speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat work of fiction (book/comic/movie/tv show/etc.) changed the way you think about the world? Why?message-squaremessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down11
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhat work of fiction (book/comic/movie/tv show/etc.) changed the way you think about the world? Why?speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareHemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoImajica by Clive Barker flipped a switch in my (then) teenage brain making me understand that “fantasy” books don’t need to have swords, wizards, and all the other tropes. That the idea of “fantasy” as a genre is far far richer than I imagined.
minus-squareMrOtingocni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoSame! It turned me on to the whole modern, urban, fantasy genre which is often more compelling due to being able to relate to the settings.
Imajica by Clive Barker flipped a switch in my (then) teenage brain making me understand that “fantasy” books don’t need to have swords, wizards, and all the other tropes. That the idea of “fantasy” as a genre is far far richer than I imagined.
Same! It turned me on to the whole modern, urban, fantasy genre which is often more compelling due to being able to relate to the settings.