tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post5389318647344670463..comments2024-03-29T09:18:31.897+00:00Comments on More than Writers: From Nothing to Narnia by Ruth Clemence auntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-39676917976858738752016-03-04T20:44:41.585+00:002016-03-04T20:44:41.585+00:00C. S. Lewis's insights are indeed profound. I&...C. S. Lewis's insights are indeed profound. I've been a fan of his since 1965. For more CSL 'aha' moments, don't miss my blog on the 24th of the month.Philologushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02107301685112950857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-41926208016420311442016-03-04T20:11:25.514+00:002016-03-04T20:11:25.514+00:00Lord of the Rings is superb - it is nothing like N...Lord of the Rings is superb - it is nothing like Narnia, (except for the very close likeness of being founded in the Christian faith of it writer) though its author, JRR Tolkien, and CS Lewis, were close friends, and both taught Medieval English. LOTR is a very adult book (once it gets going), with enormous insight into some very deep stuff, and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy and hasn't yet read it (the movie is nothing so profound - )<br />Mari Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606125048044373268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-61995064676067041752016-03-04T19:13:27.574+00:002016-03-04T19:13:27.574+00:00Yes, I am slowly working my way through them now a...Yes, I am slowly working my way through them now and I have never read the complete set. I remember reading them with school, but it is a brilliant read whatever age or background you come from. C.S. Lewis is an excellent storyteller. Thank you for the comment Fran! :)Ruth Clemencehttp://www.ruthclemence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-4715590099299575352016-03-04T19:11:07.614+00:002016-03-04T19:11:07.614+00:00Hi Deborah! It is our calling and it feels great t...Hi Deborah! It is our calling and it feels great to know that God likes to create too - it is good! Thanks for commenting! :)Ruth Clemencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986894977723612439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-21439641441013610292016-03-04T18:33:54.564+00:002016-03-04T18:33:54.564+00:00I really must get back to the Narnia books and re-...I really must get back to the Narnia books and re-read them. I don't think I've touched them since my early teens and they're due another look. And I wasn't a Christian when I read them the first time. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-71735601312344927372016-03-04T17:47:12.870+00:002016-03-04T17:47:12.870+00:00Lovely post. We are indeed made in the image of ou...Lovely post. We are indeed made in the image of our creator and get a taste of His pleasure at the words and images we create on paper. Thanks for reminding us of this part of our calling :)Deborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-1489291947919141052016-03-04T15:16:57.238+00:002016-03-04T15:16:57.238+00:00Hi Trevor! The White Gates Adventures series - sou...Hi Trevor! The White Gates Adventures series - sounds good! Have you published them or are they something that you have written for yourself? Would be good to check them out! I am not sure of something like Narnia - you may have read Lord of the Rings. I am writing my own fantasy/thriller at the moment, but I would also like to read more fantasy stories. But Narnia is indeed a classic! Ruth Clemencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986894977723612439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-73859328506982596992016-03-04T15:13:01.762+00:002016-03-04T15:13:01.762+00:00Thank you for your comment Viktor! C.S. Lewis is o...Thank you for your comment Viktor! C.S. Lewis is one of my favourite writers. I really enjoyed Alister McGrath's biography of Lewis, which talks more about his life and works! We have a glorious God! Ruth Clemencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986894977723612439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-71502754761151259322016-03-04T13:37:26.379+00:002016-03-04T13:37:26.379+00:00Have you read Destiny's Rebel by Philip S. Dav...Have you read Destiny's Rebel by Philip S. Davies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-25461919582587681762016-03-04T10:26:04.780+00:002016-03-04T10:26:04.780+00:00I loved the Nania books. And I delight in the fant...I loved the Nania books. And I delight in the fantasy worlds that I have in my head - and have now been privileged to write down in the White Gates Adventures series. I am currently into the fourth book - and, sadly, I think it will have to be the last. You can have too much of a good thing - and it has been a good thing for me.<br />Have you come across anything else in the style of Nania that I might have missed?Trevor Stubbshttp://www.whitegatesadventures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-59707405455145376992016-03-04T09:33:17.452+00:002016-03-04T09:33:17.452+00:00Yes, there's hardly anyone to compare with CS ...Yes, there's hardly anyone to compare with CS Lewis and especially Narnia. I like your point that 'We create because God created us.' Being made in His image, we reflect something of His character.greyowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110784886028925894noreply@blogger.com