David O'Hara (1)

The authors evaluate every book in here from a Christian point of view. Thus they judge Le Guin's work as morally ambivalent, instead of just noting she tends to be Taoist. They applaud C.S. Lewis and Tolkien because their work is more in line with the authors' own beliefs. They aren't necessarily prejudiced against other religions, the author's show open mindedness, but the point of the book seems more to evaluate fantasy in terms of Christian theology. A lot of fantasy is written with either a blatant, or subtle appreciation of "paganism" or nature worship. I was hoping for a broader discussion about how fantasy is relevant in modern society. While they have some interesting points, their narrow focus generally detracts from their credibility in evaluating the impact of the fantasy genre as a whole.… (mais)