Comments on: Differences and Parables http://www.trenthergenrader.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:58:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andy Wolverton http://www.trenthergenrader.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/comment-page-1/#comment-45864 Andy Wolverton Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:30:21 +0000 http://www.hergenraders.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/#comment-45864 I do plan to read <i>Talents</i> at some point. <i>The Difference Engine</i>, probably not. I do plan to read Talents at some point. The Difference Engine, probably not.

]]> By: Trent http://www.trenthergenrader.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/comment-page-1/#comment-45861 Trent Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:04:45 +0000 http://www.hergenraders.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/#comment-45861 Hey Nick! Long time no see. Thanks for stopping by. Andy, you gonna read <i>Parable of the Talents</i>? Hey Nick! Long time no see. Thanks for stopping by.

Andy, you gonna read Parable of the Talents?

]]> By: Nick http://www.trenthergenrader.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/comment-page-1/#comment-45840 Nick Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:20:28 +0000 http://www.hergenraders.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/#comment-45840 wrong you're - your - ha. wrong you’re – your – ha.

]]> By: Nick http://www.trenthergenrader.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/comment-page-1/#comment-45839 Nick Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:20:11 +0000 http://www.hergenraders.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/#comment-45839 I'll be 100% - you're reference to Troi was awesome. I’ll be 100% – you’re reference to Troi was awesome.

]]> By: Andy Wolverton http://www.trenthergenrader.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/comment-page-1/#comment-45829 Andy Wolverton Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:31:05 +0000 http://www.hergenraders.com/wordpress/2007/09/25/differences-and-parables/#comment-45829 Yeah, I commented on your comment on my blog about Lauren. She's just not a believable teenager, regardless of what she's been through, despite the fact that she's had to "grow up" too fast. And how many doubts does the average teenager have on a week to week, hour to hour, minute to minute basis? Sure, they usually won't voice them to adults, but to formulate your own religion with unwavering confidence and never a shred of doubt??? I kept waiting for the hyperempathy and the "God is change" aspect of Earthseed to intersect at some point (maybe even tying it more into the biblical parable itself), but as far as I could tell, they never did. Yeah, it sure seemed Lauren had "selective" hyperempathy. Yet even with those problems, the novel is still quite good. Yeah, I commented on your comment on my blog about Lauren. She’s just not a believable teenager, regardless of what she’s been through, despite the fact that she’s had to “grow up” too fast. And how many doubts does the average teenager have on a week to week, hour to hour, minute to minute basis? Sure, they usually won’t voice them to adults, but to formulate your own religion with unwavering confidence and never a shred of doubt???

I kept waiting for the hyperempathy and the “God is change” aspect of Earthseed to intersect at some point (maybe even tying it more into the biblical parable itself), but as far as I could tell, they never did. Yeah, it sure seemed Lauren had “selective” hyperempathy. Yet even with those problems, the novel is still quite good.

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