tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post9119905263203912137..comments2024-03-18T17:06:32.290+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: The VisitorKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-12557568764824513302022-03-08T08:43:10.017+00:002022-03-08T08:43:10.017+00:00Kaor, Jim!
And "Murphy's Hall" is a...Kaor, Jim!<br /><br />And "Murphy's Hall" is another, if very grim, "hard hitting" story.<br /><br />Ad astra! SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-8065548645657006912022-03-07T18:33:07.346+00:002022-03-07T18:33:07.346+00:00If this is the story I'm thinking of whose tit...If this is the story I'm thinking of whose title I don't recall:<br />In a dream a major character in the story visits a house only inhabited by a young girl. A plot point is a yellow brick road that the girl says not to travel down.<br /><br />Yes the story did hit me hard too.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-42265446238991144072019-06-24T04:28:59.372+01:002019-06-24T04:28:59.372+01:00I think Mr. Inchbald is right, "The Visitor&q...I think Mr. Inchbald is right, "The Visitor" is indeed "coldly" science fictional. It's emotional impact comes from how the narrator reacted to what he sensed or experienced.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-1933811835143904222019-06-18T19:46:25.101+01:002019-06-18T19:46:25.101+01:00Guy,
Thank you for a new comment on a very old pos...Guy,<br />Thank you for a new comment on a very old post. You are invited to comment on more recent posts.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-23835376206657707862019-06-18T19:24:35.971+01:002019-06-18T19:24:35.971+01:00A long-time fan of Poul Anderson, I had been resea...A long-time fan of Poul Anderson, I had been researching Dunne for a couple of years before I came across "The Visitor". It has way the most emotional impact of any Dunne-related story I have seen. Dunne would have argued that the story is not fantasy at all, but coldly scientific. Only the characters' perceptions of the afterlife would have been distorted by their preconceptions. In his introduction Anderson suggests that there is an element of personal experience in the plot and the implication is that this was what made it so hard to write. I stand in awe and gratitude at his willpower.Guy Inchbaldhttp://www.steelpillow.com/dunne/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-69642898419325553362013-08-16T07:30:56.706+01:002013-08-16T07:30:56.706+01:00 Hi, Paul!
Yes, in fiction ghosts are best class... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> Yes, in fiction ghosts are best classified as fantasy. But some of the best fantasies are ghost stories. One author who was a master of this brancy of fantasy was the late Russell Kirk. If you ever come across them, look at two collections of his ghost stories called THE PRINCESS OF ALL LANDS and WATCHERS AT THE STRAIT GATE. Really good stuff there!<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-15661872625732977112013-08-15T21:02:29.520+01:002013-08-15T21:02:29.520+01:00But I think that ghosts in fiction are fantasy?But I think that ghosts in fiction are fantasy?Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-76428072221286895082013-08-15T19:45:36.108+01:002013-08-15T19:45:36.108+01:00Hi, Paul!
I should have added to my previous not... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> I should have added to my previous note that I don't agree that it's fantasy to believe the soul or spirit survives the death of a man's physical body. That comes more unders philosophy and religious faith.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-42106762277580154702013-08-15T14:22:58.342+01:002013-08-15T14:22:58.342+01:00Hi, Paul!
I agree, the emotional impact from rea... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> I agree, the emotional impact from reading "The Visitor" can hit some readers quite hard. Two other examples being "Sister Planet" and "Terminal Quest." I couldn't bear to reread "Sister Planet" for years after the first time I read it, that was how hard the story hit me.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com