tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post3332794053880776630..comments2012-10-02T14:56:10.134-07:00Comments on Back to the Mountains: Overstreet's "Colors"Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793038831644847951noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-32127673177934459572008-01-22T18:08:00.000-08:002008-01-22T18:08:00.000-08:00I liked the writing a lot. Very "colorful" if you...I liked the writing a lot. Very "colorful" if you don't mind a pun, but not too much. Only once, maybe, did I think he over did it.<BR/><BR/>Your post inspires me to study his writing style more carefully and compare it to my own. As a new writer, I don't feel any "pharisees" breathing down my neck telling me how to write, but yet I am still a product of the culture and what I have read, and so many of these things I may not even be aware of.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for helping me see his writing from a fresh perspective.Robert Treskillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767228138541201198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-86213328471333295552008-01-21T21:33:00.000-08:002008-01-21T21:33:00.000-08:00"If you are a writer, you should copy some paragra..."If you are a writer, you should copy some paragraphs from Auralia's Colors by hand until you get a feel for proper writing."<BR/><BR/>Ha ha ha! Sorry, but this struck me as funny.<BR/><BR/>I do read a lot of recent stuff with the Broken Sentence Syndrome. I've accepted a lot of it, merely as that's how I think a lot of people (incorrectly) talk these days. I know that I do it on my blog on occasion, and I'm sure that it drives most grammar people crazy.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151964641890157625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-43769484822004466222008-01-21T14:20:00.000-08:002008-01-21T14:20:00.000-08:00"Most writers these days follow rules set up and e..."Most writers these days follow rules set up and enforced by ignorant and poetry-free Pharisees." This is a great line to let me know just where you stand. I have read a few other reviews praising the book, but this one caught my attention because you addressed the writing itself. I long to read something in a more poetic prose. I may not be very good at writing it myself, but I certainly love to read it.cathikinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180306267340755443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-8909917583980158852008-01-21T12:57:00.000-08:002008-01-21T12:57:00.000-08:00Steve, I can't help but think this book will have ...Steve, I can't help but think this book will have a group of detractors and a group of worshippers. LOL. OK, the latter is probably too strong, but because the book breaks from the norm, some will find the difference troublesome and others refreshing.<BR/><BR/>Me, I'm somewhere in between. I applaud all the good--use of omniscient voice, rich language, muted symbolism. And yet, I did not connect with any of the characters. And here's the why. I think Overstreet showed his postmodern culture by jumping from person to person throughout the book, to the point that I only knew Auralia was the protagonist because the book bore her name.<BR/><BR/>I suspect, however, mine is a minority view.<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-40303560221610158712008-01-21T11:19:00.001-08:002008-01-21T11:19:00.001-08:00Pretty vehement post. But why do you think that th...Pretty vehement post. But why do you think that this novel is better than modern fiction? That wasn't clear to me.John Ottinger III (Grasping for the Wind)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08756730060406897339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-36099974798098349822008-01-21T11:19:00.000-08:002008-01-21T11:19:00.000-08:00You're right on target with your assessment, Steve...You're right on target with your assessment, Steve. I've seen many people disagree, but most of them aren't really into fantasy. Jeffrey has got a knack for story and poetic prose, no doubt.<BR/>Karrikchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150824444740146937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-5583263699666965462008-01-21T09:51:00.000-08:002008-01-21T09:51:00.000-08:00Wow! You feel strongly about literary novels! I lo...Wow! You feel strongly about literary novels! I loved Auralia's Colors, but I'm not sure you'd like the ones I'm writing. I'd love to prove that wrong, though! ;)Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-51615226256043637622008-01-21T07:54:00.000-08:002008-01-21T07:54:00.000-08:00Good review Steve. I liked the colorful scene and ...Good review Steve. I liked the colorful scene and character descriptions of Auralia's Colors. Rather than just mentioning a color, Overstreet defines the color as something recognizable in nature. Calling the Queen's color restrictions the Wintering brought to mind the stark, muted colors of winter. <BR/><BR/>TimFantasythymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915859806092149333noreply@blogger.com