Quote: Two kinds of readers
There are two kinds of readers according to William Lyon Phelps. Which one are you? “I divide all readers into two classes; those who read to remember and those who read to forget.”
A Reader’s Journey: Part 7
This stop in the journey at last brings this series to the present (2015 at the time of this writing), covering what for me is probably the most fruitful and exciting period in my reading career, a time I’ll refer to as the “inkling phase”. Most people who know me for any length of time will …
Book Review: Phantastes
Phantastes by George MacDonald My rating: 4 of 5 stars Phantastes reads like a self-aware, coherent dream. It follows the wanderings of Anodos (I don’t believe his real name is ever given, but this is what he is sometimes called) through the strange realm of Fairy Land. There is no real plot to this story …
Six Degrees: From Tia to Ixil
Welcome back for another savory slice of Six Degrees pie. Last week, Jenelle Schmidt served up a taste of Steelheart and his “epic” struggle to dominate the mere mortals inhabiting planet earth. In describing the characters, she mentioned Tia, a scholar and healer who excels at research and who uses those skills in the service of Prof, the leader …
It’s a Motley Process
Exciting news: last night I finished the second draft for The Last Motley! And what a pleasant romp it was, going through that story again. It had been nearly two years since I’d penned the first draft so I had forgotten many of the details. In many ways editing it was like experiencing the story for the first time. …
Nightstand Books #11
Every month I give a little glimpse here on my web site into books I’ve read or plan on reading via a picture from my nightstand. Lately it’s more like a glimpse at my library than my nightstand, since I’m mostly talking about books I’ve read in the past, but these are at least books I hope …
Spring Cleaning for the Website
I’ve been doing a little bit of updating to ye ol’ website the past few days and I thought I’d just take a moment to highlight the changes for those of you who might have missed them. Nothing earth shattering here, just a few neat little tweaks that I hope you’ll enjoy. First off, there’s …
Six Degrees: From Scarboy to Much Afraid
Finding a connection between two characters in two different books is not always easy, but its a great mental exercise and one of the benefits of traveling through the Six Degrees universe. Going from one tale to the next, you never know quite where this journey will take you because all of us have read …
