battlepoet reviewed In Praise of Retreat by Kirsteen MacLeod
Very thoughtful
5 stars
I really enjoyed this. It was just the kind of deep dive I was looking for.
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battlepoet finished reading Way of the Living Ghost by John Anderson
The Way of the Living Ghost is a cautionary treatise. It is a work about …
What happened to the beauty of the Dao! All of it was drained to talk about the condition of the living ghost. I felt like I was hate-reading this by the end because I wanted to finish the book since I spent so much money on it.
battlepoet wants to read Snowy Tower by Martin Shaw
In Snowy Tower, Shaw gives a highly original telling of the grail epic Parzival. Dr …
I'm on a King Arthur kick at the moment and want to check this out. I have tried reading the first book in this loose trilogy twice now and failed because it was so damned scattered, but this book looks/sounds stronger.
I'm on a King Arthur kick at the moment and want to check this out. I have tried reading the first book in this loose trilogy twice now and failed because it was so damned scattered, but this book looks/sounds stronger.
battlepoet wants to read Flowering Wand by Sophie Strand
A deep exploration of the regenerative and magical secrets of sacred masculinity hidden in familiar …
I preordered this. The table of contents looks brilliant and I can't wait to read this.
I preordered this. The table of contents looks brilliant and I can't wait to read this.
battlepoet rated Way of the Living Ghost: 3 stars
John Anderson: Way of the Living Ghost (2019, Revelore Press)
Way of the Living Ghost by John Anderson
The Way of the Living Ghost is a cautionary treatise. It is a work about being hollow and overfull, and …
battlepoet rated The more of less: 4 stars
The more of less by Joshua Becker
One of today's most influential minimalist advocates, Joshua Becker used to spend his days accumulating more and more. But then …
battlepoet finished reading The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia A. McKillip
The Tower at Stony Wood is a 2000 fantasy novel by American writer Patricia A. …
Fabulous, as usual.
battlepoet commented on This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
This is my favourite book in the whole world.
Of Dice And Men The Story Of Dungeons Dragons And The People Who Play It by David M. Ewalt
A fascinating and personal look at Dungeons & Dragons that “tracks D&D’s turbulent rice, fall, and survival, from its heyday …
battlepoet rated When Life Gives You Vampires: 3 stars
battlepoet rated The Enlightened Heart: 5 stars
battlepoet reviewed Pagan Portals - Fairy Witchcraft by Morgan Daimler
Review of 'Pagan Portals - Fairy Witchcraft' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Too much UPG for my taste. Her works on Brigid and Thor have much more sources and are better researched.
Of Dice And Men The Story Of Dungeons Dragons And The People Who Play It by David M. Ewalt
A fascinating and personal look at Dungeons & Dragons that “tracks D&D’s turbulent rice, fall, and survival, from its heyday …