Comments on A Light Inside: Once Upon a Midnight Dreary: Darkness in Fantasy F...

Very nice..and you managed to include my favorite,...

2012-01-18T16:06:12.262-08:00

Very nice..and you managed to include my favorite, and give me italics matching Rilkes, which makes me happy. I'm glad the topic was a hit, you and Mr. Pond wrote AMAZING responses!

Well said. :) I think people react differently to ...

2012-01-18T13:27:36.286-08:00

Well said. :) I think people react differently to the balance in various books, but to treat darkness as if it overpowers all hope of light is destructive thought, and not edifying to read about.

I also agree. In truth, light isn't just a bal...

2012-01-18T08:34:47.167-08:00

I also agree. In truth, light isn't just a balance for darkness; it's the healing for the wound, a wondrous brilliance against which darkness can't prevail. Even a single match flame overcomes an entirely dark room. The important role of darkness is to submit to the light and accentuate it, showing how bright it is in comparison. Where "dark" stories fail is when they're out of balance, giving only minimal or dimmed light, or no light at all; as this goes against natural law and spiritual truth, it makes for unsatisfying and unedifying, and most definitely, untruthful reading. This is why, for me, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire were so good, and Mockingjay so awful, depressing, and hope-challenged. The match flame was too weak, flickering under a thick shade which cast only more shadows in a dim room.

--Arabella

Milk and cookies! Now that would be a way to make ...

2012-01-16T17:38:43.284-08:00

Milk and cookies! Now that would be a way to make our dead happy...

Thanks, George. I'm glad you like the post, and it makes me happy when people agree. :D

I was pretty much on board until the Twilight
2012-01-16T10:09:24.889-08:00
I was pretty much on board until the Twilight reference. :)

And if one leaves out milk & cookies, won't Santa Claus come around? :)

Anyway, brilliant post. I'd love to be able to give a better response to it, but why should I spend a lot of time commenting when my answer will essentially come down to "Yes, I agree." ;)