tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post3198148503798830079..comments2024-03-27T06:42:26.250-07:00Comments on Seven Miles of Steel Thistles: Fairytale Reflections (31) Candy GourlayKatherine Langrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-38568130524047954592011-08-29T07:43:51.156-07:002011-08-29T07:43:51.156-07:00Thanks, Kath! And thanks for having me!Thanks, Kath! And thanks for having me!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-39004527118783315042011-08-27T07:46:23.362-07:002011-08-27T07:46:23.362-07:00I have - it's actually an uplifting, if angry,...I have - it's actually an uplifting, if angry, book - so give it a go!<br /><br />And Candy, I can't wait to read your next book.Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-71249960992194748512011-08-25T15:38:56.594-07:002011-08-25T15:38:56.594-07:00Such a moving post Candy - I've not read Not T...Such a moving post Candy - I've not read Not The End of The World - not sure I'm brave enough xKathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-4557762299100553452011-08-19T08:42:16.729-07:002011-08-19T08:42:16.729-07:00Jacob was a bit worried about playing a girl but s...Jacob was a bit worried about playing a girl but soldiered through the recording. I had lunch with an anthropologist today who talked about Japanese attitudes to their many volcanoes - how the mythology regards various volcanoes as members of a family. Fascinating. <br /><br />It had never occurred to me that there was so much sadness in our folklore until I started thinking about it. I'm no expert but it's a world view, isn't it? A view of a world that one is powerless to change.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-26439283343633466182011-08-19T07:34:02.789-07:002011-08-19T07:34:02.789-07:00A wonderful but as you say, rather sad Cautionary ...A wonderful but as you say, rather sad Cautionary Tale. And a magnificent jet plane - well done, Jacob!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-48199326607404023502011-08-19T06:23:55.048-07:002011-08-19T06:23:55.048-07:00I absolutely love this post and Ms. Gourlay's ...I absolutely love this post and Ms. Gourlay's experiences with fairy tales! In my travels I have always wondered what kids who haven't seen the things they are reading about in stories think. I never understood some of the stories of different cultures until I was in the location where they were written and could taste firsthand the environment which shaped the writers' experiences. <br /><br />This is lovely!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329923452846173096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-85850494704162517992011-08-19T03:42:05.227-07:002011-08-19T03:42:05.227-07:00A fascinating post - thank you! It's always a...A fascinating post - thank you! It's always a treat to be introduced to tales from other cultures. <br /><br />Interesting to see how much nature - in all its raw, unforgiving power - shapes the folklore of a place. Not all endings are happy - but there can be a poignant beauty found in the face of tragedy, and in how it's dealt with. <br /><br />An aside - my only other introduction to Philippine folklore was in Holly Black's amazing story "The Night Market" (found in the collection "The Faery Reel") into which she wove certain magical elements. <br /><br />And Katherine - wonderful trailer for Dark Angels. I had already read the book (loved it) and it certainly captures the wonderfully eerie, exciting quality of your story. Makes me badly want to visit Wales one day!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674923395134039554noreply@blogger.com