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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.
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.
