tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post7907917744469138300..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Iris Murdoch, Alzheimers and Picture Books, by Enid RichemontKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-73387440606425692112019-08-28T17:24:03.054+01:002019-08-28T17:24:03.054+01:00The Sacred Crocodile Dentist alone makes the case ...The Sacred Crocodile Dentist alone makes the case for reviving that old B&W TV show, "What's My Line," which most readers - and present earthly inhabitants - will be much too young to remember. Remembering Iris Murdoch remains admirable, however, even though, for me, the mention of her name sends a chill up my dementia-phobic spine, I'm embarrassed to confess. Growing older is like traveling back to the Middle Ages when most of the ailments staring you in the face have no cure. We pray to science for salvation <br />although it is under siege by avaricious, bigotted right wing, petro-fascists regimes the world over. Resist, stay calm and keep writing (win or lose like poor Iris) I say!Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-49913537671083380452019-08-28T15:02:45.052+01:002019-08-28T15:02:45.052+01:00It was weird, Hydra. I kept telling myself to give...It was weird, Hydra. I kept telling myself to give up on it, but couldn't - it was like an addiction! Have you ever read her philosophical work? I've been telling myself to do this for years, as I was a fan of hers, but still haven't.Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-11501961634676981372019-08-28T13:31:33.995+01:002019-08-28T13:31:33.995+01:00I can't get to grips with Iris's writing a...I can't get to grips with Iris's writing and haven't yet managed to finish one of her books. I love the skilful way in which you segue into Amazon/crocodile. Sacred crocodiles? I wouldn't go near one, either, unless it had had its teeth removed by a Sacred Crocodile Dentist. The Crocodile Dentist... hmm. Idea for a picture book here?hydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050622432144268086noreply@blogger.com