(urth) giant herb islands

[James B. Jordan]

Aren't all the islands on Perelandra made up of floating plants?

Nutria

At 01:01 PM 5/19/2009, you wrote:
>It just seems to me that Horn gives a very 'alien' description of 
>the Island that is made out of floating plants then he gives for any 
>other Island.  It seems clear he would, after that point, be able to 
>notice the difference.
>
>In any event, it is an interesting subject!
>
>Has any else read Life of Pi?  I'm always struck by how that book 
>also has an Island made up of floating plants....
>
>On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Marc Aramini 
><<mailto:marcaramini at yahoo.com>marcaramini at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>I merely believe it is evidence that some of the land mass of the 
>islands are composed of giant trees.  Whether or not it is that one, 
>there are islands made up of trees on Blue, which means that the 
>other island chain with the pit might be equally vegetable in 
>nature, whether it is the same one Horn sees or not.
>
>
>--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Jordon Flato 
><<mailto:jordonflato at gmail.com>jordonflato at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>From: Jordon Flato <<mailto:jordonflato at gmail.com>jordonflato at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: (urth) giant herb islands
>To: "The Urth Mailing List" <<mailto:urth at lists.urth.net>urth at lists.urth.net>
>Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 8:56 AM
>
>
>Aren't you confusing two different Islands?  The one you are talking 
>about is the one with the lake which contains the monster that 
>attacks Babbie and He.  He doesn't even have Seawrack at that 
>point.  The Pit Island I remember as more of a standard Island.
>
>Is that incorrect?
>
>On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Marc Aramini 
><<http://us.mc582.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=marcaramini@yahoo.com>marcaramini at yahoo.com> 
>wrote:
>
>a few weeks ago I made the claim the island of the pit on blue was 
>composed of trees.  I am always travelling and so did not have 
>access to my books until now.  On page 161 of oBW, chapter 6, the 
>storm shakes up the islands and reveals to Horn that they are 
>actually composed of "giant herbs" that are not trees or ferns but 
>have the nature of them, and that Babbie and he walked on the 
>branches and leaves believing them to be ground.
>
>Just a bit more hinting that the pit Horn falls in might be the maw 
>of one such ocean growing herb.
>
>
>
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James B. Jordan
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