reading

Cascade of endings

Endings can often be a let down,

Especially when it ruins the long-running mystery that carried the rest of the book.

That’s maybe what I like most about Final Campfire.

It’s not just one or three or five endings.

It’s a whole cascade starting from the midpoint and never letting up.

Almost like a good river run.

Growth without resolution

Sequels are often misunderstood …

In part because they’re perceive derivative dependence on the original work.

And partly because – in the case of a trilogy:

They do not conclude the full story arch.

Not to worry: That’s what makes Boulder Ridge stand really stand out.

Is its odyssey of growth …

And sets the stage for the third (and final) book to come.

Vanishing bookshelf

Folks, is it just me – or is the bookshelf a vanishing institution?

Remember the good old days when your bookshelf, not a dang computer, was your primary connection to the larger world.

I’m not saying that everything changes for the worse.

But there is a big side of me that laments the demise of the bookshelf.

Not that mine is going anywhere fast.