Monday, February 18, 2008
I'll give you a topic. Rhode Island is neither a road nor is it an island. Discuss.
So, I won't lie, I really hope someone knows this quote. It might be one of my favorite things ever, along with the other discussion questions, of course. Okay, so back on topic, I had to read the librarian story, which might be my favorite thing ever! I mean, personally, I would love to grow up in a library! It would be amazing!!! Yea! So, for a deeper meaning, I guess this story could be a commentary on the chaos of the real world and the choice between that and a more orderly existence. The librarians obviously thought that the outer world was too much to bear, but Dinsy wanted to experience the madness. Also, is the orderly existence worth it after you see all the things you have to give up? It would be interesting to see if Dinsy ever chose to go back to the library. Maybe when she was old and wanted that orderly life. You can discuss this amongst yourselves as well. Okay, and really, am I the only one that thought that a living library was the coolest thing ever! I want to live there too!!! Or at least visit, since I enjoy chaos. But, yeah, rambling is over, this is the coolest story ever, and I'm done.
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Haha. I wanted to live in a library when I was in the 3rd grade. We had just finished reading "Help! I'm A Prisoner In The Library" and I thought it was the coolest book ever. I'm probably the only one who has ever read that. But in all honesty, Jorge Luis Borges ruined libraries for me altogether. Nutty concepts that were introduced waaay to early to me *and* should not be read by someone just trying to learn Spanish.
*sniffle* Whyz everyone gotta be beatin up on my favorite awthorz? First Charles Dickens, now Borges... *sniffle* guys... *sniffle*
My paper-topic sense is tingling. Seriously. After "Magic for Beginners" and "In the House of the Seven Librarians," I think that a very interesting essay could be written about libraries in fantasy. Wicked.
I enjoyed this story because it had a lot of fairy tale elements in it. I mean, come on...the seven librarians...the seven dwarfs...the way the library is alive and hidden by an enchanted forest? Link liked to walk down the good old folk-tale road, as well, and I'm sitting here wondering why. What's the point of tying a contemporary fantasy story to a fairy tale? Sure, it reads in an interesting way, but are there any deeper reasons I'm missing? Does it give the story more street cred? What?
I couldn't help but think about Link the entire time I was reading this! I was just waiting for Fox or one of the other characters to show up, and I'll admit that I was a little disappointed that they didn't, haha. That may be a little weird, but did anyone else have that problem?
I, too, must add: never have I seen so many library references in fantasy before. I'm surprised at how well it connects with all of these different stories and authors.
I wonder what the power is behind the number 7....
ah, interesting topic that could probably last forever.
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