![]() ![]() When I read Bridge of Birds, the first book in the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox trilogy, I was floored. More often than not, however, the second book in a series is rarely ever as good as the first. I have experienced a similar issue with a lot of series, especially long-running ones with more than three or four books. ![]() Occasionally, the payoff is big, such as when I first read the Harry Potter series, which only seemed to get better and better until I hit the rut otherwise known as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. When I read the first book in a series and really, really like it, I tend to bring that positive, upbeat energy with me when I read the next book in the sequence. In that regard, I’m definitely an optimist. My attitude tends to change when it comes to the books I read. In the general living of my life, I walk that middle road. I prefer walking this middle line between out-and-out optimism and out-and-out negativity, because I know the benefits of seeing both sides of the same coin. When I say I’m pragmatic, I tend to mean that I like to see the silver lining in every cloud, but I’m not blind to the fact that there is still a cloud, and so I prepare for rain. I like to think of myself as “pragmatic,” and those friends of mine who have known me longest tend to agree. ![]()
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