A Voyage to Arcturus

By orangeFinch

Has anyone here read David Lindsay’s *A Voyage to Arcturus*? I’ve been trying to find more people who’ve actually gotten into it. From what I’ve seen, it’s one of the rare more recent books we can be pretty sure Tolkien knew about, and he even mentioned it back in 1938. I’m only about a third of the way through right now, but it’s honestly one of the toughest reads I’ve had in a while. I’m enjoying it, though. The symbolism and philosophy feel really deep and kind of packed in, and sometimes I feel like I’m just soaking up stuff I don’t fully “get” yet. Even when things go over my head, it somehow makes the whole thing feel more mysterious and otherworldly, so I’m not sure it’s meant to be taken in all at once. Has anyone finished it? Any thoughts or tips for a first-timer? I was hoping for some kind of guide or companion or online summary, but I haven’t really found anything that’s actually helpful. Also—no spoilers please—I’m not done yet. (It feels like a book that’s hard to spoil anyway, since it doesn’t seem like it’s meant to be read like a straight thriller.)