I have a big problem with modern fantasy, but maybe I am looking in the wrong places and ask for your advice, and also opinions!
I have demands regarding fantasy books' prose that I feel many books don't meet. I hold Tolkien, Martin & Sapkowski in the highest praise for their prose.
Then I have tried reading various other authors and it just never really clicked: Sanderson, Abercrombie, Erikson etc.
Their writing seems to be addressed to teens, but maybe I (in my 30s) am simply not the target audience.
I cannot stand interior monologues. Especially when they try to be short, witty, cynical or funny. It almost never works and feels edgy. Also, they never leave room for interpretation and lay every single gle detail out.
I miss the deep lore, world building and especially good prose. Tolkien feels noble and poetic, Sapkowski is dark, gritty, realistic and funny, Martin is blunt, cold and dissolute.
I feel modern fantasy is very simple and not thought through.
Please help me out, and also share your opinion.
by Brumetfume