Comments on: Ashes http://www.afburns.com/2010/01/20/ashes/ Alexander Burns's writing sketchbook Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:13:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frank Byrns http://www.afburns.com/2010/01/20/ashes/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 Frank Byrns Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:28:48 +0000 http://www.afburns.com/?p=908#comment-2338 I didn't write for _weeks_ after I read The Road. Why bother? Reading great work can be very depressive for your own output. :) I didn’t write for _weeks_ after I read The Road.

Why bother?

Reading great work can be very depressive for your own output. :)

]]> By: Alexander Burns http://www.afburns.com/2010/01/20/ashes/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 Alexander Burns Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:42:43 +0000 http://www.afburns.com/?p=908#comment-2336 I agree, and I think that's what we typically see in these stories - the faithful and the nihilistic savage. Book of Eli kind of presents a middle ground that isn't often explored, I think. Though, I think Octavia Butler explored the "inventing a new religion" thing some in her books. I haven't gotten around to reading them. I agree, and I think that’s what we typically see in these stories – the faithful and the nihilistic savage. Book of Eli kind of presents a middle ground that isn’t often explored, I think.

Though, I think Octavia Butler explored the “inventing a new religion” thing some in her books. I haven’t gotten around to reading them.

]]> By: Erin http://www.afburns.com/2010/01/20/ashes/comment-page-1/#comment-2335 Erin Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:53:35 +0000 http://www.afburns.com/?p=908#comment-2335 I think people would either lose faith entirely or cling harder to their old faith. I doubt they would have the gumption to make up somethig new at such a traumatizing time. You'd need the comfort of your familiar God, in my opinion. Also, Christianity, at least, has apocolypse built into it, so it might be able to survive. I think people would either lose faith entirely or cling harder to their old faith. I doubt they would have the gumption to make up somethig new at such a traumatizing time. You’d need the comfort of your familiar God, in my opinion. Also, Christianity, at least, has apocolypse built into it, so it might be able to survive.

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