Walk among shadows in this place of death
where beneath the mask of decadence lies corruption
already spreading to infect the wicked smiles
those drowned by pleasure at the final hour
when the black door opens to swallow you
You given in to the call of darkest night
the voice behind the wall that softly whispers
promises of eyes wide open
and a flame ready to put its mark on your soul
Call for the night watchman to close the gate
All eyes turn inward to this altar
this place where you dream of hidden things
and surrender to the realm of shadows
far away from hope rising with the dawn
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What’s a book you wish you could read for the first time all over again? For me it’s probably Dune by Frank Herbert. Or maybe The Time Machine by H. G. Wells.
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Family Happiness by Tolstoy. He sure had a way with imagery. It felt like I was there in the story.
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I definitely need to read more Tolstoy.
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Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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Yowza — this is a good one with the light / dark, sight / eye imagery. Oh, and I often re-read many books again and they often, if they are great seem like “the first time” — right now it is “Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole.
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Thanks so much! And I’ll have to check Confederacy if Dunces out. Cheers
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The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
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I don’t think reading a book “for the first time all over again” guarantees the same wonder and revelation. Having changed in the interim, you are likely to be disappointed. On the other hand, I recently opened Donald E Westlake’s ‘Drowned Hopes’ for the first time in decades and was stunned to realize how much he influenced my writing.
In literary terms, new experiences only come with new books but there is still value in reuniting with old friends.
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Beautifully done!!!! Oohhhh… Tough question at the end….
Anything suspenseful with mystery. It’s just not the same if you already know what happens.
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Thank you (: and agreed! Only sometimes on the second read through you pick up on hints the author left all throughout, but that’s still not the same as going in blind…
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That is true too though 😂 Guess I should give it a go!
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I’m also a big Dune fan and can’t wait for the upcoming movie. The wonder of reading a book for the first time has to be ‘ Lord of the Rings”. I read it at least once a year from the age of 15 to about 40.
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Me either!! Trying not to get my expectations too high. Oh man I agree it would be great to read Lord of the Rings all over again. Might even be cool to wipe the memories of the movies too and go in completely blind
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I love Dune. I could read it again.
Stay safe.
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Yeah, The Dune trilogy by Frank Herbert or Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
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