tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post8915758869719755000..comments2023-10-20T07:44:27.722-07:00Comments on Brandon Barr: CSFF Blog Tour: Auralia’s ColorsBrandon Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03850891283015240498noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-56736561878457226642008-02-26T06:40:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:40:00.000-08:00Good plug for Auralia. I don't normally read fanta...Good plug for Auralia. I don't normally read fantasy because so much of it requires a ton of backstory, but this one did a good job, I thought, of leading into it, giving explanations when necessary, and allowing a lot to be discerned from the reading. Good pick.Bob Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511976142310659750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-19018619157048702922008-01-23T16:50:00.000-08:002008-01-23T16:50:00.000-08:00Brandon,Sorry I didn't get to your review sooner. ...Brandon,<BR/><BR/>Sorry I didn't get to your review sooner. It's been kind of crazy for me. Anyway, as usual, a very nice overview of the story. I like how you pull in elements of our lives and inject them into the story. I wish I could see things that way, but alas, I don't.Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627641209631475708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-48050879200203070522008-01-23T16:47:00.000-08:002008-01-23T16:47:00.000-08:00Hi roherynThanks for stopping by!Hi Mark,I agree. ...Hi roheryn<BR/>Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>Hi Mark,<BR/>I agree. Fantasy gives us fresh eyes for beauty and miracles.Brandon Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850891283015240498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-7222729536981468082008-01-23T14:02:00.000-08:002008-01-23T14:02:00.000-08:00Great post, Brandon. That's why I love fantasy in ...Great post, Brandon. That's why I love fantasy in the broadest sense. It reminds us that world is full of miracles--and it helps us remember to look for them.Marcus Goodyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255781957722144278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-71615337817050838552008-01-22T20:24:00.000-08:002008-01-22T20:24:00.000-08:00I would love nothing more than to live out in the ...I would love nothing more than to live out in the country, in simple house, surrounded by books (mostly fantasy of course!)<BR/>with horses...<BR/><BR/>I've not read Auralia's Colors yet, but I just got it from the bookstore today.<BR/><BR/>The more I hear 'bout it, the more intrigued I become<BR/>I'm going to have to read it soon!<BR/>http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/Roherynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075440685837170776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-9494157546533187092008-01-22T13:54:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:54:00.000-08:00Hi Forstrose,Yes, God's creation is so beautiful. ...Hi Forstrose,<BR/>Yes, God's creation is so beautiful. The New Jerusalem spoken of in the bible, now that will be a CITY of God's own design. Now that's a city I won't mind living in!<BR/><BR/>Hey Rebecca,<BR/>I like how you mentioned some of the many elements of nature: From the power of Lightening, to the simple, unfading beauty of light playing through a canopy of trees. God is a masterful designer!<BR/><BR/>Good to see you again Pixy,<BR/>Yes, fairies. Have you read C.S. Lewis' book, "On Fairy Stories". It really captures the power of fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Christopher Hopper!<BR/>Great to have you stop by. Ah, Goonies.... Yes I know what you mean about that Oregon coast. I just finished a short story set there. I couldn't help but have it be a haunting story. Those woods, those shorelines, they're so raw.Brandon Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850891283015240498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-83253418866234210572008-01-22T13:01:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:01:00.000-08:00Brandon, thanks for your post. And love that Orego...Brandon, thanks for your post. And love that Oregon coast! Took many great pics there and built many memories myself. (Go Goonies!).<BR/><BR/>CHChristopher Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844586938092007032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-57527198730642510222008-01-22T12:08:00.000-08:002008-01-22T12:08:00.000-08:00Hey! I guess that's why I write about faeries, huh...Hey! I guess that's why I write about faeries, huh? lol...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-66935827101738506642008-01-22T12:07:00.000-08:002008-01-22T12:07:00.000-08:00Intriguing! He seems like an amazing guy. All that...Intriguing! He seems like an amazing guy. All that stuff about nature! That's totally me. :D<BR/><BR/>I really can't wait to read this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-38542783944957494242008-01-22T11:13:00.000-08:002008-01-22T11:13:00.000-08:00Yea, Melissa. Running water--that's me too. I love...Yea, Melissa. Running water--that's me too. I love the sound of a rushing river or the trickle of a hidden creek or the booming explosion of waves on rock. Love it all! <BR/><BR/>But then, I love light too--the glint of the sun on clouds, the moon peaking through tree branches, lightning bursting across the sky.<BR/><BR/>Of course there are the mountains, too. Rock formations that ...<BR/><BR/>Well, so I guess the short of it is, I agree with Brandon ... and Jeffrey. <BR/><BR/>Great post.<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-15574757922253316082008-01-22T10:14:00.000-08:002008-01-22T10:14:00.000-08:00I too enjoy nature especially the sound of running...I too enjoy nature especially the sound of running water be it Ocean waves or a stream or river. The sound is somehow soothing and cannot truly be reproduced outside of the real thing.<BR/><BR/>I'd much rather as Jeffrey mentions be surrounded by God's creation than city skylines.<BR/><BR/>MelissaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885416877999731273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-7823325643692522782008-01-22T09:04:00.000-08:002008-01-22T09:04:00.000-08:00Hi Sojourner,Colorado and Oregon I've been to--abs...Hi Sojourner,<BR/><BR/>Colorado and Oregon I've been to--absolutely beautiful. Scotland, that would be a treat.Brandon Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850891283015240498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-65467146711559189032008-01-22T01:27:00.000-08:002008-01-22T01:27:00.000-08:00Great insights. I can appreciate good architectur...Great insights. I can appreciate good architecture as reflecting the beauty of the ultimate designer however nothing inspires me like the wildness and wonder of the natural world that our Lord has so creatively designed. I live in a crowed and polluted place and often long for the wilderness of Oregon or Scotland or Colorado or other places of natural beauty that I have enjoyed in the past. I loved how Auralia's colors kept pointing out how the all the colors were present if you could only see past the ordinary everyday blandness and witness the diversity and beauty of creation in the world all around us.Sojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657406806123607169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-59193461074972061452008-01-21T20:44:00.000-08:002008-01-21T20:44:00.000-08:00:)Hi Kait. I will concede that point...not all bu...:)<BR/><BR/>Hi Kait. I will concede that point...not all buildings are ugly. <BR/>If I had my way, I'd live in a home built much like a Hobbit's house. Just a door that leads into a nice, cozy, underground living space!Brandon Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850891283015240498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325191.post-70620383499872810952008-01-21T20:31:00.000-08:002008-01-21T20:31:00.000-08:00Truthfully, I enjoy well designed buildings, but I...Truthfully, I enjoy well designed buildings, but I know what you mean - often I would love to not have to look at so much of the ugliness that is urban life. <BR/><BR/>I never thought about fantasy that way, maybe it is partly why I am drawn to it!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151964641890157625noreply@blogger.com