tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post7221052663579652997..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: GeniusBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-85264387869317243452008-09-22T10:10:00.000+00:002008-09-22T10:10:00.000+00:00'If we couldn’t protect ourselves, how could we pr...'If we couldn’t protect ourselves, how could we protect the plutonium'<BR/><BR/>Could it be that protecting a small mass of metal is rather easier than protecting 60 million people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-18267081915979572692008-09-21T23:21:00.000+00:002008-09-21T23:21:00.000+00:00She is a beautiful prose stylist, but I fear "Home...She is a beautiful prose stylist, but I fear "Home" is a dud of a novel. However, as the novel (or, more specifically the Rev. Boughton) points out, you have to forgive in order to understand, and I forgive this prodigal failure of a novel because she also wrote "Housekeeping," which is absolutely brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-42611119459280232962008-09-21T17:16:00.000+00:002008-09-21T17:16:00.000+00:00That it should so affect you, Bryan.That it should so affect you, Bryan.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-39461140659914507202008-09-21T16:13:00.000+00:002008-09-21T16:13:00.000+00:00Mr. Appleyard. Sir, with respect, you are wrong.Yo...Mr. Appleyard. <BR/>Sir, with respect, you are wrong.<BR/>Your conjecture is faulty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-54399792880736628832008-09-21T06:45:00.000+00:002008-09-21T06:45:00.000+00:00I should say I've always been aware of Marilynne R...I should say I've always been aware of Marilynne Robinson, slightly on the run in a sense, as I was very young and freshly fled from America when I first discovered Housekeeping - that was the last zeitgeist I wanted to get into, so busy was I getting myself around in London, wearing black, etc... it seems the time has come. Thanks for the excellent pointer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-52162649460356511762008-09-21T06:41:00.000+00:002008-09-21T06:41:00.000+00:00It's a great piece. Not fully alive, eh? Strong wo...It's a great piece. Not fully alive, eh? Strong words! She does sound amazing, and I love the way she talks about science. The dome of the murdered god. I'll have a look. I want to see her language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com