engage in conversation.
Doing that on the phone loses SO MUCH of that connection.
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Something about humans having only their instincts to survive something terrible and horrific and other conflicts just really heightens the tension. Their cunning is all they have. No dumb smartphones, no tablets that could easily solve all their problemsā¦
Just raw humanity at its strongest.
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They had no ways of technology, and whatever they did have was very limited. And because of that, best of all, it displays the true strength of human beings. They triumph over their struggles by using their instincts and endurance, despite all the odds stacked against them.
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Everything is just thereā¦Nothing visually appealing either. Modern fashion is bland and ugly, and the āaestheticā or lack thereof is dull. There is NOTHING engaging about those stories.
With a historical setting, there is so much you can do with it.
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I adored "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer". It is one of my favorite books; there are so many amazing quotes, and the prose in general is great. It impressed me a lot, especially knowing it is an English translation.
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It does look eerily similar. The green collar especially.
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Agreed. Itās not a good idea for authors to read and/or respond to negative reviews. Iāve heard many horror stories where the authors harassed those who didnāt like their books and it is a mess.
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Thatās hilarious š