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	<title>Comments on: Rethinking Reading and The Darksword I</title>
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	<description>Reflection on ancient and contemporary worship and literature.</description>
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		<title>By: Steven K</title>
		<link>http://theyomen.com/2009/01/13/rethinking-reading-and-the-darksword-i/comment-page-1/#comment-538</link>
		<dc:creator>Steven K</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m telling Chrissy you said that.</description>
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		<title>By: Adam B.</title>
		<link>http://theyomen.com/2009/01/13/rethinking-reading-and-the-darksword-i/comment-page-1/#comment-537</link>
		<dc:creator>Adam B.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I will have to pick up Dracula soon. I have been pondering writing voices and such lately and you make a good point about these book. I also feel like I should pick up a mystery novel or two to see how they develop. Right now my only experience with mysteries in story are from television and I am sure the methods of plot development are much different. Good stuff. 
BTW you&#039;re right. The Never Ending Story was a horror film.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I will have to pick up Dracula soon. I have been pondering writing voices and such lately and you make a good point about these book. I also feel like I should pick up a mystery novel or two to see how they develop. Right now my only experience with mysteries in story are from television and I am sure the methods of plot development are much different. Good stuff.<br />
BTW you&#8217;re right. The Never Ending Story was a horror film.</p>
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		<title>By: Steven K</title>
		<link>http://theyomen.com/2009/01/13/rethinking-reading-and-the-darksword-i/comment-page-1/#comment-536</link>
		<dc:creator>Steven K</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Adam, since you enjoyed Frankenstein so much you should stick to &quot;sci-fi&quot; writings like that.  I personally cannot stand most sci-fi or fantasy, but it turns out that I may have just been reading the wrong writing styles.  I loved Frankenstein as well and we&#039;ve had conversations in the past about books such as The Time Machine.  Other books such as Drakula (just as different from the movie depictions as Frankenstein is) are written in a style similar to Frankenstein or The Time Machine.  A story of someone telling a story or recapping research done or evidence found, but very subtle when it comes to actual chase or fight scenes.  

In a way, this makes this genre more believable to me.  We&#039;ve all read good scholarly accounts and scientific papers on dozens of real events so we know the formula.  The formula becomes very strong when it is used to convey fiction as we&#039;ve been brought up to believe this tone and style of writing as truth.  So check out Stoker&#039;s Dracula and also H.P. Lovecraft is an interesting horror writer.  Again, though, don&#039;t expect Texas Chainsaw Massacre or kids riding on Luck Dragons, all the same though, expect to be constantly reminding yourself that it&#039;s made up, as the tone and form of writing is very &quot;fact&quot; based.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adam, since you enjoyed Frankenstein so much you should stick to &#8220;sci-fi&#8221; writings like that.  I personally cannot stand most sci-fi or fantasy, but it turns out that I may have just been reading the wrong writing styles.  I loved Frankenstein as well and we&#8217;ve had conversations in the past about books such as The Time Machine.  Other books such as Drakula (just as different from the movie depictions as Frankenstein is) are written in a style similar to Frankenstein or The Time Machine.  A story of someone telling a story or recapping research done or evidence found, but very subtle when it comes to actual chase or fight scenes.  </p>
<p>In a way, this makes this genre more believable to me.  We&#8217;ve all read good scholarly accounts and scientific papers on dozens of real events so we know the formula.  The formula becomes very strong when it is used to convey fiction as we&#8217;ve been brought up to believe this tone and style of writing as truth.  So check out Stoker&#8217;s Dracula and also H.P. Lovecraft is an interesting horror writer.  Again, though, don&#8217;t expect Texas Chainsaw Massacre or kids riding on Luck Dragons, all the same though, expect to be constantly reminding yourself that it&#8217;s made up, as the tone and form of writing is very &#8220;fact&#8221; based.</p>
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		<title>By: Adam B.</title>
		<link>http://theyomen.com/2009/01/13/rethinking-reading-and-the-darksword-i/comment-page-1/#comment-535</link>
		<dc:creator>Adam B.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Have any Modesitt recommendations?</description>
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		<title>By: Bear</title>
		<link>http://theyomen.com/2009/01/13/rethinking-reading-and-the-darksword-i/comment-page-1/#comment-534</link>
		<dc:creator>Bear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Later on his writing gets better and the story start moving. If Feist doesn&#039;t do it you could always try Modesitt. He wraps everything up in one book-every time...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Later on his writing gets better and the story start moving. If Feist doesn&#8217;t do it you could always try Modesitt. He wraps everything up in one book-every time&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Adam B.</title>
		<link>http://theyomen.com/2009/01/13/rethinking-reading-and-the-darksword-i/comment-page-1/#comment-533</link>
		<dc:creator>Adam B.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I take it back, I read Magician Apprentice and Master. Not bad but not knock your socks off either. Perhaps he has a different series that is not related to the Magician books I could try?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I take it back, I read Magician Apprentice and Master. Not bad but not knock your socks off either. Perhaps he has a different series that is not related to the Magician books I could try?</p>
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		<title>By: Bear</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Like most fantasy books you must read in series. I would start at the beginning...Magician is the first in the Krondor series!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like most fantasy books you must read in series. I would start at the beginning&#8230;Magician is the first in the Krondor series!</p>
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		<title>By: Adam B.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Adam B.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bring book 1. What is THE book to read by Feist. Steve has recommended him to me but I can&#039;t get him to give me a specific &quot;greatest&quot; book by Feist. Perhaps you can improve upon his negligence and recommend a single book for me to start with.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bring book 1. What is THE book to read by Feist. Steve has recommended him to me but I can&#8217;t get him to give me a specific &#8220;greatest&#8221; book by Feist. Perhaps you can improve upon his negligence and recommend a single book for me to start with.</p>
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		<title>By: Bear</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Feist. You must read Feist. Steve must have mentioned this to you. As for Wheel of time, I can bring you book one if you want...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Feist. You must read Feist. Steve must have mentioned this to you. As for Wheel of time, I can bring you book one if you want&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Adam B.</title>
		<link>http://theyomen.com/2009/01/13/rethinking-reading-and-the-darksword-i/comment-page-1/#comment-529</link>
		<dc:creator>Adam B.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sadly, I have not. I&#039;m sure they will be coming soon enough as most people I have spoken to mirror your feelings about the series.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sadly, I have not. I&#8217;m sure they will be coming soon enough as most people I have spoken to mirror your feelings about the series.</p>
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