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Why “Lord of the Rings” feels real and “Narnia” doesn’t (tilvids.com)

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[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Narnia doesn't feel real to me in the same way LOTR does because our world is involved in it. All isekais are like that to me

[–] Uncle_Abbie@literature.cafe 3 points 2 months ago

They are both well written, and when I'm in the middle of either book I'm completely absorbed in its world. In that moment, I'm not thinking about realism at all.

It's only when I put the book down that questions like that come up.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

Interesting? Less than six minutes long? No ads? I’m astonished!