Comment Response

"I kind of love that feeling of being caught between two books you desperately want to read, and I do love getting those lovely packages in the mail. But I want to know more about what makes you want to read them so much..." -Dr. D in response to my first reading response

     What makes me want to read The Ring of Sky and The Last Guardian... well, there are two reasons. The first is closure. They are both the final installments in their respective series', so it would be wrong to just quit here, and not know what happens. It's like leaving Star Wars Episode V without finding out that *SPOILER ALERT* Darth Vader is Luke's father. It just doesn't make sense to me.
     The second reason is that they are so different from my life. To my knowledge, I am not a reformed evil genius who has billions of dollars and works with fairies and other magical creatures to protect the planet Earth. Also, this is obviously not 17th century Japan, and, while I DO have samurai swords, I haven't traversed the countryside as a wanted fugitive, killing any samurai who get in my way. These things are what make these books interesting to me.
     Another thing: the characters in these books are close to my age, so I feel like I can relate more closely to them than, say, Curious George. Then again, that might have to do with the fact that he's a monkey. Anyhow, I just feel a connection because of the similarity in age.