I believe what Mr. Anthony met by "you just grew up" is that you lost the magic and wonder of childhood. And yes, that is better than being an "adult". I am responsible, have a job, and an extremely high I.Q., but I also haven't lost the magic. Therefore, at the age of 26, I still love the Xanth novels as much as ever when I read them to my daughter. I tend to believe that the common thread of damsel in distress, male hero, etc is a parody of what is still to some extent expected in today's society. Man comes and saves woman from all kinds of things (or so that's how it's seen), why shouldn't he put it in a humorous series. You cannot be possibly taking what is obviously a tongue in cheek series seriously and attributing those to Mr. Anthony as his views. How often do you poke fun at something that you believe in? I mean, really people.
Second of all, as a female who has both been raped and experienced clandestine love while underage with an overage man, I can say it's wonderful to see you, Mr. Anthony, touching upon these things in a truthful manner. You don't beat around the bush, you don't couch it in pretty terms. You show it like it is, and I can say thank you honestly for not using rape as some cheap thrill. Obviously those experiences had some profound effect on the character's development and as a writer myself I can say that those stories wouldn't have been the same without those characters developing in that way. Love barring age is an everday thing and you've only said what is true. Where people get the idea that teenagers can't love like adults is beyond me. They do love, sometimes very deeply, and it is a part of life. It's about time someone made people see that.
Thirdly, I have to admire anyone who is intelligent enough to have views that don't follow the current brainwashed society. That indicates that there was some thought in a belief structure. I don't always agree with what you say, Mr. Anthony, but I like that you say it. Others should put more thought into what they spout off.
BTW, The Color of Her Panties is my favorite book of the Xanth series, though I believe the Mode Series is my absolute favorite series. The Incarnations series follows a very close second. I hope you get a publisher for your ChroMagic series, it sounds great!
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I believe what Mr. Anthony met by "you just grew up" is that you lost the magic and wonder of childhood. And yes, that is better than being an "adult". I am responsible, have a job, and an extremely high I.Q., but I also haven't lost the magic. Therefore, at the age of 26, I still love the Xanth novels as much as ever when I read them to my daughter. I tend to believe that the common thread of damsel in distress, male hero, etc is a parody of what is still to some extent expected in today's society. Man comes and saves woman from all kinds of things (or so that's how it's seen), why shouldn't he put it in a humorous series. You cannot be possibly taking what is obviously a tongue in cheek series seriously and attributing those to Mr. Anthony as his views. How often do you poke fun at something that you believe in? I mean, really people.
Second of all, as a female who has both been raped and experienced clandestine love while underage with an overage man, I can say it's wonderful to see you, Mr. Anthony, touching upon these things in a truthful manner. You don't beat around the bush, you don't couch it in pretty terms. You show it like it is, and I can say thank you honestly for not using rape as some cheap thrill. Obviously those experiences had some profound effect on the character's development and as a writer myself I can say that those stories wouldn't have been the same without those characters developing in that way. Love barring age is an everday thing and you've only said what is true. Where people get the idea that teenagers can't love like adults is beyond me. They do love, sometimes very deeply, and it is a part of life. It's about time someone made people see that.
Thirdly, I have to admire anyone who is intelligent enough to have views that don't follow the current brainwashed society. That indicates that there was some thought in a belief structure. I don't always agree with what you say, Mr. Anthony, but I like that you say it. Others should put more thought into what they spout off.
BTW, The Color of Her Panties is my favorite book of the Xanth series, though I believe the Mode Series is my absolute favorite series. The Incarnations series follows a very close second. I hope you get a publisher for your ChroMagic series, it sounds great!