tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post4714822333384838177..comments2023-11-03T03:30:26.920-07:00Comments on E.L. Wagner's Umbral Musings: Books I've especially enjoyed this year.E.L. Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-57188200536238564772013-12-10T16:14:28.253-08:002013-12-10T16:14:28.253-08:00Thanks for the comment, Nyki. Yeah, I've actua...Thanks for the comment, Nyki. Yeah, I've actually enjoyed a number of other writers (mostly classic literature or mainstream contemporary, but occasional mysteries or horror), and they do indeed add perspective to things. William Faulkner (and the more modern writer Barbara Kingsolver), for instance, wrote books with multiple first-person protagonists long before they made their way into fantasy (that I am aware of, anyway).<br /><br />I am impressed, though, at how much fantasy is branching out, with authors who write in very literary styles cheek by jowl with more standard narratives. I confess to preferring medium to deep first person or limited thirds narratives that are unencumbered by too many literary conventions, but even that is a relatively new approach to writing in the genre.E.L. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-42290511464916736732013-12-10T04:13:22.587-08:002013-12-10T04:13:22.587-08:00An interesting list. I haven't read any of th...An interesting list. I haven't read any of the books, but Black, Lyle and Abercrombie are on my radar, and The Blade Itself is my scheduled next read. I'll check out the others.<br /><br />I know what you mean by having limited reading-time, but I think it can sometimes be useful to read outside your comfort-zone. I've found that reading books unlike the ones I write can sometimes help me find and use techniques that aren't often used in fantasy.Nyki Blatchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707481035530963855noreply@blogger.com