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<\/a><\/p>\nBecame interested in the works of Jung through Joseph Campbell, though he’s usually so abstract that he’s tough to read. I can’t help but think that trying to interpret dreams very much risks searching for meaning where there actually is none, at least not as much as one may think. But I’m interested in the subject regardless, and certainly open to having my mind changed if I can manage to understand what Jung writes. And even if I don’t agree, I’ll be interested in his thoughts.<\/p>\n
Speaking of Joseph Campbell, found a couple of his books there as well. Goddesses<\/em> in particular looked interesting, because I had never heard of it before (granted, I think it was published posthumously and is actually a collection of his essays on the subject rather than something he actually put together himself), and because one of the stories I’m currently plotting involves a “goddess” archetype, so I’ll be interested in what insights Mr. Myth himself can share on\u00a0the subject.<\/p>\n I’ve eyed this at the bookstore a few times, so nice to get a big discount on it at a used bookstore, eh? And it’s in almost new condition too. Just curious about the subject, though I know very little about it.<\/p>\n I really have little clue what exactly this book is about. Browsing through it, parts looked interesting enough, and it was cheap. Guess we’ll see!<\/p>\n On to fiction, picked up the fourth book in Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth<\/em> series, though I’ve yet to read the 2nd and 3rd. I read the first book, Wizard’s First Rule<\/em> some years ago and enjoyed it. Goodkind’s writing is very bland, but that’s at least better than being clunky and cluttered, and the story itself definitely held my attention throughout. I’ve heard the series gets repetitive later on, though.<\/p>\n I have yet to read any of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time<\/em> series, though I hope to at some point, especially now that it’s actually complete, so I picked up the second, third, and fourth books in that series. (Already have the first.)<\/p>\n Similarly, I have yet to read anything by Vernor Vinge, but I’ve good things about him from readers I trust and his books definitely look interesting.<\/p>\n I’ve read Neal Stephenson’s Anathem<\/em> and Reamde<\/em>, both of which I gave five stars, so I’m interested in anything by Stephenson. (Already have his Baroque Cycle<\/em> and Cryptomicon<\/em>, though I haven’t read them yet; they’re definitely doorstoppers.) I hope to start reading his latest book, Seveneves<\/em>, as soon as I finish the last eighty pages of Brandon Sanderson’s Words of Radiance<\/em>, which I’ve been reading for the last two months.<\/p>\n From the mind of Ray Bradbury, I’ve only read Something Wicked This Way Comes<\/em> and Zen in the Art of Writing<\/em>, both of which are fantastic. So I’ll definitely be interested to read some more of his work. I also like the look of these classy 70’s paperback editions. Can’t find ’em like this anymore. In a new bookstore, that is.<\/p>\n Always interested in some classic children’s fantasy, as old-fashioned as the old stuff tends to be, and this isn’t one you see too often.<\/p>\n And just because it was cheap. One of my favorite movies.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n