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This was my first book into Zen and Buddhism in general and I found it to be very enlightening and it sparked my interest looking more into the subject matter. There's a general overview into the main traditions of Buddhism, with the latter part of the book dedicated to Zen. Watts sprinkles the text with his own experiences and fables from the traditions, which makes this book pretty lively and pleasant to read, as opposed to reading an encyclopedic text. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.

I think I read this book before I had read Lord of the Rings or seen any of the films. I've always been enthusiastic about encyclopedias and this one beautifully lays out the worldbuilding elements like events, beasts, people and plants of Tolkien's world, accompanied with extraordinary illustrations by Ian Miller.

I have fond memories of this book, but after revisiting it after many years, it didn't exactly spark the same feeling.

A genre-defining classic and also probably the best scifi/fantasy I've ever read. Everything about this book is vivid, almost psychedelic in its colours. This collection includes all four of Jack Vance's Dying Earth books, of which I found Eyes of the Overworld and Rhialto the Marvellous the most remarkable.