“Our problem is not one of ignorance; it is one of complacency. We are too #quick to accept the life we know and not quick enough to embrace the life we only imagine. We think that events must proceed as we dictate, and that no other voice will ever have meaning but ours” #QuotsyApr20
I hate it when there's a line like this in a book you're re-reading & you know exactly everything that's about to go wrong for your favorite character 😢
On a happier note, this is the start of my mom, @curiouserandcurioser & I re-reading the entire Shannara series before the last book comes out next year!
💩My first read of 2019 spoiled a series I want to read! Ages ago I found a reading order guide for new readers on the Terry Brooks website & it said the tagged book had spoilers so DON'T READ IT BEFORE READING HERITAGE OF SHANNARA. I totally forgot & thought First King spoiled the original trilogy! I've read it so hey, prequel time! 🙄 Guess I'll shelve Heritage & read it later when I've hopefully forgotten all the prequel details. #IHATESPOILERS
Poor Minerva! Her spay surgery was yesterday & she is stuck wearing an E. collar (aka the Cone of Shame) since she won't leave her stitches alone. Fortunately, she's a bit calmer today so we got some snuggle time in. I haven't been able to read much because she's been so affectionate but I'm not complaining one bit! #CatsofLitsy #LittenKitten
I started reading fantasy at the end of the 1980s, when #quest fantasy books were very popular and probably no one more so than Terry Brooks.
Is it just my feeling, or those 'classic' fantasy quests have fallen out of favour lately? The have a very peculiar flavour when you read them today, but that's part if their charme, in my opinion.
#CoolBooks #fantasy
Most of these are #tbr or #tbrr. First King of Shannara is on my #LitsyAtoZ2018 list. I've been wanting to read The Lovely Bones & A Game of Thrones for years! The Kitchen God's Wife & Interview with the Vampire have been on the reread list for a couple years as well. Come to think of it, I'll probably reread Mort someday soon & if I ever get my hands on a copy of The Salmon of Doubt, I'll reread Dirk Gently. #Blue #ReadingResolutions
Another recommendation from a friend! Apparently this is an entire series. I had never heard of it but if you like fantasy, this would be right up your alley! I am trying to be adventurous this year and read books I normally wouldn‘t read. This would definitely fit in that category! Anyone already know and love the Shannara series?
My #bookishscreens wallpaper. My screensaver is my boys and partner. This is a photo of The First King of Shannara and a wool bookmark I made. Plus all my bookish apps 😊 @Chelleo
so-soI feel like I started at the wrong part of this series. I never felt fully pulled in to the world and I ended up remaining an arm's distance from it all. This might be because of where I started but I definitely felt like I was missing vital lore and background information. Maybe starting somewhere else would have prevented that.
First King of Shannara | 
