tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post3424207132281993682..comments2024-01-07T05:28:45.522-08:00Comments on Thmazing's Thutopia: Books, 41-45 (2009)Th.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-53087786697766391492009-05-22T08:31:02.013-07:002009-05-22T08:31:02.013-07:00.
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I thought the atheistic lovely was born and r....<br /><br />"<br /><I>I thought the atheistic lovely was born and raised Mormon and so this is also a cautionary tale to those raised in the faith to not get any of those higher learning ideas.</I>"<br /><br />She is from the Mountains and so it seems possible she was Mormon at first, but I decided she was not. That her friends and neighbors all prayed she would be some day but that she had never actually been one of them.<br /><br />"<br /><I>On the other hand, as you allude to, some of the satire of "higher learning" is hilarious. There's also a great passage that slams stockbrokers and speculators. Hmmm. I should post that bit to AMV.</I>"<br /><br />Oh, I forgot the mention that! It was great how he hit capitalism so hard! And what he put up in its place was a little surprising. I'm not so sure President Benson would have approved of this book....<br />"<br /><br />"<br /><I>I think that the meter is more of a problem than you state -- it's the meter of nursery rhymes and incantation. It's also generally the mark of an unpracticed poet. I wish I knew why Whitney chose it (well, it is often easier to write).</I>"<br /><br />I had never really noticed it before, but trochees turn into a heavily metered reading much more quickly than iambs do. I can see why Shakes stuck with the latter.<br /><br /><br />"<br />I agree that the romance is troubling and maudlin and very home literature. It's why I enjoy the Grand Canyon section so much -- it comes as this oddly intriguing thing after your eyes glaze over with the didactic-ness. And you can see Whitney struggling somewhat to prove himself worthy of describing it (which fits in with the Grand Canyon discourse of the time).<br />"<br /><br />I want to read that paper when you finish it.<br /><br />I remember the first time I saw the Grand Canyon. I know I'm still at a loss all these years later to describe that great absence, like stumbling onto a mountain only instead of rising into the sky, the Grand Canyon is a negation that plunges into the earth. One of the best places on earth.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-74529808731946330842009-05-22T06:56:30.663-07:002009-05-22T06:56:30.663-07:00I thought the atheistic lovely was born and raised...I thought the atheistic lovely was born and raised Mormon and so this is also a cautionary tale to those raised in the faith to not get any of those higher learning ideas.<br /><br />On the other hand, as you allude to, some of the satire of "higher learning" is hilarious. There's also a great passage that slams stockbrokers and speculators. Hmmm. I should post that bit to AMV.<br /><br />I think that the meter is more of a problem than you state -- it's the meter of nursery rhymes and incantation. It's also generally the mark of an unpracticed poet. I wish I knew why Whitney chose it (well, it is often easier to write).<br /><br />I agree that the romance is troubling and maudlin and very home literature. It's why I enjoy the Grand Canyon section so much -- it comes as this oddly intriguing thing after your eyes glaze over with the didactic-ness. And you can see Whitney struggling somewhat to prove himself worthy of describing it (which fits in with the Grand Canyon discourse of the time).Wm Morrishttp://www.motleyvision.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-47612260493947310132009-05-21T22:05:44.017-07:002009-05-21T22:05:44.017-07:00.
I'm still trying to find one for "Atheist Girl"....<br /><br />I'm still trying to find one for "Atheist Girl".....Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-38289640474336733192009-05-21T20:30:28.226-07:002009-05-21T20:30:28.226-07:00Cause it's entertaining? You're creative. You can ...Cause it's entertaining? You're creative. You can make up your own ending.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-24085412017212538642009-05-21T20:24:50.575-07:002009-05-21T20:24:50.575-07:00.
THEN WHY DID YOU GIVE IT TO ME?!?!?!?!.<br /><br />THEN WHY DID YOU GIVE IT TO ME?!?!?!?!Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-65528197414341232992009-05-21T19:36:17.012-07:002009-05-21T19:36:17.012-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed Catwoman. I heard a lot of go...I'm glad you enjoyed Catwoman. I heard a lot of good things about it when it was published, but just got around to reading it recently. <br /><br />Aztek's story gets somewhat of a conclusion in the pages of Morrison's JLA, but only to the extent that he fulfills his mission. None of the subplots ever got resolved.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-14089686845549582982009-05-21T12:22:30.894-07:002009-05-21T12:22:30.894-07:00.
As for Whitney, I think as you do. But Whitney ....<br /><br />As for Whitney, I think as you do. But Whitney <I>seems</I> to be saying that all things of beauty on earth had a premortal origin. And what about when one person wants to fulfill an unremembered premortal covenant and the other doesn't? What then? I'm not sure if that answers your question. If you have time, some of views on the subject shine through in <A HREF="http://www.motleyvision.org/readinguntildawn/ojs/index.php?journal=readinguntildawn&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=5" REL="nofollow">my essay on the premortal romance in <I>Twilight</I></A>.<br /><br />Allred is only the inker, but the artist of record has a similar sense of fun. Definitely a book worth picking up.<br /><br />I should point out thought that the reason I've been reading so much DC is because my friend <A HREF="http://www.fobcave.com/" REL="nofollow">Ben</A> has everything and lends me twice as much as I ask for. Which is okay by me.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-52626317076102679082009-05-21T10:12:50.229-07:002009-05-21T10:12:50.229-07:00It its awesome to see somebody roundabout my age i...It its awesome to see somebody roundabout my age into some of the same graphics I am. Or is this all just research for Mormon Comic Artist?<br /><br />BATMAN is my third most collected title and I actually quit collecting the Catwoman's right at the point of where your reviewed graphic picks up. Because the stories were getting dumb and they switched artists. Jim Balent was great but I can't keep a recomend and buy, let alone look at anything he does now. He was great for catwoman back in the 90's though. I didn't realize Allred took the helm thereafter.<br /><br />As for Whitney, are you saying that he can't find the balance between Agency and Pre-Mortal covenant's convincingly? I straddle that by not thinking everybody nessacarily did make covenants, to me that was a choice, and therefore all about agency. If I missed the boat I need you to tell me.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.com