Owen Benjamin's Book is Great, The Narrator is NOT, How to Slay a Wizard Review
A book review and rant about How to Slay a Wizard, especially its AI Audible narration.
"A room without books is like a body without a soul." — Cicero
The Library
RSSThe Library is the reading life of the archive.
It gathers books worth keeping, ideas worth revisiting, and the long conversation that stretches across generations. Some entries are about particular works. Others are about education, inheritance, and the habits of learning that shape a life over time.
How to use this realm
You are inside one room of the archive. Read the featured pieces below if you want the fastest feel for this section, follow Trails if you want a cross-realm path, or go back to Start Here if you want the archive-wide overview first.
Drew's Home Library
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2025
The Great Books of the Western World: A Complete Review
A full review of the Great Books of the Western World set after living with the collection for about a year.
Books Are Disappearing, And It's Not An Accident
A video on book durability, cultural preservation, and why older texts have often outlasted modern publishing standards.
2022
The Lord of The Rings
On discovering Phil Dragash's immersive Lord of the Rings audio project and why it feels like one of the best ways to experience Tolkien.
2021
Latin
Why Drew wants to learn Latin, how he plans to study it, and how that pursuit connects to reading the Great Books more deeply.
Drew's Personal Library
A chronological shelf of books Drew owns, has read, and hopes to read.
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A reflection on setbacks, missed plans, and finding meaning in a rough weekend.