tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post116222900062087366..comments2023-08-15T07:41:19.933-05:00Comments on <center>Slaves of Golconda</center>: Not an Indiana fanQuillhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601080339912553168noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162748336842828802006-11-05T11:38:00.000-06:002006-11-05T11:38:00.000-06:00Just a note on the suicide issue. Sand had strange...Just a note on the suicide issue. Sand had strange, but consistent, ideas on suicide, seeing it as potentially something very beautiful and spiritual if done in the right way. I know that it was against the teachings of the church, but Sand has her own ideas, and death by a dramatic leap was seen in her mind as noble, whilst death by drowning was considered shameful. I'm afraid there's no logic behind this, just a conviction on Sand's part.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162335152192117512006-10-31T16:52:00.000-06:002006-10-31T16:52:00.000-06:00Dorothy, I've just read your piece about Halloween...Dorothy, I've just read your piece about Halloween on your 'Of Books and Bicycles' blog and wanted to empathize. I couldn't post a comment - so I'm leaving it here: I watch absolutely no scary films and have never read a Stephen King book. I really thought this made me a complete oddity. It's nice to know I'm in good company.<BR/>(My apologies to your fellow 'Slaves' contributors)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162330081010819632006-10-31T15:28:00.000-06:002006-10-31T15:28:00.000-06:00Okay--I am glad I was not the only one to pick up ...Okay--I am glad I was not the only one to pick up who the narrator was...(hanging my head in shame)...I didn't want to admit to it, but since you did, Stefanie, I will, too. I only know that it is a man. I did keep wondering as he would insert his thought every so often!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162251715739911872006-10-30T17:41:00.000-06:002006-10-30T17:41:00.000-06:00You didn't like it, did you? :) I had more sympath...You <I>didn't</I> like it, did you? :) I had more sympathy for Indiana because of the difficulty of being a woman at the time -- I guess I see her depression and sickness as symptoms of social oppression and now problems coming from Indiana herself.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-1162245491385214462006-10-30T15:58:00.000-06:002006-10-30T15:58:00.000-06:00Did I miss something big? Who's the narrator?I was...Did I miss something big? Who's the narrator?<BR/><BR/>I was bugged by Indiana too and kept thinking she needed some anti-depressants. And I thought Ralph's suggestion they commit suicide was strange and sick. But I liked the plot and the dastardly Raymon. All very melodramatic.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.com