Fun fantasy reading - suggestions?

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Re: Fun fantasy reading - suggestions?

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Damn now I have another book I need to get. Thank god ebooks don't take any space or my apartment would be books and a bed crammed in somewhere
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Re: Fun fantasy reading - suggestions?

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Ahelis wrote:Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones. It's such a fun, frolicking novel. Quite light-hearted and so easy to read, and the author's love for language is quite apparent.
That was a fun book. I've been meaning to get my own copy and the rest in the series.

Rias, I have to recommend "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle. I've read it a couple of times and listened to the audiobook more. It's just... It's deeper than I expected it to be while still being a lot of fun. I said more about it here.

And I'm assuming you've read "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman. It is interesting comparing it to the movie and seeing what was changed to make it work for the different formats.
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Re: Fun fantasy reading - suggestions?

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Rias, I have to recommend "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle. I've read it a couple of times and listened to the audiobook more. It's just... It's deeper than I expected it to be while still being a lot of fun. I said more about it here.
I will second this recommendation. I was lucky that a good friend of mine sent me a signed copy when she met the author and it quickly became one of my favourite books and movies.
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