This morning I’m thinking about Kris Rusch’s newest column and enjoying a gorgeous sunrise.
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I was deeply touched this morning as you seemed to absorb the beauty around you and by your expressions of gratitude.
I’m retired now and I’m so thankful that for the most part I did work that I loved and when I found myself in work I didn’t love, I got out even at monetary cost. It has paid off hugely. So what you said about that topic resonates with me.
Comparisons.
Complaints? I don’t think I have ever complained about any book I have ever read or listened to. Usually if I can’t get past the first few paragraphs I give up and find another book. If I’m hooked in the first few pages I’m hooked for the long haul. I approach every book as a world unto itself, it is not my world, I can’t change it and do not expect to. I don’t necessary like or dislike that world because it exists within the pages and my own imagination, it is what it is. I may not be happy with what happens in that world but adversity can leave a long term impression and perhaps bring you back for a sequel.
I don’t believe you can really compare authors or stories unless you are saying they are not really original “imho” however I do see a likeness or a common thread that leads me to another author but that common thread is an impression in my own mind not necessarily shared by another. I must have read several hundred science fiction stories while in college, the only author that left a lasting impression was “A Bertram Chandler” and his “Grimes” series. I sense a common thread in Grimes and Ishmael without really knowing consciously what it is. With that said, I must say my memory of Grimes is at least 30 years old.
Comparisons. Another thought, due to lots of technical reading and very tired eyes I am heavily dependent on Audiobooks. Can we really compare a book we have read with a book we have listened to? Quarter Share and the rest are each an operatic package a world unto themselves, the music takes you to a sense of place, Nathan’s voice sets a certain tone of “anticipation” combined with a “relaxed certainty” that we will move forward in this tail. When we ‘read’ a book we set the tone and the sense of place based on our own imagination combined with good narrative, in my opinion “Tolkien” was expert in giving us a sense of place in the fewest number of words. I don’t know if the written word and audio really compare but storytelling has been around since the beginnings of civilization, a lot longer than the written word. Nathan, I think you have a gold mine in your Audio.
I’m sorry – I can’t connect “Tolkien” and “fewest number of words”. I find C. S. Lewis does a much better job of it.
The Hobbit was, for me, an enjoyable read. Lord of the Rings ended up with too many books stuffed into the 3(6) books published. In many cases, the plot lines became too separated, becoming pretty much completely separate stories before being linked back into the over-all flow.
Sorry – been there, read Tolkein, but … haven’t found myself compelled to re-read it, as I do regularly with Heinlein, McCaffrey, Brin, F. Paul Wilson, and as I do with our host here, Dr. Lowell.
Interesting, but did you get the point?
More or less – maybe more less and less more. I got *something* out of it.
Thank you for providing us a wonderful world to escape to. I know I purchase books based on trust. Trust of the author or of a friend or even a reviewer who I know has a like taste to mine. Also the recommendations from my favorite authors of those storytellers they enjoy is another. Thanks for pointing us to Ms. Geary by the way!
Good point, Nathan has pointed me to several new authors and podcasts, enough to last me 6 months or more of listening pleasure.
Thank You Its always a good time.
Darren