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[+] 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago*

    Some fantasy is heightened by that, though.

    I think CS Lewis employed a similar strategy, and Narnia is all the more fantastical for it. I mean what the fuck is going on in The Horse and His Boy and The Silver Chair?

    JK Rowling's strategy of adding lore via halfassed Twitter replies may have a bit less thought involved, though.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I am normally used to high fantasy where the worldbuilding makes sense, but harry potter just flows like she thought of what could come next, and that’s it.

    Just a quick reminder that she designed Quidditch specifically in a way that would infuriate any person even remotely familiar with how sports games work, because she wanted to "bet back at" a guy who dumped her.

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