So, let’s get right into this post. I know I haven’t done anything on here in a while, but I’ve just been busy with, believe it or not, my life. I KNOW, SHOCKING.
Lately, I’ve begun to get more interested into the sci-fi genre. Born a hardcore fantasy fan, I enjoyed watching movies like Lord of the Rings and reading the Harry Potter series. I was interested in Star Wars, too, but never as much as the other series. However…These days, I find myself more interested in playing Halo than anything else on my Xbox. I’m enjoying ‘The Martian Chronicles’ by Ray Bradbury immensely (even though these days I haven’t been able to read it that much) but ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ hasn’t quite struck me home yet. Yes, I’m reading both, but I’m almost done with Bradbury’s. It’s actually quite a classic, I’ve heard, which would explain the price. I walked up to the cash register with a $5 and was told that the book was $15…I was bewildered. Luckily, I had extra money in my pockets and was able to dig out the remaining requirement of the 10 dollar bill.
The collections of stories within ‘The Martian Chronicles’ aren’t exactly all intertwined, but are similarly connected to one another; one event leads after the other and carries on the many time lapses that occur on Mars.
What is happening to me? Maybe this is just a phase…Perhaps I’ll get interested in fantasy again soon. Still, I have to admit…I’m a bit worried.
~James
