tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post2274911625120337240..comments2023-05-01T04:51:15.777-07:00Comments on Gladsome Lights: Kristin LavransdatterGretchenJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-51625481132460747832010-08-22T14:39:47.877-07:002010-08-22T14:39:47.877-07:00Hi, GretchenJoanna. I read Kristin for only the f...Hi, GretchenJoanna. I read Kristin for only the first time last summer (the Nunnally version), and I would love to read it again, perhaps in a couple of years. I love the way the book plays out the consequences of Kristin's youthful choices over the course of a lifetime, and also, her descriptions of nature are very evocative.<br /><br />I think Undset is somewhat similar to Tolkien in her ability to recreate a world, especially one with a Nordic feel. Also, I think Tolkien is sacramental, though I haven't thought deeply about how. <br /><br />I read the first of the Cairo Trilogy, Palace Walk, this spring and think you have a very interesting idea there in comparing them. Two very different worlds indeed!Laura Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168905598871608315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-39452601119834212822010-07-17T20:35:26.101-07:002010-07-17T20:35:26.101-07:00I LOVE this book,too, and had read the Archer vers...I LOVE this book,too, and had read the Archer version from the library some years ago, and later read the first book in the newer translation a couple years ago. Then last summer I ordered all three books in the Nunnally version for Reading for Believers. Sadly, the order never showed up. I accidentally sent it to my old address, and it was never forwarded. But I had ordered it from Adoremus books, so figured the cost was kind of a donation. So I never got around to reading again. Still on my list of books worth owning.Emily J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01132106976424535611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-52587298719203403202010-07-17T19:53:39.298-07:002010-07-17T19:53:39.298-07:00This sounds like a fascinating and intriguing seri...This sounds like a fascinating and intriguing series. I am going to add it to my reading list.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205461146035913939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-50918459522285591952010-07-17T08:25:50.701-07:002010-07-17T08:25:50.701-07:00This is a great review! I love this trilogy and h...This is a great review! I love this trilogy and have read it several times (not the Nunnally version yet) and I really appreciate your observations. I hadn't thought about how my own Christian journey was reflected in the story but it does (nondenom to reformed). I hope you will share more of your thoughts because I really enjoy reading and gleaning from your perspective.Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-25264429928573230102010-07-16T18:17:49.733-07:002010-07-16T18:17:49.733-07:00Oooops! I mean Giants in the Earth!Oooops! I mean Giants in the Earth!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-74658541868531082142010-07-16T09:31:08.715-07:002010-07-16T09:31:08.715-07:00I am going to check my library immediately. Fasci...I am going to check my library immediately. Fascinating. My great grandparents were born in Norway. My dad is %100 Norwegian. Must read this. I was just thinking about Giants of the Earth this morning. My dad read it while he visited quite some time ago. Thank you, GJ.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.com