I'd like to ask Mr. Martin to stop ruining fantasy for people who actually like the genre (or at the very least add more meaningful fucking melanin already)
Ever since GoT was likened to "Fantasy for people who would rather be watching the Sopranos" I've never been able to unsee it
I guess that applies to the show, but honestly I strongly prefer the depth of character writing present in ASOIAF to any more classic fantasy stories that Ive engaged with. And I admit, the things i like about ASOIAF are not the fantasy elements. Its barely a fantasy story to me. Like yeah there's dragons and ice zombies but to me thats not the point its just set dressing.
Agreed about the melanin though. And I totally get how classic fantasy fans would be frustrated by the show at least.
My favorite thing about the books is how he reinvents fantasy tropes within a low-fantasy world.
It manages to make the fantastical feel truly fantastical in a way that no other book series I've read has.
I like that you can look at and character, or people, or faction in Game of Thrones and draw immediate parallels to real-world mythology and fantasy stories. It is comfy because, instead of trying to subvert or avoid tropes and archetypes, he appropriates them without hesitation.
I'd like to ask Mr. Martin to stop ruining fantasy for people who actually like the genre (or at the very least add more meaningful fucking melanin already)
Ever since GoT was likened to "Fantasy for people who would rather be watching the Sopranos" I've never been able to unsee it
I guess that applies to the show, but honestly I strongly prefer the depth of character writing present in ASOIAF to any more classic fantasy stories that Ive engaged with. And I admit, the things i like about ASOIAF are not the fantasy elements. Its barely a fantasy story to me. Like yeah there's dragons and ice zombies but to me thats not the point its just set dressing.
Agreed about the melanin though. And I totally get how classic fantasy fans would be frustrated by the show at least.
My favorite thing about the books is how he reinvents fantasy tropes within a low-fantasy world.
It manages to make the fantastical feel truly fantastical in a way that no other book series I've read has.
I like that you can look at and character, or people, or faction in Game of Thrones and draw immediate parallels to real-world mythology and fantasy stories. It is comfy because, instead of trying to subvert or avoid tropes and archetypes, he appropriates them without hesitation.
That's spot on, especially after having read the first GoT book.