tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413407.post2639687372363262979..comments2023-11-02T01:51:25.812-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Cafe Writer: Mini review of BeastsCliffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981816941459227266noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413407.post-62255618252765295762008-06-10T10:54:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:54:00.000-07:00JCO,I don't know what to think about you...thanks ...JCO,<BR/><BR/>I don't know what to think about you...thanks for reading my stream-of-consciouness mess, though. Whoever you are, be well, and remain a scoundrel...the world needs more of 'em.Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981816941459227266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413407.post-88918896059932626292008-06-10T10:30:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:30:00.000-07:00Alas, you are correct. I am one of those internet...Alas, you are correct. I am one of those internet scoundrels, reveling in my anonymous cloak -- enjoying your blog just the same. -- JCOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413407.post-20430707614147532392008-06-10T10:24:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:24:00.000-07:00Anonymous,What a dialog we could have if I knew th...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>What a dialog we could have if I knew that this was really "you". Hell, I would reread the book to see if I could glean your intent. But I fear my leg is being pulled here. Sigh. It's funny how the potential of the internet fails us at the most compelling times.Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981816941459227266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413407.post-53086995145683120892008-06-10T09:55:00.000-07:002008-06-10T09:55:00.000-07:00Clifford: The theme I was trying to convey in Beas...Clifford: The theme I was trying to convey in Beasts was more of a question: where would today's society be headed if there were no nuclear weapons? A stretch to set the piece at a girls' school, I know. FWIW, the original was 300 pages and unwieldy -- JCOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413407.post-4008754957317712242008-06-10T09:19:00.000-07:002008-06-10T09:19:00.000-07:00I've always felt somewhat guilty about not loving ...I've always felt somewhat guilty about not loving Joyce Carol Oates' writing. The stuff I've read, while constructed with lovely prose, has never really just "hit" me. I always thought it was just me.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com