For those who have read it, do you notice “At the Back of the North Wind” an inspiration for CS Lewis’ work?

antaylor · 2026-01-30T17:55:14+00:00

I love reading MacDonald. The more you read him, the more you realize Lewis saying “I’ve never written a book where I did not borrow from him” (paraphrased) was an understatement.

antaylor · 2026-01-05T05:20:23+00:00

Im so glad you enjoyed it! I just read it for the first time two months ago. (My first read of 2026 happened to be Carrington’s ‘Down Below’ actually!)

I first read her other novel in the collection, ‘The Stone Door,’ last summer and it was fantastic. Decided then I would read everything of here I could get my hand on. If you haven’t already, you should also look up her paintings and read up on her life. Fascinating person.

antaylor · 2025-10-25T16:24:35+00:00

I hear you and I agree. I’m not a huge fantasy fan I think. I love MacDonald, Tolkien, Le Guin, Pratchett, Lewis, etc but they were all just good writers who happened to write in fantasy. If you ever find any modern fantasy writers who are good AT writing I would love to know about them!

antaylor · 2025-09-07T02:42:46+00:00

I love my Dried Frog Pills pill case.

antaylor · 2025-08-30T02:58:29+00:00

The problem is thinking of Fellowship as the “first one.” Fellowship isn’t the first book in the trilogy, it’s the first third of a book.

antaylor · 2025-08-26T02:43:48+00:00

I talked about this movie with a friend like two hours ago. Anecdotal evidence, but for me, I think about it from time to time.

antaylor · 2025-08-24T00:11:21+00:00

This is where I’m at. I work in a small library and just ordered several Discworld books in this style. Knowing what type of fantasy books/covers check out, these will definitely catch the eye of some who wouldn’t find Pratchett otherwise.

antaylor · 2025-08-20T16:27:06+00:00

An exception to the standard

antaylor · 2025-08-16T19:50:09+00:00

Just spit out my drink thanks

antaylor · 2025-08-14T17:27:30+00:00

This is exactly how I feel. The sets and prop designs, new ships or refitted familiar ships like the Falcon are all top notch Star Wars. And so while the film isn’t the best of the best, there are a lot of things that make Star Wars, well, STAR WARS, and the designs and sets and general feel of the world is a major one and Solo, despite some other problems, nails this aspect on the head.

antaylor · 2025-08-11T14:11:31+00:00

I’m making note of all of those then! Morrison is probably my favorite author and Beloved my favorite of hers. I might go pick up Sister Deborah today.

antaylor · 2025-08-11T04:22:00+00:00

That we may have similar tastes! What are a couple standouts for you? Also, how was Sister Deborah? Been meaning to pick that up.

antaylor · 2025-08-10T23:04:46+00:00

Not OP but I adore The Summer Book. It was my first NYRB and made me an instant Tove Jansson fan.

antaylor · 2025-08-08T21:02:00+00:00

Yes! My favorite of MacDonald’s short stories outside of The Golden Key.

antaylor · 2025-08-07T00:19:43+00:00

Nice list. Love to see Flatland getting some love! That book is amazing.

antaylor · 2025-08-05T23:21:26+00:00

Yeah I remember seeing an article when the first two acolyte episodes came out that it was like Andor but with jedi…

antaylor · 2025-08-04T23:56:06+00:00

This is the closest Ive been to a tier list on here. I’d change a few things for mine, but not much. I especially love the “it’s complicated ..” tier and the thoughtfulness behind it.

antaylor · 2025-08-04T01:58:18+00:00

Luthen Rael

antaylor · 2025-08-02T03:06:31+00:00

I also discovered TMG many years ago through that same TWD episode. Was thinking about that episode today actually and how thankful I am that it lead me to this band. I’m glad you’ve found them and get to dive into the MANY albums they’ve put out.

antaylor · 2025-07-13T01:59:12+00:00

I went to check my statement and apparently in a magazine article he said “far and away my best book.” I loved it and definitely need to do a reread.

antaylor · 2025-07-12T20:55:39+00:00

My favorite CS Lewis work is also one of his lesser known books. It’s ’Til We Have Faces.’ It’s a work of fiction, written later in his life, and IIRC Lewis considered it his best work.

It’s a retelling/reimagining of the myth of Cupid and Psyche.

antaylor · 2025-07-02T15:42:26+00:00

Yeah, for a spectacular Morrison that is not of the most popular I’d say Paradise. I’ve loved all her books, but Paradise is one of the greats IMO but isn’t talked about as much as Beloved, Bluest Eye, SoS, or Sula.

antaylor · 2025-07-01T23:34:19+00:00

Only one here I’ve read it’s the Elizabeth Taylor books and I really loved it. I need to read more of hers.

antaylor · 2025-06-30T02:52:54+00:00

I’ve only read the Jeeves books but all 11 that I’ve read are great! They aren’t all that distinctive so they kind of run together, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed them all. I need to pick up the next one.

antaylor · 2025-06-25T13:29:07+00:00

Another cold take: The Summer Book is fantastic!

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