The Magic

Didn't go to work today. Why? Because I was sick. Am sick. Yes, sick again. Sick for the third time. Sick in May. Sick in June. Sick in July. Now I am sickety-sick of being sick. Although my voice has dropped a couple octaves and that is fun. Spent an hour making the sound of haunted house door creaking open and closed.
At least I finished my book, Wizard's First Rule. Will I read the next one in the series? No sir I won't. Terry Goodkind is no George RR Martin, that's for sure. And the quote at the top of the book about how this book would sweep the country like Tolkien's work did, that's ridiculous. Did it sweep the country like Tolkien's stuff did? I doubt it. But could it have? I know a helluva lot of people bought it, and the series is now up to part nine or something. But what about the Samuel character who says "Mine! Gimme!" all the time and is clearly based on Tolkien's Gollum? Was that a tribute to Tolkien? Probably. Yet a poorly executed one. And what about all this *THE MAGIC* business? Whenever something strange happens it is because THE MAGIC did it. This thing could float in the air because THE MAGIC was in it. Or the man could not move because of THE MAGIC. THE MAGIC this and that. Goodkind definitely abuses THE MAGIC. Maybe Goodkind sells so many books because of THE MAGIC? Goodkind, is that your secret?