Recent content by azalune

I voted for fantasy; however, besides my appreciation for Tolkien's work, I am definitely not a huge fan of most modern high fantasy (all that swords and sorcery stuff). I think most people would agree that too much of today's high fantasy has become overly trite and clichéd. I've recently...

Personally, I don't like e-books. I much rather prefer to have a genuine book in front of me. I find that there is something definitely pleasureable in holding on to and flipping through the pages of a real book that I simply can't get with an e-book.

I plan to read one of Salman Rushdie's novels over the next couple of weeks. I've decided on either The Satanic Verses or Midnight's Children, but I really don't know which one. The Satanic Verses, the novel that garnered Rushdie the fatwa requiring his execution, is probably his greatest...

Hey, thanks for the birthday wishes. (These forum's sure are friendly, I just started posting a few days ago, and people here are already going out of their way to wish me happy birthday). It's too bad that I won't be able to celebrate though since finals start tomorrow. I'm locked away in my...

Tolkien once said, “Indeed only by myth-making, only by becoming a “sub-creator” and inventing stories, can Man ascribe to the state of perfection that he knew before the Fall.” This is why, I believe, that it is with The Silmarillion that Tolkien achieves his philosophical ideal. I personally...

Hey everyone, I'm new here. You can just call me 'azalune' (my online alias). Just wanted to say hello before I began any posting. "Hello!"