The Reading Room
Don BeckChatting about the wonder of fantasy, science fiction, and classic literature.
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What Makes Writing "Good?"
East of Eden had been on my “to be read” list for decades, and last month I finally got to it.
It wasn’t quite what I’d expected.
I’ve read half a dozen Steinbeck novels and liked nearly all of them. Of Mice and Men and Grapes of Wrath...
Where is Our Great American Fantasy?
READER’S NOTE:
One year ago today (March 26, 2025) I uploaded my first Substack article to the acclaim of next-to no one. Now, 365 days later, the Reading Room is just shy of 1,500 fantastic, intelligent subscribers. I can honestly say...
"The Last Unicorn" is Wonderful
Peter S. Beagle’s The Last Unicorn (1968) is a wonderful little book.
While it’s not perfect, I’ll go so far as to say this is a “must read” novel for all fans of fantasy. Especially if your reading habits tend toward “fast food” fiction—...
Fantasy Books for Smart Kids
Fantasy has been alive and well in children’s literature for centuries, and as near as I can tell, it shows no signs of fading anytime soon.
Since ancient times the “literature of the impossible” has served as a perfect medium both for in...
Fantasy Novels for Literature Lovers
It’s always confused me that loving both classic and fantasy literature should seem strange. But it does. In the minds of everyday readers (not to mention many academics and critics) the two are polar opposites—or at the very least, odd bed...
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Fiction writer. Fiction reader. Fantasy, sci-fi, and lit nerd. Orthodox Christian. I see life for what it truly is--enchanted.
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