tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post5313825300574812168..comments2024-02-05T01:55:53.566-08:00Comments on Gently Mad: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. LewisSharon Wilfonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-86627514147447829892017-09-08T09:04:50.666-07:002017-09-08T09:04:50.666-07:00Sharon--yes, that's why I don't visit the ...Sharon--yes, that's why I don't visit the bookstores very often. I'm trying to cut down on my collection as I'm running out of room for bookcases. Right now I go to the library first if I need a book for a discussion group and I don't have it at home, so I buy a book ibkt if I really need it and the library doesn't have it or can't get it to me in time. <br /><br />However, I find that InterLibraryLoan works very well, if I'm in no hurry for a book.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-7783189965503167232017-09-08T08:44:57.053-07:002017-09-08T08:44:57.053-07:00Oooh! Hundred dollars credit! What I would do wi...Oooh! Hundred dollars credit! What I would do with that. I'd be like a kid in a candy shop.<br /><br />I should probably donate to our library as well. They don't have many books sales. Actually I should donate to the library in the town I work in. They have three or four book sales a year where I have bought a lot of books.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-38080622664954755142017-09-08T08:19:34.595-07:002017-09-08T08:19:34.595-07:00We have several used bookstores here in Tucson th...We have several used bookstores here in Tucson that do the same. I've now got almost $100 in credit for future purchases. <br /><br />If they won't take the books, I donate them to the public library for their annual book sales. Sometimes, if the book is in good condition and in demand, they will put it on the shelf. Usually though, most books donated end up at the book sale.<br /><br />Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-3182442510450797502017-09-07T15:03:55.458-07:002017-09-07T15:03:55.458-07:00I meant to write "I vote for MORE bookshelves...I meant to write "I vote for MORE bookshelves".Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-79723433373587419022017-09-07T15:03:29.959-07:002017-09-07T15:03:29.959-07:00Wow! You beat me. I have just under 2000. I vot...Wow! You beat me. I have just under 2000. I vote for my bookshelves! And don't bother with ebay. So far I've only sold three and that was after lowering the price. So much for making a buck.<br /><br />I don't know about where you live, but nearby in Shreveport LA there's a used book store that will take my books, appraise them, then give me half off of what they are worth against future purchases. I think I'm going to just do that from now on.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-32936484636935617612017-09-07T13:15:12.023-07:002017-09-07T13:15:12.023-07:00i've also got too many books, about 2500, i th...i've also got too many books, about 2500, i think; Mrs. M wants me to get rid of some and not build any more bookcases... i stopped at the lumber and bought some more pine boards today, haha... this is a move i know i'll regret... sigh but i know she's right; i don't think i've got the intrepidation to try selling them on the web; maybe a garage sale/? Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-73496694789695855482017-09-05T18:29:32.669-07:002017-09-05T18:29:32.669-07:00PS I had not thought about science in the Voyage o...PS I had not thought about science in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I need to revisit that book.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-58017242746318307342017-09-05T18:28:29.427-07:002017-09-05T18:28:29.427-07:00As I said to another commenter, I think it depends...As I said to another commenter, I think it depends on what God is saying to us at specific times in our life. Right now He is speaking to you through the first, which is also the most fun. The others are quite intense, the last being the most suspenseful.<br /><br />I now like the last one the best because I see Lewis as a prophet (little "p"). I recognize what he is saying in our reality today. So I find it encouraging and a reminder that evil cannot win in the end.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-5217907602256028702017-09-05T16:25:12.563-07:002017-09-05T16:25:12.563-07:00Wow, Cleopatra, I did not know that, not having re...Wow, Cleopatra, I did not know that, not having read Stapledon. That is really interesting. Thanks for the comment.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-68121888356711961692017-09-04T20:17:22.485-07:002017-09-04T20:17:22.485-07:00Good catch, Mudpuddle! Lewis wrote this book in r...Good catch, Mudpuddle! Lewis wrote this book in response to Stapledon's <i>Last and First Men</i> and an essay by J.B. Haldane, published in a volume titled <i>Possible Worlds</i>. They presented man evolving into a divinity that could jump from planet to planet, a being stripped down to pure intelligence. Lewis felt that each, while on one hand portrayed man as a fascinating and beautiful creature, nevertheless showed man's littleness. To him these views held a potential danger, opening the door to options of experiments on humans and animals. He stated that the trilogy was less a tribute to earlier science fiction than a kind of exorcism of some of its ideas. Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-53825854108734857362017-09-04T20:12:46.274-07:002017-09-04T20:12:46.274-07:00This book was my favourite of the trilogy, but sch...This book was my favourite of the trilogy, but scholars seem to think the last two are better, so I wonder what that says about me and my ability to follow Lewis' theology in his fiction. Strangely enough, I seem to have an easier time with his non-fiction. <br /><br />In OSP, I really enjoyed Lewis critique of placing science in the position of God and what can come out of it. He explores the same theme in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader to a lesser extent. Thanks for a great review and a chance to revisit this book without having to actually read it myself! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-81651226195724401212017-09-04T14:51:01.961-07:002017-09-04T14:51:01.961-07:00Hi Brian. You give such great reviews, I'd lo...Hi Brian. You give such great reviews, I'd love to read a review about these books and also the other books you are referring to.<br /><br />I guess a really good review would be one on two different authors and do a comparison/contrast. I have not done that yet, but I should think about it.<br /><br />Hope you had a great Labor Day!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-43145658973510341542017-09-04T14:47:55.000-07:002017-09-04T14:47:55.000-07:00Hi Fred, I hope you will get a chance to read it a...Hi Fred, I hope you will get a chance to read it and I'd be interested in reading your review on them.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-78682375747286002262017-09-04T14:44:30.346-07:002017-09-04T14:44:30.346-07:00Hi Joseph. I'm sure you would enjoy Lewis'...Hi Joseph. I'm sure you would enjoy Lewis' space trilogy. Hope you'll read them soon and then write a review. I'd like to know your opinion.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-32421598434804120392017-09-04T11:57:51.258-07:002017-09-04T11:57:51.258-07:00About what I'd expect from C.S. Lewis, though ...About what I'd expect from C.S. Lewis, though I've only read his non-fiction. (just this week started The Chronicles of Narnia. I'll have to get around the Space Trilogy one of these days.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-51460754580033352002017-09-03T20:06:53.066-07:002017-09-03T20:06:53.066-07:00Sharon--a great trilogy, one that I've been pl...Sharon--a great trilogy, one that I've been planning on rereading for some time now. Your review is an inspiration to move it up on my TBR list. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-74935134832626721842017-09-03T17:37:05.324-07:002017-09-03T17:37:05.324-07:00It has been a while since I read this trilogy but ...It has been a while since I read this trilogy but I agree that it is well worth the read. <br /><br />I have been thinking about optimistic verses pessimistic science fiction lately, however I do not think that I would have thought about this series. However, agree that this falls under the category of optimistic. This is interesting in that most other optimistic future stories also foresee a non - religious future. I remember being surprised by the religious nature of these books when I read them. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-88526645484816021692017-09-03T17:32:30.599-07:002017-09-03T17:32:30.599-07:00Hi R.T. I certainly hope you read it and let me k...Hi R.T. I certainly hope you read it and let me know what your thoughts are.<br /><br />Have a great Labor Day weekend!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-40241444869010460772017-09-03T17:31:56.633-07:002017-09-03T17:31:56.633-07:00Hi Mudpuddle. I have not read Stapledon or Ashton...Hi Mudpuddle. I have not read Stapledon or Ashton Smith but it sounds like I need to. I learned only in my thirties that Lewis wrote sci fi (or fantasy/sci fi). I loved the first and hated the third because it was so tense and too close to reality for comfort. The second I took with me for a long time because of certain lessons I learned from it. Such as, "This cannot last; it must pass."<br /><br />This third time around reading it, I find the third is now my favorite. Maybe I've reached an age where I can face adversity with greater courage than before. I hope so, anyway.<br /><br />I'm not sure what classifies a book as sci fi or fantasy. It certainly has both elements in it.<br /><br />And of course Lewis also infuses a good dose of Apologetics in his stories as well.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-6461082808148037692017-09-03T14:18:49.087-07:002017-09-03T14:18:49.087-07:00Bravo! Yours is such a fine review of a book I lon...Bravo! Yours is such a fine review of a book I long ago hoped to read but became sidetracked by life. Perhaps now I can find a copy as I am in my second childhood and would I think enjoy CSL S/F. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-88939723095670108842017-09-03T12:37:05.483-07:002017-09-03T12:37:05.483-07:00i read this trilogy in high school and liked it a ...i read this trilogy in high school and liked it a lot... it was about forty years later that i realized it had something to do with Christianity; i'm still not sure what... it kind of reminded me for some reason of Olaf Stapledon's "The Starmaker" which i've read three times and even today think that it's one of the best sci fi books ever written... <br /> the trilogy(Lewis) also reminded me of some of Clark Ashton Smith's work, in it's description of outlandish locales...<br /> maybe this sort of genre should be termed "fantasy" instead of sci fi... a fine line of distinction, there... Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com