tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post2641596207705772725..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: L'Engle and Sci-Fi HistoryAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-65626921745518546342012-04-25T19:45:03.184-04:002012-04-25T19:45:03.184-04:00Ah, yes, Mr. R(eal) S(PAM) Gold, again.Ah, yes, Mr. R(eal) S(PAM) Gold, again.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-74956307899760518552012-04-24T00:14:48.647-04:002012-04-24T00:14:48.647-04:00I have yet to read any of these. L'Engle was ...I have yet to read any of these. L'Engle was after my teenage years. The only Lewis I read (that I recall) was "Out Of The Silent Planet", and I didn't care for it. It's possible that I started "That Hideous Strength", given that I remember the title, but I couldn't have gotten far.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-52280219348265252112012-04-23T22:36:18.947-04:002012-04-23T22:36:18.947-04:00Yes, I remember how I thought Narnia a bit flawed ...Yes, I remember how I thought Narnia a bit flawed because it was unsubtle in that way. But shortly after I had a hitchhiker who thought the series was about tarot cards.<br /><br />Frankly, I think you have to put a character's arms straight out and put nails into the hands before people get it. And if the character is female, it might still elude them.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-5397141827581019832012-04-23T21:52:19.964-04:002012-04-23T21:52:19.964-04:00That's hard to believe. It was obvious to me ...That's hard to believe. It was obvious to me when I read them as a teenager, without any prior religious instruction. You'd have to be pretty determined not to notice.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-21709290585559798412012-04-23T18:28:58.889-04:002012-04-23T18:28:58.889-04:00Kitten, I had noticed the same many times. There ...Kitten, I had noticed the same many times. There just seems to be a cloud of misunderstanding, present even among sympathetic observers.<br /><br />Lewis wrote in some amazement how none of the reviewers of <i>Out Of The Silent Planet</i> showed any evidence of even noticing the Christian references to our fallen planet and fallen angels. Most reviewers did not notice the Aslan/Christ/Resurrection connection in Lionwithchwardrobe!Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-20672843679397695922012-04-23T16:08:44.748-04:002012-04-23T16:08:44.748-04:00The description of L'Engle's writing seems...The description of L'Engle's writing seems very accurate. Much of her writing, but particularly the Time books, were science-infused but focused more on the notion of a joyful, universal song playing throughout Creation.Ben Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491745981357751416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-80549112244609876522012-04-23T11:18:47.949-04:002012-04-23T11:18:47.949-04:00That was actually in the sequel, A Wind in the Doo...That was actually in the sequel, A Wind in the Door. I just reread them since A Wrinkle in Time is 50 years old this year and there have been a lot of discussions on the books.Assistant Village Idiot's wifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-30071410382713596232012-04-23T00:05:50.468-04:002012-04-23T00:05:50.468-04:00All I can remember is that the POV character in &q...All I can remember is that the POV character in "A Wrinkle in Time" had a little brother with sick mitochondria.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-87153375863613384672012-04-22T23:28:36.939-04:002012-04-22T23:28:36.939-04:00I'm not familiar with Di Fillipo, is he perhap...I'm not familiar with Di Fillipo, is he perhaps not a beliver? I ask because it seems a common thing among non-Christians to assume that an author borrowed references from other authors rather than their own (similar)beliefs. Given that L'Engel was, I think, an Anglican it's hardly surprising there would be similarities between her works involving an aspect of spirituality and the works of others from the same belief tradition.Kittennoreply@blogger.com