>/lit/: Why do writers like you take the children fairy tale world and put blood, sex, drugs, prostitution and other filth into it?>GRRM: Because I want both, the super natural aspects of the fantasy world and the brutality of the real one.>/lit/: Okay, but isn't incest a bit too much?>GRRM: HeheheheheheheheheWhat the fuck did he mean by this?
No one thinks that
>thinks Disney was accurate to the sourcesWhat most people think of for fairy tales are actually idealized versions that came about in the first half of the 20th century. The originals were no where near so happy and cuddly.
Still don't understand this board's obsession with grrm, it kind of made sense 5 years ago but now the rest of the world has forgotten about him. Also amoral fantasy characters like conan predate tolkien and cs lewis
>>24726409There's like no other relevant living fantasy author besides Sanderson.
>>24726420>relevant>fantasy author
>>24726420>SandersonLiterally unknown. Much more relevant are J.K.Rowling and A.Sapkowski.
>>24727586Dude even normie women at the last two places I worked at read Mistborn.
