Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Resurrections? A survey.

I'm planning to write a post about resurrections (relatively) soon, but first I just want to do a quick survey for all my blog readers, and for anyone else who happens to stumble upon this blog. And anyone else who hasn't followed my blog, and anyone else who... well, anyone else.

Have you read fantasy books with resurrections in them? (y, n):
Did you like that, or not? (y, n):
Do you have resurrections in your own book? (y, n, not writing a book):
If so, what would be your ratio of deaths-to-resurrections?: (#):
Generally, do you think having resurrections is a good thing? (y, n):

Any other comments you have on resurrections in YA fantasy would be appreciated. Leave your answer in a comment.

-Jag
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  1. Taisia Tinúviel19/12/12 8:24 am

    1: Have you read fantasy books with resurrections in them? (y, n): Yes.
    2: Did you like that, or not? (y, n): The Bible has resurrections in it, so in fantasy books (depending on how they do it, of course) I think it's fine.
    3: Do you have resurrections in your own book? (y, n, not writing a book): No.
    4: If so, what would be your ratio of deaths-to-resurrections?: (#):
    5: Generally, do you think having resurrections is a good thing? (y, n): It really depends how the author depicts it. If it's not a Christian book and they somehow manage to come back from the dead by themselves, no. If it's a Christian book and God raises them from the dead, that's fine with me!

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  2. Charlotte Reinders19/12/12 10:06 am

    1: Yes.
    2: It really depends how it is done, but in general they have annoyed me.
    3: No...well actually, yes and no.
    4: Ratio? I have no idea, but I generally avoid writing them, but I don't think it should happen too many times.
    5: Pretty much ditto Taisia, but it shouldn't be done in a predictable way, and only if it is vital to the plot that it happens.

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  3. HyperLinkzer19/12/12 11:02 am

    1: Only two.
    2: I liked one of them; the other one was sort of vague.
    3: No.
    4: None.
    5: If there's a really really good reason for it, like if God does it, yes. If it's just because it was a likable character, no.

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  4. Sine Nomine23/12/12 7:05 am

    1: Yes.
    2: Well...The main one that I'm thinking of is when Gandalf is resurrected in "The Two Towers". It bugs me a bit, but J.R.R. Tolkien is my favourite author, so...Short answer: yes. Long answer: In "The Two Towers", it doesn't bug me as much as it would if it were a book written by a different author.
    3: No.
    4: n/a
    5: In the Bible, resurrections are wonderful, miraculous things. However, they were also things that really happened. In general, I have problems with resurrections that are created by authors. I just don't think that it's for humans, in our fallen state, to judge when a person should be resurrected or not. Really, it's only right for God to do that. These are, of course, just my thoughts, and I could be very mistaken.

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    1. Sine Nomine23/12/12 7:18 am

      I just realized that I came across as saying, "Because J.R.R. Tolkien is awesome, I'm overlooking his resurrection thing." That is not at all what I am saying. The reason that Tolkien's resurrection of Gandalf doesn't bug me so much is that he was a Christian author, and Gandalf gave his life fighting the Balrog so that the rest of the Company could escape.
      Another thing I would like to add: a resurrection that I have no problems with is that of Aslan in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". This one doesn't bug me because it is not an invention of C.S. Lewis', but rather a sort of allegory. That resurrection did really happen, and the human race is saved because of it.

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