1. I think probably Small Gods by Terry Pratchett because it taught me that Fantasy wasn't all orcs and mighty warriors and cliches and muscles. I felt completely alienated by the Fantasy and Sci-Fi that I read, and yet I still kept reading it because I knew there should be something in there for me but I couldn't find it. And then I read some Discworld and it just clicked. Fantasy that was also incredibly real, that had characters I could identify and recognise, characters that were just as bemused by life as I was. It wasn't about Going On Quests and Saving The Day, it was about life happening around you almost too fast to keep up with and attempting to keep up and make the best decisions you could at the time. This is why Vimes has become my favourite character in the series.
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Date: 2008-07-01 06:09 pm (UTC)And I'll answer your other question in a mo. :)