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When I was six or seven years old, I was convinced for a time that a monster lived in my bedroom closet. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't be misled, don't miss this book,
By Watching from Missouri (St Louis, Missouri) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind (Paperback)
The essential message of this book is that minds are at war for the redefinition of the way you and your children will think, and by implication, children of generations to come.Traditional fairie tales expressed the influence the unseen world has on the world in which we live, but did so within the framework of a clear understanding of good and evil, right and wrong. Today's fairie tale is blurring the defining lines between these elements and creating a powerful, new (yet ancient) understanding that is degrading moral conscience and inviting young people to explore powers traditionally understood to belong to the 'dark side'. They even encourage friendship with any 'good' denizens of that dark side. The original edition of this book was sub-titled "Christian and pagan imagination in children's literature." The second edition more clearly focuses on the immediate problem with its sub-title, "The battle for your child's mind." I read the original edition and was thrilled with the clear presentation of the dangers. This second edition is even more in-depth in its handling of the concepts and issues. The reviewers of this book who speak negatively seem the rightful victims of the very forces exposed in the book. They give clear evidence of missing the point. The point is not, "Are all snakes bad? Aren't any dragons good?" The point is that there is a malevolent mind, unrelenting, intent on destruction, at work at every level in our world, especially operative with tremendous effect in modern literature and visual media. To miss this point is to be a victim of the hypnotic forces of deception. Those who read C.S. Lewis's 'Narnia' series will remember the Marsh Wiggle who burned his own foot in the fire in order to break the witch's hypnotic power over them. This book will help you burn your own foot in the fire so you can wake up. Our culture is in motion, changing form, calling evil good and good evil, and many who are committed to 'good' are embracing the new forms as acceptable. When our culture has finally changed completely, will there be anyone there who will even know what happened? This is a vitally important book. It is sound, sane, insightful, spiritual, discerning, and will enable readers to establish and maintain oases of light in the new dark ages that are already upon us. Don't miss it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is "What Happened",
By Wintergarden (midwest USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind (Paperback)
A highly intelligent and gifted writer who is able to see beyond the pop culture of our time has given parents a great reference tool in which to educate themselves on the underlying aspects of children's literature. It takes a well-developed mind to read this book as it is meant to be read; it is not "quick reading". It is a very in-depth look into what is really behind children's entertainment of today. While some readers may be put off by the author's insight into what may be one of their favorite books (or series of books), this book needs to be read, if you only take a little bit of knowledge away with you after reading it, you still have done yourself a favor! And to the young reader who felt the need to post "Three Words, What Happened Here?" In the future, when writing a critique, you might consider using the spellcheck device on your computer and if you want others to believe you are Christian (or even intelligent and well-mannered) you need to be charitable in your review of others, especially when writing about someone whose work is as illuminated as Mr. O'Brien's.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
seldom boring,
By Paul Stilwell (Canada, B.C.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind (Paperback)
I'm a single twenty year old who has no children. I had read all of O'Briens fiction novels and was thirsting for anything by Michael O'Brien. So I bought A Landscape With Dragons and read it twice over completely enthralled with what I was reading. All of my sneaking suspicions and intuitions about the culture I basically grew up with were not only confirmed, but were enfleshed, and brought out in way that was spiritually horrifying yet courageous in Michael O'Briens sustaining, powerful, sinewy way. But again, as in all of O'Briens work, one is thankful that he doesn't simply do right-wing hugging. No, he convincingly calls us to prayer and implants succesfully, as always, that ferment and spear in our conscience. Chesterton is always for me, a huge formation in the way of looking. O'Brien is always for me, a huge formation in the way of seeking sanctity in order to be looked upon.
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