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The novel follows Mathilda, a fantasist preoccupied with the past.—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 The lead-up to Kennedy’s circus of sci-fi fantasists and food bloggers provides an object lesson in how the left cedes fertile political territory to the right.—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Gothic horror influences have rippled through Guillermo del Toro’s incantatory work since the Mexican fantasist burst onto the scene with Cronos, The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth.—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025 But in truth, one of them is a romantic and fantasist.—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fantasist