tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20503615.post114509781036625166..comments2023-05-06T07:56:07.308-05:00Comments on Under a Tree and Dreaming: This keeps me up at night!Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849477199327858520noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20503615.post-1145363052308259732006-04-18T07:24:00.000-05:002006-04-18T07:24:00.000-05:00I think I am starting to agree with the idea that ...I think I am starting to agree with the idea that you should let the writer be who he or she is and leave the writing on its own merit but sometimes I can't help but think of the writer everyonce and awhile as I read through a new bookMorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849477199327858520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20503615.post-1145327816541719082006-04-17T21:36:00.000-05:002006-04-17T21:36:00.000-05:00Here's a creepy Lewis Carroll quote. "I am fond of...Here's a creepy Lewis Carroll quote. "I am fond of children-except boys."Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996943669563221097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20503615.post-1145254182742959552006-04-17T01:09:00.000-05:002006-04-17T01:09:00.000-05:00Louisa May Alcott did write some adult books like ...Louisa May Alcott did write some adult books like "Behind the Mask" which dealt with adultry. Your right she hated writing childrens books. Little Women she enjoyed writing but after that she did it for the money. I love her still.<BR/><BR/>I didn't know the bit about Lewis Carroll though so thanks for the info.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849477199327858520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20503615.post-1145238400771081672006-04-16T20:46:00.000-05:002006-04-16T20:46:00.000-05:00In the same sense, can you still enjoy watching an...In the same sense, can you still enjoy watching an actor or actress after you find out about their actual life. Particularly if you don't agree with how they act or what their beliefs are. (Not necessarily religious beliefs, but that a wife is the man's 'property' sort of thing.)JBTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608563828128506017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20503615.post-1145196844159938852006-04-16T09:14:00.000-05:002006-04-16T09:14:00.000-05:00Louisa May Alcott hated her own books and only wro...Louisa May Alcott hated her own books and only wrote to satisfy her parents. She really wanted to write seedy novels. She lived out the remainder of her life bitter and alone. Lewis Carroll also had a penchant for little girls, and was known to invite them to stay at his house quite often. Supposedly he just liked to look, not touch. <BR/><BR/>I think all genius is touched with a little madness and depravity. It's like Elton John's songs... If you think about who they're written for, they don't have the same ring. So I just sing along and put my own meaning to the words!Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996943669563221097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20503615.post-1145153639399995782006-04-15T21:13:00.000-05:002006-04-15T21:13:00.000-05:00Wow. Well, I don't really know what I think. You c...Wow. Well, I don't really know what I think. You can't help but be affected by that kind of information, but then again, the merits of the work should stand alone. I don't think that's always the case though. Lewis Carroll was a bit of a nutter, and pretty heavily into drugs, if I recall, but his work is still held in high regard. Michael Jackson, not so much. <BR/><BR/>Maybe it depends on the crime or transgression. We're willing to forgive alcholoism, drug abuse and things of that nature a lot more than pedophilia, spousal abuse, or anything that hurts others. Barry Bonds is losing a lot of status over the steroid reports, but that's not just drug use, that's also cheating. But even drug abuse can be pretty dang harmful to others in a family setting.<BR/><BR/>I just don't know. Brilliant question though...e4https://www.blogger.com/profile/13435927076587347401noreply@blogger.com