tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post4358666401302309843..comments2012-10-02T14:56:10.134-07:00Comments on Back to the Mountains: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 2: The Good StuffStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793038831644847951noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-77327146664327253482008-03-26T06:57:00.000-07:002008-03-26T06:57:00.000-07:00"children lying to parents and other kinds of unet..."children lying to parents and other kinds of unethical behavior, and they're accepted as normal."<BR/><BR/>Kids lie and do all kinds of unethical things. How it is dealt with is what is important.Gene Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221642798043347085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-12910021936593825212008-03-25T19:27:00.000-07:002008-03-25T19:27:00.000-07:00Steve! Great posts ... I really enjoyed your revi...Steve! Great posts ... I really enjoyed your review and will check back tomorrow to see your final verdict. <BR/><BR/>You obviously have a handle on humor and suspense yourself!Robert Treskillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767228138541201198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-13240827355152627982008-03-25T12:18:00.000-07:002008-03-25T12:18:00.000-07:00Where the occult actually occurs, it is a serious ...Where the occult actually occurs, it is a serious concern. But we tend to look for it too eagerly sometimes. He who seeks, finds--even if what he seeks is imaginary.<BR/><BR/>So the magic in the Potter books didn't bother me; the emphasis on ghosts did. The anti-Christian element in Pullman's books was real, and though his reasoning was childish and silly, great evil can come from such things.<BR/><BR/>But it troubles me that in Christian fiction I see children lying to parents and other kinds of unethical behavior, and they're accepted as normal. All sin is wrong, but some forms are more insidious than others.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793038831644847951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898093196374109483.post-2543215370884307862008-03-25T06:56:00.000-07:002008-03-25T06:56:00.000-07:00I hate to re-post a comment, but you you pointed o...I hate to re-post a comment, but you you pointed out something another blogger did and I felt it was worth repeating (for both of us)...<BR/><BR/>I thought it was terribly interesting that you pointed out the focus on family--a fantastic Andrew's element to his writing.<BR/><BR/>It's surprising to me how when people, most notably, Christians, ask me for my opinions about well-known secular YA authors, they're wanting me to comment on ties to the occult or anti-Christian content. Funny thing is, the occult is the least worrying element to me! Issues that seem to stir generationally independent concepts, lying to adults, family division and sibling antagonism are far more dangerous in my opinion!<BR/><BR/>Family obviously means a lot to Andrew and you can tell.<BR/><BR/>Well said.<BR/><BR/>CHChristopher Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844586938092007032noreply@blogger.com