Apparently, I'm becoming a picky reader in my old age. Two years ago I was so bold as to ask really good authors to write something that resembled an ending in their works. And here I am now, wanting something to happen in a novel; just a bit of action.
I've said my bit about Among Others, and others seem to agree that nothing happened. Now, I'm reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane and I find myself reading another novel in which nothing is happening. I'm getting a bit frustrated...
Added to which I've hit my limit for items checked out from the library at one time (Who knew there was a limit! Why is there a limit?!). I almost bought everything on my Amazon wish list, which would have ushered me into insolvency, in hopes of there being one book in which stuff happened as I was too worn out to actually 'shop.' I'm too worn out to shop, people!
Hell, I'm tempted to go pick up my paperback collection of David Gemmell stuff only because I know stuff happens in those books (even if I have them memorized and even if I'm not sure I could bring myself to read again).
Half way through Gormenghast--nothing is happening...
Half way through The Line Between--nothing is happening...
Halfway through The Ocean at the End of the Lane--nothing is happening...
Thank God for Ted Hughes and Crow; cause it's awesome. (Thanks for the recommendation Jo Walton.)
What ever will I complain about next?
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Crow's Theology
Crow realized God loved him-
Otherwise, he would have dropped dead.
So that was proved.
Crow reclined, marvelling, on his heart-beat.
And he realized that God spoke Crow-
Just existing was His revelation.
But what Loved the stones and spoke stone?
They seemed to exist too.
And what spoke that strange silence
After his clamour of caws faded?
And what loved the shot-pellets
That dribbled from those strung-up mummifying crows?
What spoke the silence of lead?
Crow realized there were two Gods-
One of them much bigger than the other
Loving his enemies
And having all the weapons.
Enjoy. S
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