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message 1: by cacinta (new)

cacinta As much as I love the time-traveler's wife, I don't think it belongs in this list. It's more sci-fi than fantasy


message 2: by Jason (new)

Jason Reading the dark tower series was the biggest disappointment.


message 3: by [deleted user] (new)

Jason wrote: "Reading the dark tower series was the biggest disappointment."

reading anything by King is a big disappointment.


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 20 more voters than ratings - gee, that's convincing.


message 5: by Kelley (new)

Kelley I do love The Hobbit (no. 99), but even though many adults enjoy it, it was written for children.


Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship Hey, somebody deleted my book #3! I am not amused. Everything on my list is fantasy and written for adults--librarians, remember the rule of cautious editing judgment.


message 7: by MrGoodPenn (new)

MrGoodPenn Jason wrote: "Reading the dark tower series was the biggest disappointment."

Yep, couldn't make it past the beginning of book 1.


message 8: by C. J. (new)

C. J. Scurria I don't know why The Chronicles of Narnia is on here, as much as I love that series. If we're talking C. S. Lewis for adults in the same vein as Narnia, Till We Have Faces should be on here instead.


message 9: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Mar 25, 2020 12:10PM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Kelley wrote: "I do love The Hobbit (no. 99), but even though many adults enjoy it, it was written for children."

Contrary to the English speaking world, here (the Netherlands) it is classified by the Royal Library as being for adults :-) I didn't vote for it though.


message 10: by Celia (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) The Fault in Our Stars (#784) is neither fantasy nor for adults


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