by Felix » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:52 pm
Anybody read "Skellig" by David Almond about a man that flies. Part human, part bird, part angel. A "kids" book, made into a movie (or soon to be). From Amazon review:<br><br>Amazon.com<br>"I thought he was dead. He was sitting with his legs stretched out and his head tipped back against the wall. He was covered with dust and webs like everything else and his face was thin and pale. Dead bluebottles were scattered on his hair and shoulders. I shined the flashlight on his white face and his black suit."<br>This is Michael's introduction to Skellig, the man-owl-angel who lies motionless behind the tea chests in the abandoned garage in back of the boy's dilapidated new house. As disturbing as this discovery is, it is the least of Michael's worries. The new house is a mess, his parents are distracted, and his brand-new baby sister is seriously ill. Still, he can't get this mysterious creature out of his mind--even as he wonders if he has really seen him at all. What unfolds is a powerful, cosmic, dreamlike tale reminiscent of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. British novelist David Almond works magic as he examines the large issues of death, life, friendship, love, and the breathtaking connections between all things. End of quote.<br><br>Also makes me think of Catwings by Ursala LeGuin. About wonderful, beautiful cats which have wings who are protected by two children from the rest of society.<br><br>Since fiction so often seems more real than the consensus we call reality, maybe these "kids" books and others have something to tell us. Maybe channelers and fiction writers are very similiar, they just look at the material differently. And then maybe some of them are telling the truth and some of them are not. Just throwing this out because it keeps popping back into my mind every time I read about humanoids.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>