The Reading Room
Don BeckChatting about the wonder of fantasy, science fiction, and classic literature.
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“The Sparrow”: A Dark Night of the Soul
Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow is a science-fiction first-contact book with deep theological themes. It’s from the mid-1990s, and I have to admit, I had never heard of this book until some fine folks—quite a lot of fine folks—recommended...
I Was Wrong About Harry Potter
The first time I heard about Harry Potter was Rosie O’Donnel giving it a glowing recommendation on her talk show.
It was about 1998, I was 29 and had just become a father. Rosie’s praise didn’t mean much to me, honestly, but as time went...
“Parable of the Sower” is... okay
I want to talk to you today about Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. This book is from the early or mid-90s (somewhere in the 90s!) and I’ve heard about it for three decades, but I’ve never gotten around to reading it until now.
Part...
Galahad: A Light in Our Darkness
To fully appreciate Malcolm Guite’s Galahad and the Grail, you must first understand the current state of poetry.
Fortunately, that’s pretty easy. I’d go so far as to say that anyone with one eye half-opened sees it plainly: poetry today...
Thinking of Elfland
Hello, Friends!
Here’s something new for the Reading Room: a 15-minute, off-the-cuff video of Little Old Yours Truly thinking over the 1924 fantasy classic, The King of Elfland’s Daughter.
(Spoiler: I loved it!)
As I explain in the video...
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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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