tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post2230121634923020781..comments2023-06-17T06:42:27.316-07:00Comments on snow like thought: ForgettingRachel Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-18823337837794045522010-08-19T13:31:02.135-07:002010-08-19T13:31:02.135-07:00Anil - your comment is so fascinating and insight....Anil - your comment is so fascinating and insight. Do you have an experience you could share or have shared? I think you may be right about the writer's soul. <br /><br />I am a big fan of Maugham and I recently got around to watching the film adaptation of The Painted Veil which I also enjoyed very much. <br /><br />Thank you for your comment.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-37152770940085864172010-08-19T06:53:56.470-07:002010-08-19T06:53:56.470-07:00Great reading the interview. The answers are very ...Great reading the interview. The answers are very illuminating of the thought process.<br /><br />The epigraph in Somerset Maugham's <i>The Razor's Edge</i> came from the same source as Adnan's - the <i>Katha Upanishad</i>, originally rendered in Sanskrit. <br /><br />In Maugham's work, again in the backdrop of the war, Larry weaves his way to parts of India where the epigraph would shed its meaning and allow for a peek into its essence.<br /><br />I sometimes feel that it's in the peace after the war that the soul endures its toughest tortures yet.<br /><br />And it's possibly this that poses the toughest challenge to the writer.<br /><br />It's like nearing a bend that hides the expected, and yet surprises one upon rounding it. We know it is round the bend but hope it isn't!!Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-10669764489051637232010-08-16T15:10:34.380-07:002010-08-16T15:10:34.380-07:00patteran (http://patteran.typepad.com/) has left a...patteran (http://patteran.typepad.com/) has left a new comment on your post "Forgetting": <br /><br />"Fascinating. I'm off to Amazon right now. Thanks for this, Rachel"<br /><br /><br /><br />Blogger ate your comment, Dick - copied it from email!<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />There's the first 2 chapters to sample over here:<br />http://not-exactly-true.blogspot.com/2010/08/adnan-mahmutovic-blog-tour-excerpt_16.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NotExactlyTrue+%28*not+exactly+true*%29Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-30590288155062645832010-08-15T00:25:48.360-07:002010-08-15T00:25:48.360-07:00Lovely to have you, Vanessa - can't wait to re...Lovely to have you, Vanessa - can't wait to read your interview! <br /><br />Thank you.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-54261029929680812772010-08-15T00:01:41.659-07:002010-08-15T00:01:41.659-07:00What a fantastic interview, both of you. Marvellou...What a fantastic interview, both of you. Marvellous, searching questions, and generous answers - all I can say is, how on earth do I follow that!?<br /><br />Havent been here at snowlikethought for ages--- or anyone else's blog for that matter. Nice to be back!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-65215298044842034842010-08-13T19:41:53.648-07:002010-08-13T19:41:53.648-07:00GW - I didn't know that about raspberries! Tha...GW - I didn't know that about raspberries! Thank you! I wish I had a dollar for every time I mention the word "node" though...<br />Nice to know I am not alone! :) Mostly I'm glad I brought a smile to you.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-2245271067118554792010-08-13T19:18:54.321-07:002010-08-13T19:18:54.321-07:00Hi Rachel,
Just got your comment about my flower ...Hi Rachel,<br /><br />Just got your comment about my flower pictures and what parts are what and I had to laugh - I'm forever telling people facts like "each little section of a raspberry is called a drupe and is actually a separate fruit" - we may be two of a kind!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-26808302650381131192010-08-11T20:56:37.132-07:002010-08-11T20:56:37.132-07:00Thanks for taking the time to read it, Titus - it&...Thanks for taking the time to read it, Titus - it's always an investment to read an interview such as this and I am pleased you weren't disappointed.<br /><br />It is one of those books where I wish I could just have a cuppa or ten and ask and ask and ask - so many questions!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-20288841096768236682010-08-11T18:35:15.268-07:002010-08-11T18:35:15.268-07:00Rachel, what a wonderful interview! Interesting, ...Rachel, what a wonderful interview! Interesting, insightful questions, fascinating answers and at times a genuine debate going on. It was actually a privilege to read it. <br /><br />And of course, I've got to get the book. Brilliant post.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-44547310658700082022010-08-11T15:29:15.230-07:002010-08-11T15:29:15.230-07:00Thank you, GW - though it is easy to do if the boo...Thank you, GW - though it is easy to do if the book is as thought provoking as this one.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-33141524090560245422010-08-11T05:14:06.480-07:002010-08-11T05:14:06.480-07:00You have a knack for this, Rachel. Thoughtful int...You have a knack for this, Rachel. Thoughtful interview you've conducted!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-68568973244111236352010-08-10T03:23:46.988-07:002010-08-10T03:23:46.988-07:00Absolutely, Dave. Thank you for taking the time to...Absolutely, Dave. Thank you for taking the time to read this, I'm encouraged that you took such a powerful thought away with you.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-78842419015798372842010-08-10T03:11:12.643-07:002010-08-10T03:11:12.643-07:00That was a brilliant interview. The thought that I...That was a brilliant interview. The thought that I was left with was:<br />"...certain features of a war, certain ever-repeating horrors prevent us from seeing the full complexity of it all"<br />That strikes me as being so true, yet so easily missed.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-76891364819346379342010-08-09T15:23:11.389-07:002010-08-09T15:23:11.389-07:00Kass, thank you. I don't think you are alone i...Kass, thank you. I don't think you are alone in ignorance - or detachment. As with so many wars, they seem so far away and happen to people we like to imagine are different from us because that difference comforts us and blindfolds us into believing we are safe from such events.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I'm sure you'll find the book rewarding.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-84939713275567067102010-08-09T10:20:51.999-07:002010-08-09T10:20:51.999-07:00What a disturbing, compelling interview. Disturbin...What a disturbing, compelling interview. Disturbing in the sense that I am so ignorant about and detached from this war. I love the questions you raised here, Rachel and have jotted down the Amazon link. Thank you very much for this.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-39646704792817556172010-08-09T03:39:44.146-07:002010-08-09T03:39:44.146-07:00Oh, Lori, you are a writer's dream! Thank you....Oh, Lori, you are a writer's dream! Thank you. <br /><br />Your comment - your experience and perspective is fascinating to me. <br /><br />Am I a scary interviewer? :)Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-47557350958166682882010-08-09T03:23:07.453-07:002010-08-09T03:23:07.453-07:00It does sound like a powerful book. Some of the pa...It does sound like a powerful book. Some of the passages discussed here actually reminded me of my life in Romania in the same period (at least the thing with the bribes, the watching of American shows, the cultural references that pop-up in writing everywhere). So many similarities, although of course, we did not have the atrocities happening, and although they happened so close, somehow they seemed very far away, which is something I feel guilt and puzzlement about now. Of course we knew of it, but felt mostly disconnected. In Romania the religious field is mostly flat and not many minarets of other religions stand up from the ground to remind us that there are many different people out there and we are not the keepers of the ultimate truth. Which is good and bad, very bad. It's always been kind of peaceful, but then you don't know what would happen when confronted with a situation where we would have to prove tolerance and compassion. See, it all hit home with me.<br /><br />Anyway, the interview really drew me to the novel. I think you must be a writer's dream, Rachel. Although the writer also needs to be brave (and possess quite a few other qualities) to go through an interview with you. Thank you to both of you. It was a pleasure to read.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-15095979228995514562010-08-08T16:42:03.040-07:002010-08-08T16:42:03.040-07:00Thanks.Thanks.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-38124111223232837392010-08-08T16:04:04.244-07:002010-08-08T16:04:04.244-07:00Really interesting interview. Enjoyed this.Really interesting interview. Enjoyed this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com