Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty about not going outside for two or three months. Last but not least, remember, winter is a season, not a choice. Making them sing a few bars of a popular song from the 80s to prove they are human is usually a good idea, but beware, there are more than a few ice goblins with a curious affection for Prince’s early work, and Sauron taught all his ringwraiths the words to “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”, so be cautious in your choice of test material.Īlso, zombies are actually very good at the zombie dance from Thriller. If someone knocks at your door during a snowstorm, make sure they are not a shape-changing monstrosity before you let them in. Here’s something you might not have thought about: Everybody knows that winter is when werewolves, ghosts, and all kinds of unpleasant spirits run rampant, especially if you live anywhere remotely rural. Check with your doctor, AA sponsor, or parole officer to find out what’s right for you. For some of us, hot beverages with booze in them are even better. For instance, never make a fire in the lap of an older relative. The wise fire-builder thinks about long term consequences. A little.įires are always good, as long as they are burning in fireplaces and not in the middle of the carpet or in your kitchen drapes. To understand cold weather you must experience it. However, to fully appreciate a good chilly-season book, you should at least stick your head out the door once or twice, walk through the snow to your mailbox, or at least open a window briefly, say, “Brrrr, that’s nasty,” then close it again. I believe the main point of reading about cold weather during cold weather is to appreciate that, at least for that moment, you are only reading about it and not out in it. For instance, anybody who undertakes the climb up Caradhras without a fire or a working heater, as well as a cup of hot chocolate or peppermint tea, is a fool of a Took. The most important thing about a wintertime book is that the colder the scene, the warmer your surroundings must be. Pretend I knitted you an ugly sweater.īefore you start the list, here are a few tips: But it’s my list, and it’s free, so stop complaining. I’m leaving off a lot of obvious stuff, like Mark Halperin’s “A Winter’s Tale” and Dicken’s “Pickwick Papers”. These are simply two dozen books (or stories) that I associate one way or another with winter and winter reading.
Okay, understand before I start that this is in no way meant as a definitive guide to anything.
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