Authors Need to STOP Rewriting Lord of the Rings

Should authors stop rewriting Lord of the Rings? Is The Poppy War edgey YA? Is Steven Eriksen bad at character work? Thanks to ‪@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy‬ for joining me to discuss your unpopular opinions!

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0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Reviews from Goodreads are problematic
3:03 - Stop Rewriting Lord of the Rings
5:59 - Robin Hobb is overrated
7:43 - Most grimdark is bad
9:33 - Malazan should be read as an anthology
10:27 - Steven Eriksen is bad at character work
12:50 - Age of Madness is better than First Law
15:02 - Sanderson's characters have the same voice
16:05 - The Poppy War is edgey YA
17:27 - Jade Legacy was the worst book

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