Posted on 03/26/2008 11:16:26 AM PDT by NYer
Sometimes, as C.S. Lewis's guide George MacDonald says in The Great Divorce, the author doesn't have a clear idea of what he did mean.
I wouldn't read Riddley Walker again, but it was an amazingly well written book. It's written entirely in a hypothetical post-apocalyptic English. The only way to understand it is to read it out loud to yourself. It will drive you nuts for the first chapter or so, then you 'get' it.
If you want to be on the list, but are not on it already, or if you are on it but do not want to be, let me know either publicly or privately.
Happy Easter. Christ is risen!
Alex.
Anti-Catholicism, Hypocrisy and Double Standards
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part I: Darkness
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part II: Doubts
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part III: Tradition and Church
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part IV: Crucifix and Altar
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part V: The Catholics and the Pope
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part VI: The Biblical Reality
His Open Arms Welcomed Me
Catholic Conversion Stories & Resources
My Personal Conversion Story
My (Imminent) Reception into the Roman Catholic Church
Catholics Come Home
My Journey of Faith
LOGIC AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF PROTESTANTISM
"What is Truth?" An Examination of Sola Scriptura
I had no idea on was on your ping list please remove my name.
I did not ask to be added to your papal defense ping list. Please remove me before my gag reflex overloads.
Done.
I simply put those who posted anything on the previous threads till such time that they object.
From science fiction to fiction.
Calvinist take on the scripture always struck me as extreme, but this is over and above the expectation, thanks.
lol.
Miller ended himself before he could end this pathetic sequel. Other hands finished it. Depression compounded by a priest's refusal to remarry him and his ex-wife, rumor has it.
The original, and worthy, book was written as an act of penance for his role (as a navigator) in the WWII bombing raid that destroyed Monte Casino, the oldest monastery in Europe. May the perpetual light shine upon Walter Miller, and may the souls of this faithful departed through the mercies of God rest in peace.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.