Magic that becomes systematic isn't magic to me anymore. I prefer "literary magic" with a very thin veneer of rules (The Elric Saga, Harry Potter, and so forth). If it starts looking like science, I'm going to drop the book (unless the rest of it is really, really gripping). Or maybe if it's some sort of sci-fantasy.
Strangely, the most magical book I've read recently was The DaVinci Code. I don't care whether someone believes in the book's underlying theories. The theories within the book are like magic, and they move the story with such power. I guess it's really the information itself, the arcane spells of knowing the truth. And maybe that's why it upsets Christians so much, beyond the obvious.
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Date: 2008-04-30 04:35 am (UTC)Magic that becomes systematic isn't magic to me anymore. I prefer "literary magic" with a very thin veneer of rules (The Elric Saga, Harry Potter, and so forth). If it starts looking like science, I'm going to drop the book (unless the rest of it is really, really gripping). Or maybe if it's some sort of sci-fantasy.
Strangely, the most magical book I've read recently was The DaVinci Code. I don't care whether someone believes in the book's underlying theories. The theories within the book are like magic, and they move the story with such power. I guess it's really the information itself, the arcane spells of knowing the truth. And maybe that's why it upsets Christians so much, beyond the obvious.