tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128598650087737063.post5953156036041777133..comments2023-10-28T23:27:11.116+11:00Comments on the rachel papers: Life and reading, reading and lifeRachel Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18076347414401820489noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128598650087737063.post-90718533086244437262011-12-24T04:35:02.765+11:002011-12-24T04:35:02.765+11:00very good combination of this words I love both an...very good combination of this words I love both and enjoy maximum<br /><a href="http://www.xlpharmacy.cc" rel="nofollow">xlpharmacy</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128598650087737063.post-75667957366770269652011-08-24T07:02:26.474+10:002011-08-24T07:02:26.474+10:00Oh, FINE. After I've finished my current beds...Oh, FINE. After I've finished my current bedside reading (Flaubert in Egypt), I'll pick up a copy.Damon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421351032851052928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128598650087737063.post-76714711630665910282011-08-23T23:26:02.476+10:002011-08-23T23:26:02.476+10:00Yes, I agree it's likely that the character...Yes, I agree it's likely that the character's job selling computers was an intentional choice. In fact, Yates worked for Remington as a publicist, so not so far removed. It's always difficult to discuss themes without giving the plot away, but RR is in many ways about our fear of living our dreams (sorry, corny way of putting it) -- the way pride and ego and cheap temptations can stop us living lives of greater integrity, and therefore greater risk. So when he chooses a job selling computers (if you see them as a symbol of increasing alienation and mechanisation), it just feels particularly ironic in the context of the book. Anyway, you'll just have to read it, Damon. I've bought my copy of The Golden Bowl...Rachel Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076347414401820489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128598650087737063.post-73002780634905326032011-08-23T20:18:30.140+10:002011-08-23T20:18:30.140+10:00In my (characteristic) ignorance, I didn't rea...In my (characteristic) ignorance, I didn't realise RR was published so long ago.<br /><br />By the time Yates wrote RR, computers were new, but familiar. The mighty HAL is from 1968. I'm sure Yates had good reasons for a computer, and not spoons, or some such thing.<br /><br />But, again: ignorance.Damon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421351032851052928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128598650087737063.post-54902510363677270982011-08-23T19:05:33.243+10:002011-08-23T19:05:33.243+10:00Thanks for helping me with my list :) Sorry it'...Thanks for helping me with my list :) Sorry it's taken me this long to come over and say so!<br /><br />I've come more aligned to your way of thinking as I've grown older (read what reflects my own experience) whereas as a child I was gung-ho on adventure, fantasy, sci-fi etc.<br /><br />I like it all, really! LOL.<br /><br />I wonder what the next soul-shimmering book to come along will be?! Ah - that's always a lovely thought... :)Miscellaneous-Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553107673036472909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128598650087737063.post-83649885631753847732011-08-19T12:45:48.596+10:002011-08-19T12:45:48.596+10:00Hi Karen, thanks for stopping by. It's great t...Hi Karen, thanks for stopping by. It's great to have discovered your fantastic blog - even though it's one of those blogs that always puts me to shame. All that creativity!! I immediately bought the mags you mention. Look great. Thanks for the tip. xRachel Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076347414401820489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128598650087737063.post-86468160883830580002011-08-19T06:30:36.534+10:002011-08-19T06:30:36.534+10:00Great theory - I'd put myself right in the mid...Great theory - I'd put myself right in the middle of your spectrum - I start with an observation and then embellish/imagine/transform it!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848721320337481653noreply@blogger.com