05-15-2011, 03:51 PM
I'm reading "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson, the novel the Will Smith movie (and Charlton Heston's Omega Man) was based on. It's interesting. Somewhat seminal in the 'zombie apocalypse' genre; with subtleties that didn't make it into the movies; and (being 50 years old) amusing misses on predictions of the future--the hero relaxes listening to LP's for example.
Before that I read "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman. Essentially Harry Potter for grown-ups. Magic is hard and in many ways boring to learn (basic spelling is learnt by rote, like musical scales in all their variations). And, once you've mastered it, it's not quite as much fun as you would think--wtf do you do with your life when you're able to magic into existence anything you want any time you want?
Before that I read "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman. Essentially Harry Potter for grown-ups. Magic is hard and in many ways boring to learn (basic spelling is learnt by rote, like musical scales in all their variations). And, once you've mastered it, it's not quite as much fun as you would think--wtf do you do with your life when you're able to magic into existence anything you want any time you want?
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."