The Darkest Road

[marsden_online]

Reading this book has been a long time coming. I first read The Summer Tree and The Wandering Fire from the library ... decades ago, when I was too young to understand the darker aspects of the story. Some years ago I saw and picked up the trilogy second hand, and eventually they worked to the top of my reading list.

This time the themes had a more discomforting effect, and it was al long time between reading the first and second books, longer before I got to the third. But this afternoon I picked it up and sat in the sun and read.

It is a very moving conclusion, or perhaps I'm uncharacteristically emotional these days. OTOH I've always read deeply & immersively.

I doubt I'll ever open the books again, perhaps someday I'll read the last again. They'll sit on my bookshelf until I find a good home for them.

Comments

[adrexia.livejournal.com]

That was my favourite series in High School. One of the few series that I read more than once (quite possibly the only one actually). And yes, it gets pretty creepy at times.