Who here likes to read fantasy novels? (Tolkien and the like...no science fiction, sorry!)

Who here likes to read fantasy novels? (Tolkien and the like...no science fiction, sorry!)
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The best fantasy novel I’ve read lately was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. (At least I think it’d be considered fantasy)
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