More BOOKS

I actually started reading two new books yesterday, one fiction, one non-fiction – plus I am still reading Old Friend from Far Away, by Natalie Goldberg.  [UPDATE 3/16/14:  I finished this book yesterday; a beautifully written book, filled with lots of good sentiments and advice.]

I have for quite some time wanted to read this one:  The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell.  As interested as I am in mythology, storytelling, and “the human condition,” so to speak, this appears to be almost necessary reading for me.  I have often seen it recommended as an essential part of every writer’s library. So I finally got myself a copy and am reading it.

And, because I always have to be reading a novel, no matter how many nonfiction books I may also be reading, I started reading another book that has been on my list to read for a long time:  Tales of the Dying Earth, by Jack Vance.

I had recently ordered Songs of the Dying Earth, which is a tribute to Jack Vance’s stories written by other writers, but then realized I’d never read the originals.  So we’ll see what I think of Mr. Vance, who is lauded as being one of science fiction’s greatest writers.

Yes, I sure do love BOOKS!  [And I loved both of these books and finished them as of March 2nd.]

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