The best book I ever read is this one by the Dalai Lama. It's a commentary on Shantideva's "The Way of the Bodhisattva." It definitely was a positive life-changing book for me.
there are a lot of things about this book that make it brilliant. a feeling of authenticity, that tolkien isn't inventing it, he's reporting it, even in some of the least credible passages. this is done mainly by constant reference to the enormous history that lies behind it and has been published as the silmarillion. it creates a sense of depth. a feeling that there's a lot going on outside the immediate action. but there's also some things that are not good at all. but these happen mostly at the beginning when he's writing himself into the story and doesn't really know where he's going. some of the dialogue is appalling, truly cringe worthy. I've read it so many times I've lost count and I know it inside out. part of the magic was exploring it because it's so big. the first time I read it I thought I would never understand it all. but now, a lot of the magic's gone. there's no mystery anymore. and at the beginning, I was so overwhelmed by the size of it and so caught up in the story and so impressed by the complexity of it, it didn't occur to me that it might not be the great thing I thought it was. finding out it's flawed and losing the magic have been big losses. it was special because of the way it made...
the lord of the rings.
because it looks like this:
and this:
and this:
there are a lot of things about this book that make it brilliant. a feeling of authenticity, that tolkien isn't inventing it, he's reporting it, even in some of the least credible passages. this is done mainly by constant reference to the enormous history that lies behind it and has been published as the silmarillion. it creates a sense of depth. a feeling that there's a lot going on outside the immediate action. but there's also some things that are not good at all. but these happen mostly at the beginning when he's writing himself into the story and doesn't really know where he's going. some of the dialogue is appalling, truly cringe worthy. I've read it so many times I've lost count and I know it inside out. part of the magic was exploring it because it's so big. the first time I read it I thought I would never understand it all. but now, a lot of the magic's gone. there's no mystery anymore. and at the beginning, I was so overwhelmed by the size of it and so caught up in the story and so impressed by the complexity of it, it didn't occur to me that it might not be the great thing I thought it was. finding out it's flawed and losing the magic have been big losses. it was special because of the way it made me feel. it doesn't make me feel like that anymore. but it's still my favourite book.
because it looks like this:
and this:
and this:
there are a lot of things about this book that make it brilliant. a feeling of authenticity, that tolkien isn't inventing it, he's reporting it, even in some of the least credible passages. this is done mainly by constant reference to the enormous history that lies behind it and has been published as the silmarillion. it creates a sense of depth. a feeling that there's a lot going on outside the immediate action.
but there's also some things that are not good at all. but these happen mostly at the beginning when he's writing himself into the story and doesn't really know where he's going. some of the dialogue is appalling, truly cringe worthy.
I've read it so many times I've lost count and I know it inside out. part of the magic was exploring it because it's so big. the first time I read it I thought I would never understand it all. but now, a lot of the magic's gone. there's no mystery anymore. and at the beginning, I was so overwhelmed by the size of it and so caught up in the story and so impressed by the complexity of it, it didn't occur to me that it might not be the great thing I thought it was. finding out it's flawed and losing the magic have been big losses. it was special because of the way it made...
because it looks like this:
and this:
and this:
there are a lot of things about this book that make it brilliant. a feeling of authenticity, that tolkien isn't inventing it, he's reporting it, even in some of the least credible passages. this is done mainly by constant reference to the enormous history that lies behind it and has been published as the silmarillion. it creates a sense of depth. a feeling that there's a lot going on outside the immediate action.
but there's also some things that are not good at all. but these happen mostly at the beginning when he's writing himself into the story and doesn't really know where he's going. some of the dialogue is appalling, truly cringe worthy.
I've read it so many times I've lost count and I know it inside out. part of the magic was exploring it because it's so big. the first time I read it I thought I would never understand it all. but now, a lot of the magic's gone. there's no mystery anymore. and at the beginning, I was so overwhelmed by the size of it and so caught up in the story and so impressed by the complexity of it, it didn't occur to me that it might not be the great thing I thought it was. finding out it's flawed and losing the magic have been big losses. it was special because of the way it made me feel. it doesn't make me feel like that anymore. but it's still my favourite book.
R.I.P Snape…
okok i love novels but since i have to choose... eh probably the night circus by erin morgenstern<3