Comments on: A fuddy-duddy on Perdido Street http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/23/a-fuddy-duddy-on-perdido-street/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:45:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/23/a-fuddy-duddy-on-perdido-street/comment-page-1/#comment-5647 LWIII Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:25:41 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1256#comment-5647 That's an interesting question Ron. I kind of doubt Pamela Travers was a huge innocence person. Her character Mary Poppins was definitely no Pollyanna type, a lot harsher than people generally realize. Innocence may be overrated. It can be dangerous. "Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm." ~ Graham Greene Innocence is probably like everything else, to be good it requires balance or moderation. Make sure not to read Miéville's book unless you like wallowing in filth and scum, though. I'm definitely throwing away my copy so no one else has to suffer through it. Poisonous. And I generally like gross stuff. Thanks! That’s an interesting question Ron. I kind of doubt Pamela Travers was a huge innocence person. Her character Mary Poppins was definitely no Pollyanna type, a lot harsher than people generally realize. Innocence may be overrated. It can be dangerous.

“Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.”

~ Graham Greene

Innocence is probably like everything else, to be good it requires balance or moderation. Make sure not to read Miéville’s book unless you like wallowing in filth and scum, though. I’m definitely throwing away my copy so no one else has to suffer through it. Poisonous. And I generally like gross stuff.

Thanks!

]]> By: Ron C. de Weijze http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/23/a-fuddy-duddy-on-perdido-street/comment-page-1/#comment-5645 Ron C. de Weijze Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:08:51 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1256#comment-5645 Haven't read it and I cautiously never will, but one question is on my mind now: how does it compare to Mary Poppins? http://bit.ly/110cxz Haven’t read it and I cautiously never will, but one question is on my mind now: how does it compare to Mary Poppins? http://bit.ly/110cxz

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/23/a-fuddy-duddy-on-perdido-street/comment-page-1/#comment-5638 LWIII Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:21:18 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1256#comment-5638 I know what you mean Jake. I feel diminished to have the thoughts of that book inside me. Violated somehow, the minor remnants of my innocence reduced even farther. Sure would never recommend anyone read it. Kind of like mind rape. But still am ambivalent about the experience. Humans are weird. I know what you mean Jake. I feel diminished to have the thoughts of that book inside me. Violated somehow, the minor remnants of my innocence reduced even farther. Sure would never recommend anyone read it. Kind of like mind rape. But still am ambivalent about the experience. Humans are weird.

]]> By: Jake http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/23/a-fuddy-duddy-on-perdido-street/comment-page-1/#comment-5636 Jake Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:39:04 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1256#comment-5636 You know, I once read Stephen king's The stand. The big uncut version where he got to add back in all the stuff his editor originally had the foresight to remove. I probably enjoyed the first two or three hundred pages, but then I started to hate it. I loathed reading that book, despised every page turn and wanted to not only put it down, but throw it at the author if I could. Looking back though it's hard for me to not have fond memories of the time I spent reading it. It's interesting to me how you can dislike a book and in the end have a hard time discounting it. You know, I once read Stephen king’s The stand. The big uncut version where he got to add back in all the stuff his editor originally had the foresight to remove. I probably enjoyed the first two or three hundred pages, but then I started to hate it. I loathed reading that book, despised every page turn and wanted to not only put it down, but throw it at the author if I could. Looking back though it’s hard for me to not have fond memories of the time I spent reading it. It’s interesting to me how you can dislike a book and in the end have a hard time discounting it.

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