The book was good, but I found the 'barren' lives of the characters depressing.
Few creatures can thrive on these 'barren' mountaintops.
an artist who is going through a 'barren' period
(..) and now found. The gift fit for a king. Do you recognize it? Where did you find this? -On the moors, my slave, Cain found it on the barren hill where nothing grows. I beat him for threading near such unholy place. My lord, isn't this...? So, lord Beowulf... it's come back to you, (..)2007 Beowulf