tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post1284172074946994250..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: The Dharma BumsJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-59143847162027851072012-11-14T09:42:03.387-08:002012-11-14T09:42:03.387-08:00No, that sounds about right. I don't think I&...No, that sounds about right. I don't think I've ever read anything in Lewis that surprised me for a British guy in the 1940s.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-53757093667116013502012-11-14T09:11:52.359-08:002012-11-14T09:11:52.359-08:00I do vaguely remember a discussion of Susan in the...I do vaguely remember a discussion of Susan in the Narnia books on the WTM forums some time back now that you mention it. But I didn't notice anything in Mere Christianity that you wouldn't expect in books written by British men in the 1940s, lol. Of course I read it over 20 years ago & should probably revisit it before discussing it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784890975490896640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-35514105620340971262012-11-13T22:20:29.678-08:002012-11-13T22:20:29.678-08:00Well, I don't think he was as bad as some folk...Well, I don't think he was as bad as some folks make out. Philip Pullman in particular will go on about it for hours in a way that makes you think he's a wee bit jealous. Lewis was a product of his day, and he spent most of his time with other scholarly men, so his attitudes don't match with ours. But he's not a misogynist either.<br /><br />People tend to object very strenuously to the bit in the Last Battle where Susan's defection from Narnia is described. What a lot of people don't get is that Susan is basically himself when he was young, only she's a girl so he switched the symbols. Her story isn't over and she isn't doomed, though.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-49567820791305254592012-11-13T16:41:49.753-08:002012-11-13T16:41:49.753-08:00The whole "Beat" thing is a genre that I...The whole "Beat" thing is a genre that I have absolutely no experience with and have never been interested in. And I must say I'm not feeling the love from you here either! <br /><br />Is CS Lewis sexist? I've only read Mere Christianity and Lion, Witch, Wardrobe. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784890975490896640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-8907652237983006122012-11-09T19:54:01.186-08:002012-11-09T19:54:01.186-08:00I sure could!I sure could!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-3543587992472990362012-11-08T12:06:15.626-08:002012-11-08T12:06:15.626-08:00If you had the book on the left, you could make a ...If you had the book on the left, you could make a great bag with that cover.Nancy Leekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011355504937848225noreply@blogger.com