tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post8855571882045716568..comments2023-11-24T00:58:03.990-08:00Comments on Untethered Realms: Awe and WonderM Paxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-8910379397837301262014-09-07T06:09:51.061-07:002014-09-07T06:09:51.061-07:00Bradbury and Asimov were my favorite authors growi...Bradbury and Asimov were my favorite authors growing up. I love watching kids' faces light up as they discover new wonders! Your son looks precious. :)River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-13355673956003603992014-09-02T15:47:51.028-07:002014-09-02T15:47:51.028-07:00I remember watching the Pippi Longstocking movie a...I remember watching the Pippi Longstocking movie and wanting to be her. Which witch stories are you reading now?Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-69783163395153714542014-09-02T15:47:11.507-07:002014-09-02T15:47:11.507-07:00The Grimm Fairy Tales are great! Though they can b...The Grimm Fairy Tales are great! Though they can be quite frightening!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-33924309613282340752014-09-02T15:46:44.578-07:002014-09-02T15:46:44.578-07:00Sanderson is a phenomenal writer. Amora is a marve...Sanderson is a phenomenal writer. Amora is a marvelously magical world to lose yourself in too! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-39345076594928887482014-09-02T15:43:34.836-07:002014-09-02T15:43:34.836-07:00I can't wait until my little guy is old enough...I can't wait until my little guy is old enough to enjoy the HP books. I hope he'll be as big of a fan as I am! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-13873646060063824672014-09-02T13:53:43.475-07:002014-09-02T13:53:43.475-07:00Mary, Windup Girl, too!!! And any story by Paolo B...Mary, Windup Girl, too!!! And any story by Paolo Bacigalupi.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-20318996923563970732014-09-02T13:52:43.546-07:002014-09-02T13:52:43.546-07:00Awww, your son has such a wonderfully amazed expre...Awww, your son has such a wonderfully amazed expression on his face. When I was a kid, I was awed by Pippi Longstocking, the Narnia books, and later by Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles and the tales of Phillip K Dick. Now? I've been reading some compelling witch novels for my research on my own witchy novel. It's my job as a writer is to entertain in a similar way.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-76934510330578148792014-09-02T13:44:53.917-07:002014-09-02T13:44:53.917-07:00The Harry Potter books leave me in that world and ...The Harry Potter books leave me in that world and I wish i could find it:) I always loved the Grimm Fairy Tales. Agatha Christie novels always left me in that great era. Green Mansions I found magical. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-76089181638014168252014-09-02T09:13:51.737-07:002014-09-02T09:13:51.737-07:00Harry Potter, of course! Brandon Sanderson's b...Harry Potter, of course! Brandon Sanderson's books also are awe-inspiring. He creates worlds and magic systems I want to live in and learn.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-56373827142990722922014-09-02T08:35:49.824-07:002014-09-02T08:35:49.824-07:00I'm with you on the Harry Potter books. My dau...I'm with you on the Harry Potter books. My daughter and I even waited up until midnight once to get the newest release at a book store. There aren't a lot of books that I read more than once, but I do with HP. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-35203572086186058912014-09-02T08:14:04.040-07:002014-09-02T08:14:04.040-07:00Neverwhere was an amazing read. Gaiman has that ma...Neverwhere was an amazing read. Gaiman has that magic in his writing. And yes, so do all those authors! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-56452932630955533112014-09-02T08:12:47.023-07:002014-09-02T08:12:47.023-07:00All fantastic books. I wanted to be one of the wil...All fantastic books. I wanted to be one of the wild things when I was a kid! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-54409443004017025332014-09-02T08:12:01.816-07:002014-09-02T08:12:01.816-07:00Oh yes, me too! Just to walk through my wardrobe i...Oh yes, me too! Just to walk through my wardrobe into another world. That would be phenomenal!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-42014688568490942612014-09-02T08:02:32.786-07:002014-09-02T08:02:32.786-07:00Neverwhere and The Windup Girl come to mind. I'...Neverwhere and The Windup Girl come to mind. I'm reading The Library by Amy Cross right now that hits a note like Neverwhere. I love historical fiction for that reason... anything by Margaret George. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell. Angela Brown writes an awesome book as does Cherie Reich, you, Gwen Gardner, River Fairchild, Graeme Ing, Ellie Garratt, Julie Flanders, and Catherine Stine. :)M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-90940755548183913982014-09-02T07:47:01.243-07:002014-09-02T07:47:01.243-07:00So many books have opened up worlds for me . . . t...So many books have opened up worlds for me . . . the first had to be Where the Wild Things Are, then sometime after that . . . The Hobbit, and The Chronicles of Narnia, and then Anne of Green Gables (who had scope for imagination), and Water Babies (old book), and Green Dolphin Street (another old book of my grandmothers), and the Bible, and all the fairy tales I read as a kid (and teen and adult), plus the Harry Potter books and so many others.<br />I agree that children have an amazing capacity for awe and wonder.<br />I see that and I want to slow down and have that too. :)Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-24838447543282576512014-09-02T07:40:51.700-07:002014-09-02T07:40:51.700-07:00C.S. Lewis and the world of Narnia did it for me. ...C.S. Lewis and the world of Narnia did it for me. It still carries me away when I re-read the chronicles even now.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-32004158963262125052014-09-02T06:19:14.144-07:002014-09-02T06:19:14.144-07:00Thank you, Hilary! That's the fantastic thing ...Thank you, Hilary! That's the fantastic thing about reading. You can go to any place and time you want.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-21817404027593255532014-09-02T06:18:18.484-07:002014-09-02T06:18:18.484-07:00I've not read any Sparks, but I see he's g...I've not read any Sparks, but I see he's getting his own TV show! I shall add him to my TBR list. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-61696407494014326072014-09-02T06:15:57.747-07:002014-09-02T06:15:57.747-07:00The Night Circus was a marvelous book! Unique and ...The Night Circus was a marvelous book! Unique and magical. I'd go see a show!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-77753879569738139212014-09-02T03:34:21.634-07:002014-09-02T03:34:21.634-07:00Hi Christine - the little one looks totally hooked...Hi Christine - the little one looks totally hooked - lovely photo .. and as Elephant's Child says Awe and Wonder are huge gifts ... I just get hooked with all I'm reading - and get taken away to all eras of life ... <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-72165451576396369162014-09-02T01:08:59.697-07:002014-09-02T01:08:59.697-07:00Currently my appetite on novels by Nicholas Sparks...Currently my appetite on novels by Nicholas Sparks. I would love to read of Rowling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795422742972632159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-61311404725816856042014-09-02T00:37:56.748-07:002014-09-02T00:37:56.748-07:00Awe and wonder are HUGE gifts. The book which mos...Awe and wonder are HUGE gifts. The book which most recently gift-wrapped them for me was The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I wanted to go there. I still want to go there. And would find new wonders around each and every corner. Not always comfortable, not always safe - but wonderous.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com