tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post6143093474088331543..comments2024-03-21T06:54:52.136-04:00Comments on Wisdom of the West: EULOGY, Ch. 1Jim H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-44348704327214550822011-07-20T21:34:24.225-04:002011-07-20T21:34:24.225-04:00Jim,
I gots plenty thought on this, would rather ...Jim,<br /><br />I gots plenty thought on this, would rather ramble more privately on it. That post where I noted my agent... go there, email the agent, he'll reply with thoughts.<br /><br />Like the tension setup but have ideas on what's revealed and what's hidden and how to reveal and how to hide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-13355155021024196052011-06-14T23:46:56.072-04:002011-06-14T23:46:56.072-04:00@Jim P: How's that final chapter coming? If yo...@Jim P: How's that final chapter coming? If you want to send me something I'd be happy to look at it and comment. I'm assuming you're away in N.E. w/ the goats for the summer & I won't hear anything til you get back.<br /><br />btw: My daughter told me one of her college friends had some piranha in his apt fish tank this year. Not sure how it all turned out. I could make Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-39051659145771342492011-06-14T21:57:57.803-04:002011-06-14T21:57:57.803-04:00James-
Just to be clear, I don't care if I do...James-<br /><br />Just to be clear, I don't care if I don't like Josh(or Humbert Humbert or Stephen Deadalus or even Dexter). I don't dislike him, and I find his thoughts (i.e., your writing) worth following. But I had never had as much sympathy for him as I had reading Nina's responses.<br /><br />As for the sine qua non, while neither of these people comes off as especially Jim Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-44357405762052216232011-06-14T21:16:47.385-04:002011-06-14T21:16:47.385-04:00You guys are the best. I'll post a further cha...You guys are the best. I'll post a further chapter anon.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-68330757517227368222011-06-14T21:15:26.728-04:002011-06-14T21:15:26.728-04:00Thanks RG Maybe stream-of-csns is the term. Part o...Thanks RG Maybe stream-of-csns is the term. Part of the character of Josh is his being out of touch with his feelings. He's very articulate about external, objective reality, but less so of his inner life. Though still a flaneur. We, I hope, learn more about his inner world than he necessarily has access to—at least early on. The diff. b/w this, Ch. 1, and the last chapter is HUGH!<br /><br /Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-51107049136940177952011-06-14T14:21:45.815-04:002011-06-14T14:21:45.815-04:00Had to come back and reread before commenting. I l...Had to come back and reread before commenting. I like this; it feels to-the-point, which usually isn't my preferred bag - I'm a sucker for rambling purple - which is probably why I wish there was more...backstory isn't the right word, and that's also not exactly what I'm getting at either. Pain in the ass to translate an idea into words, innit? Do want to read more though.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-47923360207732138562011-06-14T10:58:23.005-04:002011-06-14T10:58:23.005-04:00Thanks for the notes, fellow fictioners. Duly reco...Thanks for the notes, fellow fictioners. Duly recorded.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-19569225868742143762011-06-11T22:00:56.939-04:002011-06-11T22:00:56.939-04:00James --
A couple of thoughts from the goat farm....James --<br /><br />A couple of thoughts from the goat farm.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure I've never heard this, which (1) selfishly reassures me we trudge along together and (2) man, did I hate Nina! I'd heard much of Josh previously, but never felt as bad for him as I did here(even if his self-absorption approaches hers).<br /><br />Seconds, "breaths." I kind of like it, Jim Pettitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-59904392064086330682011-06-11T13:12:39.179-04:002011-06-11T13:12:39.179-04:00This is your secretary calling with the flight det...This is your secretary calling with the flight details…<br /><br />Thank you so much for posting this chapter, Jim. It’s really interesting read against Beni in Harley, and the story you wrote about the sociopathic girl in your suburb who kidnapped Jake--the common themes of damage control, consistent also with your politics. <br /><br />This is your secretary calling with the flight details…<br Frances Madesonhttp://booktour.com/author/frances_madesonnoreply@blogger.com