Purpose
The purpose of this Substack is to reflect on the ways fiction authors express their philosophical ideas in their works. Where possible, I will integrate those themes with other ideas and evaluate them. Though I may occasionally comment on various aspects of the writing, these articles are not reviews. For those who are unfamiliar with the works discussed, I will include the relevant details from the story in the “context” section, so if you are familiar with the work, I recommend you skip that section. I will try to avoid the most important spoilers, but there will be some, as it is often impossible to properly analyze the meaning of a story without accounting for how it ends.
Works Covered
The works I’m covering will be those I’m reading or re-reading, so may cover a wide range. I enjoy a variety of fiction, but especially like fantasy, sci-fi, and the classics, so there will be more of these than of other genres. At times I’ll be working on reading a lot by a particular author or from a particular genre for a project, but this will not usually be the case. If you’d like to suggest a work for me to consider, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll check it out.
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