tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post7758254305318279259..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: #TuesdaySerial: The Gods of Evergreen (part 2)Larry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-42594168528737966622011-06-14T02:06:35.198-04:002011-06-14T02:06:35.198-04:00Hey, I can finally catch up on this! I like the ne...Hey, I can finally catch up on this! I like the new title! I like how clearly you've illustrated the road ahead! I have not read The Postman, nor have I read The Road, but I am intrigued!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-38337989632947369802011-05-14T09:12:37.745-04:002011-05-14T09:12:37.745-04:00With a sigh of relief, Blogger is back!
JohnX, I&...With a sigh of relief, Blogger is back!<br /><br />JohnX, I'll repeat the comment eaten in the Great Friday the 13th Blogger Clusterf**k: if I didn't miss a book, it seems like Brin left the Uplift series hanging with the hostile armada departing Earth. Too bad he stopped writing!<br /><br />Mari, the old title was a very forgettable "To Evergreen." I think storms and the response of their victims are timeless, so maybe I can be forgiven for the contemporaneity this time. ;-) When I first wrote this, I thought the village was pretty much isolated from everything — but Johnny did his best to set me straight.<br /><br />Thanks much, Sonia! I think details are what pull readers into a story.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-59388374298019980032011-05-13T21:58:11.958-04:002011-05-13T21:58:11.958-04:00I like the way you describe everything, all the li...I like the way you describe everything, all the little details.Soniahttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-62545803082937757162011-05-13T21:05:22.110-04:002011-05-13T21:05:22.110-04:00I don't remember the old title, but I do like ...I don't remember the old title, but I do like the new one. Interesting how this episode lost the feel of contemporaneity the first episode had. Please don't take this as criticism, it's just the statement of a fact with no judgement in it. Actually, I'm liking this story more than ever. Can't wait to meet these gods!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-83478510715665775482011-05-12T14:01:57.702-04:002011-05-12T14:01:57.702-04:00Hah, great one JohnW!
Yes, this story will have a...Hah, great one JohnW!<br /><br />Yes, this story will have a few things lacking in <i>The Road</i>; two things that come to mind immediately are 1) brevity; and 2) plot. ;-)Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-55661625818671640322011-05-12T11:24:16.644-04:002011-05-12T11:24:16.644-04:00"Eye spy with my little eye, something that&#..."Eye spy with my little eye, something that's big and green."<br /><br />It was no surprise that a few days in they killed and ate John Wiswell. They couldn't take it anymore.<br /><br />Slightly more seriously, yes I also picked up the similarities to The Road. I'm trusting in you to instill more spirit into this, though, Mr. FAR. We only needed the one McCarthy, right?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-69182296311914691372011-05-11T23:27:47.304-04:002011-05-11T23:27:47.304-04:00Agreed. Seems like he left the Uplift story kind o...Agreed. Seems like he left the Uplift story kind of hanging, unless I missed a book. I think <i>Heart of the Comet</i> was the one that really blew me away though.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-19691750144136738712011-05-11T14:02:21.657-04:002011-05-11T14:02:21.657-04:00Yay! =D Brin is pretty much my favourite author. S...Yay! =D Brin is pretty much my favourite author. Shame he doesn't write any more. Even bigger shame the Uplift books are now out of print (in the UK at least) =( If I could I'd have the lot in my shop. =)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-58703194614606349792011-05-11T11:06:10.411-04:002011-05-11T11:06:10.411-04:00Thanks much, Jason. I've also read Earth Abide...Thanks much, Jason. I've also read Earth Abides and sometimes wonder if Stephen King ripped it off for The Stand.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-31588549494719715082011-05-11T02:43:54.084-04:002011-05-11T02:43:54.084-04:00P.S: I meant to mention George R Stewart's &qu...P.S: I meant to mention George R Stewart's "Earth Abides" in the same sentence as Mr Brin above!Jason Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509338964933754054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-42781573003595967342011-05-11T02:42:50.193-04:002011-05-11T02:42:50.193-04:00The road traveled is integral to the quest and her...The road traveled is integral to the quest and here you've expanded in one episode the premise set up in part one. I also agree wholeheartedly with John Zero regards to the book of The Postman over the risible movie. See ya next Tuesday, dude.Jason Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509338964933754054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-60407040147798886742011-05-10T22:03:15.247-04:002011-05-10T22:03:15.247-04:00Good evening!
JohnX, yes I've read the book. ...Good evening!<br /><br />JohnX, yes I've read the book. I haven't seen the movie. If that's what I call to mind… well, David Brin is one of my favorites. I'm happy.<br /><br />Icy, think of it as happening centuries after something like <i>The Road</i> and that would be a fair description.<br /><br />Johnny's trek has only begun…Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-26464781584130131862011-05-10T08:23:01.200-04:002011-05-10T08:23:01.200-04:00I'm now picturing a landscape more akin to The...I'm now picturing a landscape more akin to <i>The Road</i> or <i>The Book of Eli</i>, and I love the little touches you sprinkle throughout. Interested to see where this goes!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-85471866806316509852011-05-10T02:33:51.913-04:002011-05-10T02:33:51.913-04:00The postal mechanism is a nice touch, delivering (...The postal mechanism is a nice touch, delivering (sorry) a further dimension and realism. Have you ever read David Brin's The Postman? Forget the terrible Costner movie, the book is one of the best post-apocalypse novels around.<br /><br />Looking forward to finding out what secrets Mount Evergreen holds. =)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.com