Yeah, for The Egypt Game . . . my records tell me I re-read it back in 2012, so not recently enough for the plot to stick clearly in my memory, but I know I quite enjoyed it at the time. I was also somewhat surprised to learn it wasn't a fantasy novel, because that was how I remembered it! Now, to be fair, I had a nigh-invincible ability to read magic into many books that didn't actually have any (Exhibit A: The Secret Garden) -- but I don't think I would have been able or inclined to do that if The Egypt Game had actually been one of the types of books that force-fed you a banality pill.
. . . huh. My own choice of words there just made a connection in my brain: I now strongly suspect that the people who wrote Changeling: The Dreaming got exposed to way too many examples of this type of book growing up. They would have been the right age for it (firmly Gen X), and given that the entire game is built around the idea of magic and wonder struggling to survive in a world determined to deny its very existence, it ain't hard to see a connection.
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Date: 2021-04-20 06:38 am (UTC). . . huh. My own choice of words there just made a connection in my brain: I now strongly suspect that the people who wrote Changeling: The Dreaming got exposed to way too many examples of this type of book growing up. They would have been the right age for it (firmly Gen X), and given that the entire game is built around the idea of magic and wonder struggling to survive in a world determined to deny its very existence, it ain't hard to see a connection.