tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711813936917120369.post7071195414509861471..comments2023-05-04T05:51:02.255-07:00Comments on The Giggling Gull: Wings and the Child, or the Building of Magic Cities, by E. NesbitThe Giggling Gullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963985583783381283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711813936917120369.post-55258871253307759102012-09-05T19:00:08.972-07:002012-09-05T19:00:08.972-07:00I had thought perhaps you might have such an excel...I had thought perhaps you might have such an excellent recall of your childhood; some things you'd said in conversation seemed that way. I have also found other authors speaking of their childhood in such vivid ways. Katherine Paterson does, for instance (I'm reading a book by her right now).The Giggling Gullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963985583783381283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711813936917120369.post-69863398284738237152012-08-02T10:22:26.112-07:002012-08-02T10:22:26.112-07:00I read this because of your recommendation, and ha...I read this because of your recommendation, and have basically the same reservations. From reading much of her children's literature, I was actually surprised at how trinitarian she seemed to be, though she still lists toward universalism way too strongly. I loved the parts about toys, and what kind of games are fun. I also appreciated that she values memories of being a child so highly, since I have experienced all the reactions of grownups who don't remember just as she described.MamaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592074818731602051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711813936917120369.post-26622685531094343532012-06-14T18:27:03.043-07:002012-06-14T18:27:03.043-07:00Oh, I meant to say that her discussion of appropri...Oh, I meant to say that her discussion of appropriate playthings spells out, and in much better prose than ever I could have managed, what sort of toys I think children should have. That was probably the best part of the book.The Giggling Gullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963985583783381283noreply@blogger.com