tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post5523425723401144785..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Book Review: Eifelheim by Michael FlynnDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-970953292295397952007-09-14T19:38:00.000-04:002007-09-14T19:38:00.000-04:00Well, it doesn't matter too much. And I think my i...Well, it doesn't matter too much. And I think my information is a few years old.Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144417439505262113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-44902349552019559952007-09-14T17:29:00.000-04:002007-09-14T17:29:00.000-04:00Hmm, now you call me on it... I seem to recall re...Hmm, now you call me on it... I seem to recall reading an article which referred to her being Episcopalian and thinking that that fit with a lot of her Anglican story elements -- but I can't lay my finger on where I ran into that. I could certainly be wrong.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-33888141384552516032007-09-14T14:14:00.000-04:002007-09-14T14:14:00.000-04:00Is Willis an Episcopalian? I thought she was Unite...Is Willis an Episcopalian? I thought she was United Church of Christ.Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144417439505262113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-38671450591111019272007-09-12T07:12:00.000-04:002007-09-12T07:12:00.000-04:00The medieval era and science fiction can make a wo...The medieval era and science fiction can make a wonderful combination. The best book in this sub genre in my opinion is the hilarious and rollicking The High Crusade by Poul Anderson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-35876032410960676492007-09-10T22:34:00.000-04:002007-09-10T22:34:00.000-04:00I had the impression, though now I don't know why,...I had the impression, though now I don't know why, that the original novella only contained the modern characters and that all the medieval material was added in the novel. I think that would explain much of the clunkiness. It's mostly a matter of the author's being unable to let go of his original conception of the story. It's more like two stories, written at different times, that were mashed together.<BR/><BR/>I have to add that although I found the transitions jarring and I didn't like the modern characters as much, I did feel that to have cut those sections would have sacrificed something. Though I can't put my finger on what it is right now, there would have been a hole in the story without them.Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-82306116082227877662007-09-10T17:59:00.000-04:002007-09-10T17:59:00.000-04:00I completely agree about the modern characters who...I completely agree about the modern characters who I found rather jarring and was happy to leave each time. I'm so happy you liked the book!Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-28650826273038194152007-09-10T17:13:00.000-04:002007-09-10T17:13:00.000-04:00He probably stuck with the modern part since this ...He probably stuck with the modern part since this was part of the plot in the original novella the book is based on. But I agree it could easily have been left out, though it does add mystery as to what happened to the town.Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.com