the stories that inspire me usually speak to deep dark places, unseen mysteries, everyday wonders, tiny miracles, hope. i don't care for fine who-done-its, or happily-ever-after romances, or even adventure thrills. i mean no judgement on these forms - i am just merely recognizing what captures me. i am inspired by stories that wade through matters of the heart (and i don't mean romance).
i find story to be divine in some strange way - or zen-like. there is a childlike honesty in fiction that delivers "what is" in a way that is hauntingly beautiful and terribly messy. i like that. i want that.
i need a new good book. any recommendations?
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Do you like fantasy at all? I'd highly recommend C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. It challenges me every time I read it.
love that trilogy! perelandra in particular :o)
Perelandra is my favourite too :D I've been reading Madeline L'Engle's fiction- YA and adult- lately, and have loved every book.
fun! i was supposed to go on this exclusive 12 person writers retreat with l'engle ten years ago or so - but she got ill. it was the beginning of her frailty i think. i always imagine that i will drink red wine (and smoke cigars) with her and lewis and tolkein in whatever "heaven" there ends up being.
have you read "a live coal in the sea?" not YA but one of her later novels and very good as i recall...
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