tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post7863413588318702776..comments2024-03-29T09:02:42.960+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Blur And DeathKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-38278403733154505752017-06-18T16:51:14.104+01:002017-06-18T16:51:14.104+01:00Kaor, DAVID!
I agree, and I thought it a very int...Kaor, DAVID!<br /><br />I agree, and I thought it a very interesting literary device when used by authors as skillful as Poul Anderson or S.M. Stirling, to name just two.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-3891287428945698712017-06-18T15:06:54.289+01:002017-06-18T15:06:54.289+01:00Sean:
I've seen the "time slows down"...Sean:<br />I've seen the "time slows down" effect in a number of stories, too. Most of them that I recall, though, are EITHER cases where this is shown to be an exceptional person, and the slowing of his/her perception of time allows for what feels like unhurried calculation and aiming — OR people who are in effect given plenty of time to realize fully just how helpless they are.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-32251149886918624982017-06-17T16:50:12.249+01:002017-06-17T16:50:12.249+01:00Kaor, DAVID!
Understood, what you said about thes...Kaor, DAVID!<br /><br />Understood, what you said about these two points you made. I've also seen descriptions in some of PA's stories where, in a crisis, "everything" seems to move SLOWLY. When events were actually happening SWIFTLY.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-66450000004973218242017-06-17T12:38:51.560+01:002017-06-17T12:38:51.560+01:00Sean:
Remember, I was never IN combat, or even in ...Sean:<br />Remember, I was never IN combat, or even in a specialty where it was LIKELY I'd be in combat — not directly, anyway. So, no; I don't believe my service time had much or any influence in this regard. But it's a common experience that in a crisis EVERYTHING seems to be happening too fast. David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-71701251086819622342017-06-17T07:06:01.490+01:002017-06-17T07:06:01.490+01:00Kaor, DAVID!
Yes, I think I can see that. And, y...Kaor, DAVID! <br /><br />Yes, I think I can see that. And, you, being retired Army, would have a better idea than I can on how men actually move in combat, and how fast.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-74784911886498199102017-06-16T23:36:33.532+01:002017-06-16T23:36:33.532+01:00Sean:
At the very least, this describes how he SEE...Sean:<br />At the very least, this describes how he SEEMS, in the heat of battle, to those around him.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-55872158545156511782017-06-16T08:23:38.269+01:002017-06-16T08:23:38.269+01:00Kaor, Paul!
S.M. Stirling writes very well, so I&...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />S.M. Stirling writes very well, so I'm sure I accepted this description of how Rudi fought when I read it. But I'm now wondering how PLAUSIBLE it would be for a warrior to fight so SWIFTLY.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com