tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post8738703160401052824..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Exploring the Tangible Terrible & the Magical, Mystical MysteryJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-52831236370221692492016-04-19T00:27:21.382+10:002016-04-19T00:27:21.382+10:00Thanks for a great post Charis - lots to ponder. I...Thanks for a great post Charis - lots to ponder. I love the way fantasy can express the mystery and beauty of both God and His world in surprising ways. And I agree, despite the 'How it should have ended clip' of Lord of the Rings - it is the journey that makes the story. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-25119499420701777722016-04-18T18:44:29.631+10:002016-04-18T18:44:29.631+10:00A really thought-provoking post, Charis. I must a...A really thought-provoking post, Charis. I must admit that I haven't read a lot of fantasy stories, but I may be a new convert. I really loved the fantasy stories in the GOL anthology and they all did have that sense of culture and belongingness, while opening us up to other worlds of possibility. <br /><br />I think you're right too that we don't always think of the journey as being significant, but Lord of the Rings just wouldn't be the same if Frodo and Sam had been magically transported there in an instant. Great food for thought.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-21876438100749736612016-04-18T11:31:22.380+10:002016-04-18T11:31:22.380+10:00Great post, Charis. You've given me a lot to t...Great post, Charis. You've given me a lot to think about. I love reading fantasy but I don't have the patience to write it, I don't think :). I think the points you make can apply to other genres too. We read to vicariously enter adventures that are no longer ours to have. I don't bugs crawling over me in a forest either but I love inflicting challenges on my characters. Your comments about the journey and our need for cultural wells are profound. Fantasy does lend itself to the exploration of those issues but it probably isn't unique in that regard. But the magic, mystical mystery... when we are taken into other worlds, walk through the wardrobe so to speak, we are open to new ideas, including the mystical, in ways 'realism' can't convey. If done well, truth can seep into the back-brain of the reader and change their thinking and their heart. God bless and let us know when your book is published :)Sue Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198695729535623216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-7480873734216131802016-04-18T09:26:11.136+10:002016-04-18T09:26:11.136+10:00Thanks for that interesting blog, Charis. So much ...Thanks for that interesting blog, Charis. So much to ponder in your reflection and even though I'm not a fan of fantasy writing, there's so many truths that can be applied to all genres. Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-58436847889873023802016-04-18T08:49:42.918+10:002016-04-18T08:49:42.918+10:00Great blog Charis. Loved the interesting journey y...Great blog Charis. Loved the interesting journey you took us on. Also loved the opening and closing quotes - two of my favourites. I have not been a great fan of fantasy but the Narnia chronicles and the Lord of the Rings grabbed my heart in my youth and their magic has never left me. You've brought out many truths about the culture we live in and the bubble wrap we've often covered ourselves in. Thank you for leading us on that interesting journey! :)Looking forward to uncover some treasures through it.Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.com