I’m tired of having everything tied up for me lore-wise at the end. It seems like authors have a trend these days of being super proud (rightfully so!) and their intricate lore and then explain every single bit of it to me by the end. All the mystery and magic all explained, eventually, like some sort of mathematic equation.

I do enjoy books like that but I also miss when folks would leave a little bit of it unfigured out. And not like little diddly things that realistically were just there to be a red herring- I mean big shit like what the fuck is Tom Bombadil or… literally everything in Gene Wolfe lol

This post is concerning.

But Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore came to mind; and that tracks lol

I’ve not read that exact book, but pretty familiar and well-read with the underlying principals.

I consider myself a stoic and, as others have pointed out better than I ever could, one doesn’t have to throw everything out with the bathwater. I actually think my life has gotten considerably better since I’ve started trying to sit down and be like “why am I making this decision right now?”

One could argue that it’s not actually changing my decision process, just adding steps. I’d disagree with that assertion, but either way I can confirm it’s led to me being happier and more productive… and if freewill really ultimately doesn’t exist I guess that’s the best I could do anyways, haha.

Pretty sure it entirely depends on the reason that you value said books