[Magdalen] hissing at Haman

[Jay Weigel]

My dear departed friend Jim O'Connell once referred to it as "stream of
semi-consciousness" which I rather think describes that book (what I've
been able to read of it) rather accurately.

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would need more than relish to keep my attention to finish that book.  I
> really think (heh, heh) that 'stream of consciousness' only makes sense to
> the mind that creates it.
> Regards
> Lesley de Voil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> Sent: ‎29/‎09/‎2015 9:45
> To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] hissing at Haman
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 6:15 PM, Roger Stokes
> <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > One big lesson these objectors ignore is that in drawing attention to
> that
> > to which they object they actually increase awareness of it.  I would not
> > have read the Harru Potter books had it not been for objections to the
> first
> > of them.  The objectors looked at the words and the surface meaning
> rather
> > than the underlying message the books conveyed.  Essentially there
> efforts
> > are counterproductive to their intention.  The flip side of that is that
> > those of us who are more open-minded may well get the message they wish
> to
> > obscure.
>
> A timely topic; I understand it's Banned Books Week, perhaps just here
> in the USA. Shall I finally pick up and read Ulysses? With relish...
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>