History Tropers / Nocturna

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Fantasy can, of course, be carried to excess. It can be ill done. It can be put to evil uses. It may even delude the minds out of which it came. But of what human thing in this fallen world is that not true? . . . Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our measure and our derivative mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the image and likeness of a Maker.\\

Female troper from the US. Has an English literature BA, and is working towards a Master's of Library Science. Primarily reads fantasy, classics, and a select collection of webcomics; watches some animated series and the occasional TV show. I have a tendency to get into works well after their heyday (for instance, I didn't watch ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' until 2012), particularly for TV shows, so at any given moment I'm usually working my way through a complete series.

I was going to have a works recommended section here, but there are too many works I like, so in the interests of space, I'm leaving it off. If you really want to know what I like, feel free to PM me.

->''Fantasy is a natural human activity. It certainly does not destroy or even insult Reason; and it does not either blunt the appetite for, nor obscure the perception of scientific verity. On the contrary. The keener and clearer is the reason, the better fantasy will it make. . . .\\

The consolation of fairy-stories [is] the joy of the happy ending: or more correctly the good catastrophe, the sudden joyous "turn" (for there is no true end to any fairy-tale) . . . In its fairy-tale--or otherworld--setting, it is a sudden and miraculous grace: never to be counted on to recur. It does not deny the existence of dyscatastrophe, of sorrow and failure: the possibility of these is necessary to the joy of deliverance; it denies (in the face of much evidence, if you will) universal final defeat and in so far is evangelium, giving a fleeting glimpse of Joy, Joy beyond the walls of the world, poignant as grief. . . . When the sudden "turn" comes we get a piercing glimpse of joy, and heart's desire, that for a moment passes outside the the frame, rends indeed the very web of story, and lets a gleam come through.''

-->--[[JRRTolkien J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy Stories"

Female troper from the US. Has an English literature BA, and is working towards a Master's of Library Science. Primarily reads fantasy, classics, and a select collection of webcomics; watches some animated series and the occasional TV show. I have a tendency to get into works well after their heyday (for instance, I didn't watch ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' until 2012), particularly for TV shows, so at any given moment I'm usually working my way through a complete series.

The consolation of fairy-stories [is] the joy of the happy ending: or more correctly the good catastrophe, the sudden joyous "turn" (for there is no true end to any fairy-tale) . . . In its fairy-tale--or otherworld--setting, it is a sudden and miraculous grace: never to be counted on to recur. It does not deny the existence of dyscatastrophe, of sorrow and failure: the possibility of these is necessary to the joy of deliverance; it denies (in the face of much evidence, if you will) universal final defeat and in so far is evangelium, giving a fleeting glimpse of Joy, Joy beyond the walls of the world, poignant as grief. . . . When the sudden "turn" comes we get a piercing glimpse of joy, and heart's desire, that for a moment passes outside the the frame, rends indeed the very web of story, and lets a gleam come through.

Female troper from the US. Has an English literature BA, and is working towards a Master of Library Science. Primarily reads fantasy, classics, and a select collection of webcomics; occasionally watches animated series recommended by friends.

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!!Works I recommend:
* ''TheLordOfTheRings'', ''TheSilmarillion'', and ''TheHobbit'' by J.R.R. Tolkien: Read the books. Seriously. If you can't manage to get through Tolkien's prose, at least watch the movies. But the books are better. And even if you can't get through ''LordOfTheRings'', give ''TheSilmarillion'' a try; Tolkien wasn't actually finished with it, so its prose is more concise.
* The {{Discworld}} series by Terry Pratchett: Read ''The Colour of Magic'' first. Push through it. It's not his best, but it's the first one and provides context. Then read one of the other books (I'd recommend ''The Light Fantastic''). Then you're allowed to form an opinion on whether it's good or not. Pratchett has a fairly unique writing style which is very witty; this is one of the few humorous non-children's fantasy series out there.
* ''TillWeHaveFaces'' by C. S. Lewis: It's deep, but engaging. Probably one of Lewis' most profound works.
** Lewis' SpaceTrilogy is also good.
* ''{{Bleach}}'' by Tite Kubo: Yes, it's a {{Shounen}} battle manga. But it's a shounen battle manga done ''awesome''. Seriously, the {{HSQ}} goes through the roof on a decently regular basis. Even though it involves [[ArchivePanic a massive amount of catching up]], I strongly recommend starting from the beginning.[[hottip:*:Unless you have someone nearby who is both familiar with the series and doesn't mind doing massive amounts of explaining. Then you might be able to jump in at the current chapter without becoming utterly confused.]]
* ''HarryPotter'' by J. K. Rowling: Yeah, I know. You see stuff about them everywhere. But they are worth reading.
* ''[[LesMiserables Les Misérables]]'' by Victor Hugo, translated by Norman Denny: The book is enormous, but it really is a fascinating read. Other translations are probably also good; I happen to have the one by Norman Denny, so I can vouch for it being a good translation.
* ''TheScarletLetter'' by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Fairly depressing, despite the bittersweet ending. However, it also has a lot of depth and really is worth reading. Also, it's not that long as far as 19th century novels go.

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=yvk6lwd2tiybfbuh6ihow9nq World of Pun]]

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=n91com9xt19pln2xs6bnviuj Proud, Dark, and Handsome]]

* CreepyGood
* DoubleMeaning

* HerosMuse
* IronicName

* PhosphorEssence

* SpinningOutOfHere
* SugarAndIcePersonality

!!Tropes I sponsored:
* SpinningOutOfHere
* HerosMuse (based off a TRS thread)
* RacialRemnant
* PhosphorEssence (based off a TRS thread)
* DoubleMeaning

!!Tropes I adopted:
* SharpenedToASingleAtom

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=6okc3zur6ustn1ro5huwlyj4 Double Meaning]]

!!Tropes I curate:
* FirebirdTrilogy

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* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=amm2sagqv26ah7nvgv93t8dr Glowing Person]]

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=8v15kk9zemc0ij2jh9yzoiy5 Racial Remnant]]

* BrickJoke

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=4qfz2q0u7zgl6e0agxeaf7m1 A Magician By Any Other Name]]

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=lviph3mq3rs1ffufik6eu8o8 Inspirational Lady]]