Books
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“Literature began as an aid to memory, and it continues to serve myth in that role, preserving a few strands of myth from extinction in the way endangered animal species are preservedby zoos and exotic plants by botanical gardens.” “Wisdom of the Mythtellers” by Sean Kane This is my second encounter with this book; my…
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“No hoof, no horse.” “Black Horses for the King” by Anne McCaffrey My Magic Carpet edition of this young adult book claims that Black Horses for the King is a story of King Arthur “as it has never been told,” but, in my reading of it, it wasn’t much of a story of King Arthur…
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I mentioned, in my last post, that I had picked the book up from the bargain basement at Horizon Books in Traverse City, MI. Horizon is one of the many, many, many reasons I miss that small northern city, and it got me thinking about how nice it would be to find a version of…
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“To the People! To the beautiful, simple People, so noble in spite of centuries of brutalizing suffering! Like a clarion call the notes ring in my ears, amidst the din of contending views and obscure phraseology. The People!” – Alexander Berkman. “To the Other Side: The Russian Jewish Intellectuals Who Came to America” by Steven…
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“Humor-man’s greatest gift! That’s what separates humans from other animals. That’s why it’s called humor. Humans-humor. You never hear dogs telling jokes, do you?” “Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes” by Louis Sachar This was among the many books read to me in grade school that I almost instantly bought at the next Scholastic Book Fair and…
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I don’t really have much to write about today (a statement that makes part of me want to rebel and cry: “There’s always a lot to write about!”), but my intention is to muse a little bit each day, and so if it’s just a short quip about nothing of substance, so be it. I’m…
L.S. Engler 