SC - Harry Potter reading

[Olwen the Odd]

Morgana in Oertha here:

>In a message dated 8/8/00 2:12:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>selene at earthlink.net writes:
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><< I read the first couple of Xanth books, then got bored. >>

I lasted until Ogre, Ogre and haven't missed them since. Not my brand of humor.
>
>Amazing. I have every book he has written. Love his work.

I prefer his earlier stuff, like Macroscope and Omnivore, and the Tarot series.
>
> <<Besides, another  successful fantasy author reported to me that he treated
>her in a patronizing,  male-chauvinistic manner and that's just really put me
>off the man. >>
>
>Amazing that a person's character would affect judgment regarding his work.
>Only in the modern world.

Not necessarily. His fiction is fairly chauvanistic, so it wouldn't
surprise me that he was also. Doesn't mean he also has to be rude, of
course.
>
I find Anthony's fiction has become a sort of caricature of itself and very
formulaic. Couple that with his chauvanistic attitudes (in print), and for
me there's just a lot more interesting stuff I'd rather read.

Morgana
Who doesn't have much to say about food, but always has an opinion on sf/f.

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