tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post113974173528189933..comments2023-12-08T00:54:27.168+11:00Comments on Sorrow at Sills Bend: Crimes of Writinglucy tartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1141106839469071822006-02-28T17:07:00.000+11:002006-02-28T17:07:00.000+11:00Thanks, Hil, I am very interested in the program y...Thanks, Hil, I am very interested in the program you linked to & I will download it tonight. <BR/><BR/>The ineffably brilliant Kazuo Ishiguro was educated at East Anglia. But I don't know if he studied creative writing there or a more traditional literature course though.<BR/><BR/>I don't really recognise that decription as fitting what's so remarkable about Silence of the Lambs; Jodie Foster lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1141090140154056262006-02-28T12:29:00.000+11:002006-02-28T12:29:00.000+11:00Laura, I thought of your question re Silence of th...Laura, I thought of your question re <I>Silence of the Lambs</I> when I caught a snippet of an <A HREF="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2006/1572527.htm" REL="nofollow">interview</A> with Prof. Patricia Duncker on RN's Book show last week. She commented that women in particular liked the film, and she said she thought it worked on a subliminal premise that 'the man you love the most is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140088480218440282006-02-16T22:14:00.000+11:002006-02-16T22:14:00.000+11:00I'm glad I wasn't the only person who was bored sh...I'm glad I wasn't the only person who was bored shitless by <I>Alias Grace</I>.<BR/><BR/>Brownie, speaking of Ruth Rendell, have you read the Barbara Vine books? A couple of them, "Asta's Book" and "A Dark-adapted eye", do what Alias Grace trys to do but fails.<BR/><BR/>Helen BalconyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139994028931523472006-02-15T20:00:00.000+11:002006-02-15T20:00:00.000+11:00Lucky me - live alone and not scared of anything, ...Lucky me - live alone and not scared of anything, not spiders, mice, or intruders, and no crouching with pokers. This is probably because I HAVE NOT SEEN Silence Of The Lambs.<BR/>I get creeped out by Ruth Rendell novels for goodness sake.<BR/>Re 'fascination with serial killers': my daughter bought a John Wayne Gacy painting of Pogo The Clown for $300 some years ago, and recently put it up for BwcaBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139963550624527722006-02-15T11:32:00.000+11:002006-02-15T11:32:00.000+11:00Three words: In Cold Blood. I'm reminded of it by ...Three words: <I>In Cold Blood</I>. I'm reminded of it by the new film about Capote which is coming out soon...<BR/>True Crime done right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139841974746799642006-02-14T01:46:00.000+11:002006-02-14T01:46:00.000+11:00What a very Machiavellian remark.After agonising a...What a very Machiavellian remark.<BR/><BR/>After agonising and hand-wringing about it for some years, I came to the conclusion that <I>everything</I> is gynophobic and homophobic if that's what one is looking for. Especially if pressure is being put on one to look for it.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you absolutely about <I>The Silence of the Lambs</I>, and what's more, it actually seemed to me that <I>Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139824934585204052006-02-13T21:02:00.000+11:002006-02-13T21:02:00.000+11:00Yes Hitchcock's Rope is derived from the Leopold &...Yes Hitchcock's <I>Rope</I> is derived from the Leopold & Loeb case. <BR/><BR/>I'm fond of vampire pictures too. Is there a definitive film of <I>Dracula</I>? I'd say no, the sum is far greater than the parts.<BR/><BR/>RH, if you do go see <I>Capote</I> you'd better write down your opinions for posterity. Send them to me and I will post them at Larvatus Prodeo. That ought to make whyisitso lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139813530461980492006-02-13T17:52:00.000+11:002006-02-13T17:52:00.000+11:00I thought Silence of the Lambs was nice, but what ...I thought <I>Silence of the Lambs</I> was nice, but what comforts me the most in hard times is George Romero. The zombie movies, the vampire movie, the government reacting really badly in a biological warfare leak movie, maybe not so much the hippie biker movie. Or <I>His Girl Friday</I>. I don't know, it's just relaxing that art can be honest about these things even if I can't. Catharsis I thinkRay Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998321016748928251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139803738854194972006-02-13T15:08:00.000+11:002006-02-13T15:08:00.000+11:00Laura I've just looked up Leopold and Loeb on goog...Laura I've just looked up Leopold and Loeb on google. The Wikipedia entry has some very interesting film and Lit information in the final paragraph. General stuff.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139802097737867562006-02-13T14:41:00.000+11:002006-02-13T14:41:00.000+11:00Laura I might go and see Capote; my first movie in...Laura I might go and see Capote; my first movie in twelve years. Is it any good? Ask the Valve.<BR/><BR/>Women are fascinated by murder because it's gossip.<BR/>Scandal, that's all.<BR/><BR/>The Nineteenth century was full of lady poisoners.<BR/><BR/>I like Jack the Ripper for his writing style; his letters to the London Metropolitan police. They are sweet, playful, brilliant.<BR/><BR/>(Leopold R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139799899767136352006-02-13T14:04:00.000+11:002006-02-13T14:04:00.000+11:00It was a while ago but I was very struck with O'Ha...It was a while ago but I was very struck with O'Hagan's description of his childhood, especiallu the opening sequence where he compares how he and his mates used to torment other little kids with the two young teenagers who killed the little boy (names escape me). The line between ordinary life and tragedy is so fine.<BR/><BR/>I might have to reread it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139798034711466482006-02-13T13:33:00.000+11:002006-02-13T13:33:00.000+11:00Silence of the lambs was a brilliant book.I make f...Silence of the lambs was a brilliant book.<BR/><BR/>I make forays into this area from time to time. Mostly to read Grisham, because, though he's largely crap, I am a lawyer and he comes up with bits I can identify with.<BR/><BR/>Like lots of people getting out of law and fleeing to some exotic location with a bucket of cash - yay!<BR/><BR/>What's the appeal overall? Don't know, but some stabs Armagnac Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365787889351188089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139795932282526002006-02-13T12:58:00.000+11:002006-02-13T12:58:00.000+11:00I don't mind reading murder/serial killer/forensic...I don't mind reading murder/serial killer/forensic novels. Not sure why really, but i've noticed more women than men read (and write) murder mysteries.<BR/>I don't have a huge sample to take this from but in my circle of family and friends it seems to be the case. I've always wondered why?Cozalcoatlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860756021115471862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139795274326426952006-02-13T12:47:00.000+11:002006-02-13T12:47:00.000+11:00Good, I'm happy to hear someone else has read it. ...Good, I'm happy to hear someone else has read it. I was disappointed by the librarything ratio, although it's true the majority of members there are North Americans and my impression is contemporary British writing (outside a few global superstars) is regarded as a bit of a specialised taste there.<BR/><BR/>I'm very fond of some of Atwood's other books, too - Surfacing in particular, and some oflucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139794164925341882006-02-13T12:29:00.000+11:002006-02-13T12:29:00.000+11:00I really like Atwood, but I didn't enjoy 'Alias Gr...I really like Atwood, but I didn't enjoy 'Alias Grace' or 'The Robber Bride' very much, mainly because the first bored me and the second was a mishmash of various ideas and I didn't feel it worked at all. However, I love her sci-fi and 'The Blind Assasin' is one of my favourite books.<BR/><BR/>I read 'The Missing' a few months ago, picked it up on a whim at the library... found it very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139791852441362002006-02-13T11:50:00.000+11:002006-02-13T11:50:00.000+11:00My comfort movies are Pride and Prejudice, Sense a...My comfort movies are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Jane Eyre (the BBC one with Timothy Dalton, I know I am sorry about that but there it is). I get too scared in murder/horror films.<BR/><BR/>As an aside- I just won bazlotto!elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599212165013675405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139779547701407092006-02-13T08:25:00.000+11:002006-02-13T08:25:00.000+11:00They both seemed to me to have endings that dissip...<I>They both seemed to me to have endings that dissipated whatever the story was building towards.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes. The secrets or riddles or whatever at the end (did she / didn't she, is it him or him or him?) are really limiting. The answer to the first is ostentatiously withheld and the second is just dumped in our laps. No genuine uncertainty there, and with historical fiction, that lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139777658483617882006-02-13T07:54:00.000+11:002006-02-13T07:54:00.000+11:00I have puzzled at how much praise Atwood receives,...I have puzzled at how much praise Atwood receives, because I was disappointed by both Alias Grace and The Robber Bride. They both seemed to me to have endings that dissipated whatever the story was building towards. <BR/><BR/>In hindsight, the thing I liked best in Alias Grace was the quilt square illustrations. I have a sketch of them all somewhere - I'll post them on my blog if I find them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139747414383656932006-02-12T23:30:00.000+11:002006-02-12T23:30:00.000+11:00Catharsis, I always thought. Vicarious terror to f...Catharsis, I always thought. Vicarious terror to flush the bad vibes out. Bound to work especially well if the problem is basically just middle-class anomie. It's quite hard for a person to have a problem that doesn't pale besides (e.g.) decapitation.<BR/><BR/>Or, more disturbingly, vicarious serial killing to flush the murderous rage out of the system. Best not to dwell on that one...<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1139747017450158002006-02-12T23:23:00.000+11:002006-02-12T23:23:00.000+11:00Silence of the Lambs is weak. A little fairy tale,...Silence of the Lambs is weak. <BR/>A little fairy tale, full of holes. But that's Hollywood, what can you expect. Sensation, that's what you can expect. A ride on the Ghost Train. Boo!<BR/>The truth is very small. Very ordinary.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.com