I love to read. In fact, give me a good book over a movie pretty much any time these days. I wouldn’t have always thought or felt that way, because I really do enjoy movies. But a good author, who uses words in clever ways, to describe worlds and situations you truly can imagine as you read, is something special.
Growing up, I devoured western novels. Louis L’Amour was by far my favorite author. I’m pretty sure I’ve read every book the man ever wrote. Zane Grey is another big influence. And there were others of course. For a while, I actually owned all the Louis L’Amour books in paperback. After moving them to four different states, and roughly a dozen new homes, I learned I didn’t need to keep carting them around. So most were finally let go. It made the moves a lot less “weighty.”
In those books, the main characters would often find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, and inevitably something bad would happen. But as heroes tend to do, they eventually would find themselves in the right place at the right time and all would end well. By and large, L’Amour’s books left me inspired, energized and ready to take on the world. |
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