tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post4678306354879342791..comments2024-03-23T02:45:17.058-04:00Comments on Tales of Goldstone Wood: Review: Gone with the WindAnne Elisabeth Stenglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-2314141453490907432011-04-23T21:58:44.910-04:002011-04-23T21:58:44.910-04:00I think it was C.S. Lewis who said that he never c...I think it was C.S. Lewis who said that he never could decide if he truly liked a book until he'd read it at least twice. Not a bad philosophy, really!<br /><br />I JUST finished reading Gone with the Wind tonight, and now I'm curious to look up Rhett Butler's People ...Anne Elisabeth Stenglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-74047122697542414362011-04-21T13:49:37.846-04:002011-04-21T13:49:37.846-04:00Like you said Miss Ann Elizabeth.. your perception...Like you said Miss Ann Elizabeth.. your perception of characters changes as you get older! I too tried to read Gone with the Wind years ago, and could not wrap my head around Scarlett. It wasn't until just a year or so ago, that I read Rhett Buttlers People. It gave me new insight to the depth of the characters, and my own life experiences gave me an added layer of grace twords others! <br /><br />I do the same when I reread a book. Years will go by, and my life will have changed, and I have a new understanding for a Character that I may have previously "felt challenged to like". I think that is one reason we all enjoy rereading books! They shed new light on the trials we have gone through. And at times allow us to see a glimps of a new perspective in someone else.<br /><br />I am looking forward to rereading Heartless by the way!Kimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516156863389870380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-52599759231628818352011-04-20T19:58:54.740-04:002011-04-20T19:58:54.740-04:00It is nice to know other authors are experiencing ...It is nice to know other authors are experiencing much the same issues. Sometimes I wonder how readers can fail to realize that INTERESTING fiction happens when flawed characters are shoved into situations beyond their ability to cope? But, as long as we touch at least a handful of people, we know we're fulfilling our writerly purpose.<br /><br />Una sends her sympathies to Anathriel.<br /><br />Thanks for the encouraging note! And I do wish we could send some sunshine your way . . . it was pretty hot in NC today!Anne Elisabeth Stenglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-3054773705121281582011-04-19T11:01:11.078-04:002011-04-19T11:01:11.078-04:00First off, can you siphon off some of that sunshin...First off, can you siphon off some of that sunshine and send it to Ohio?<br /><br />Interesting thoughts! Your "Now and then" perspective of Scarlet reminds me of my staggering change in opinion towards Edmund Pevensie from when I read him as a child to when I read him several years later as a teenager. I didn't understand when I was small about what he represented. He was just the mean one. The one who caused his brothers and sisters so much pain. The one who caused <i>Aslan</i> so much suffering.<br /><br />Many years later, I realized that I was Edmund. We all were Edmund. It was such a precious discovery, I think possibly the moment when I first realized that books aren't <i>just</i> for fun.<br /><br />Everytime someone new reads "Awakenings", my coauthor and I are amused by the vast array of reactions to our "brat" character, Anathriel, which can vary from 'can't stand her' to 'I had no clue she was supposed to be unlikeable!' As her author, I love her so much for this, probably the character from whom I've learned the most about crafting layered, fleshed-out characters. My conclusion is that if everyone reacts so differently, then we're doing a good job of making her like a real person! We're not spoon-feeding how the reader is supposed to perceive her.<br /><br />I recognized quite a lot of myself in Princess Una. I think your portrayal of her flaws and shortcomings was very well done. Not a turn-off for me at all. I can see how, for maybe a younger audience, for whom the world is still a lot more absolute, the "tarnish" to the fairy tale princess would be a disappointment. Much like I felt so soured by Edmund Pevensie so long ago.<br /><br />(Now he's my favorite) :-)Faith Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283912862858368153noreply@blogger.com