But, oh, when the stories are found it is all worth it. They are the honeycomb in the moldering branch, finally reached by my fumbling claws. It's such a profound joy. If anyone is combatting boredom or a purpose for their life, I would recommend finding 100 things you want to explore, and doing it...
Finding books for the "100 Great Books of Fantasy" reading list is half of the adventure. This last set of "H" authors has been a challenge. First, finding at least a handful of authors to consider. Second, reading through the first pages on Amazon to see if it snags me. (Not many do.) Third, acquiring books, and even then, finding they are not my cup of tea. As beautiful as the writing was, I did not have enough brain power this month to surmount A Storm of Wings by M. John Harrison (I have since shifted to more scalable work of his). And as jaw-droppingly gorgeous as the descriptions of dragons are in Barbara Hambly's Dragonsbane, I know that I cannot get through this epic sword-and-sorcery quest, which is a hard genre for me, ironically: Not in fact my cup of tea.
But, oh, when the stories are found it is all worth it. They are the honeycomb in the moldering branch, finally reached by my fumbling claws. It's such a profound joy. If anyone is combatting boredom or a purpose for their life, I would recommend finding 100 things you want to explore, and doing it...
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