tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276481407880212540.post8426883533617304658..comments2024-03-29T02:04:22.457-07:00Comments on Culinary Adventures with Camilla: A Disappointing Postscript + Bruschetta with Sliced Tomatoes #FoodieReadsCamilla M. Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04815419370177683182noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276481407880212540.post-11977506127859679332021-02-25T04:49:38.069-08:002021-02-25T04:49:38.069-08:00Perhaps one of the problems is that it has been so...Perhaps one of the problems is that it has been so long since the original was published. A Day in the Life on the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878132360387905867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276481407880212540.post-75628750925611545912021-02-24T08:47:16.452-08:002021-02-24T08:47:16.452-08:00Thanks for stopping by, Mae. I loved series when I...Thanks for stopping by, Mae. I loved series when I was a kid, especially the Narnia books. I can't remember how many times I read those.Camilla M. Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815419370177683182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276481407880212540.post-27847756616949278112021-02-22T11:19:04.708-08:002021-02-22T11:19:04.708-08:00When I was a child I felt that sequels were always...When I was a child I felt that sequels were always a come-down from the original -- especially in fantasy stories. Authors would first offer a vivid imaginative almost dreamlike story, but in the sequels they would try to make it realistic, they would explain things and draw maps and present backstories. I kept having that reaction -- it's true of "The Princess and the Goblin" by George McDonald which was my childhood favorite; of the Oz stories which are good but none quite as good as the first over-the-rainbow trip; of Alice in Wonderland, where the looking glass isn't as spontaneous or charming as Wonderland. I think it has some validity in the Lord of the Rings stories where the freshness of The Hobbit becomes so much more rationalized. More recently it applies to the Dark Materials series which get more and more involved with made-up worlds that all demonstrate some theory. <br /><br />So your experience doesn't surprise me. <br /><br />I think the Harry Potter series is less like this because it was all planned out in advance, and thus it's almost like a 10,000 page single book.<br /><br />Sorry to go on and on!<br /><br />be safe... mae at maefood.blogspot.comMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.com