2024
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The best stories I read when I was a kid were ones where reality played no part. I was captivated by the characters
that were beyond my imagination, the ones with magic and that sense of the unexplainable. It was through reading C.S.
Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia that I first fell in love with fantasy. Lewis had managed to capture how I felt about
the genre and put it in words. He painted a picture of a beautiful world in which people like you and me have the
potential to exist in such a wonderful world and to be something we never expected to be. For me, reading fanatasy
allows for the possibility of exploring worlds we could never have imagined and be inspired by the characters that we
want to become.
I created The Fantasy Book Club to find like minded people and to bring them on my journey of discovery. Even though I
have been reading fantasy for most of my life, I haven't begun to uncover the millions of worlds and stories that exist.
That thought is the most exciting thing. I want to discover what the beautiful people of this world imagine and what
stories they want to tell, whether they are true stories or just stories they want to be true.
I also have personally dealt with social anxiety and the pressure to particpate in social events. Because of this,
users of this website have a choice about how much interaction they have with other users and the content. Nothing is
mandatory. You get what you want out of the experience.
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My name is Holly Robinson. I'm a nearly graduated master's student from Australia. I grew up in a small (population of 4,600 small) coastal town in New South Wales. My parents fostered a love of books in me from a very young age. They often tell me how they read to me every night, right from the day I was born. So my addiction is completely their fault and the reason I hoard books and spend all my money. Growing up my family were really the only other people I encountered that were equally obsessed with books. Still to this day I am yet to share this passion with the people in my closest circle. I want to change that, so I'm glad you're here.
We are still very much in the beginning stages of The Fantasy Book Club. But plans are already in place for the future. I want this club to grow into a vibrant community that supports one another in their discovery journey and share their passion. And let's hope we succeed in providing a convenient and comprehensive fantasy book club experience.
Thank you for being a part of our story!