Posted by susan47 on August 2, 2008, at 12:21:29
In reply to Re: 'In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts', posted by susan47 on March 24, 2008, at 15:29:38
Reading the customer review by the ghost writer, I say I have to agree with what he says. So I have been captivated by the dark nature of Mate's writing style, as he's been able to reveal some level of feeling, perhaps his slick brain and his aptitude for words and his ability to string them together, worked their magic on me and I was indeed seduced by a certain writing style .. and once again my womanly craving for feelings disrupted the thinking flow, the rational part of my brain put on hold, and I see that I was in idol worship, worship of the ability to convey emotional information .. or perhaps that was only my interpretation of what Mate said. Perhaps Mate displays signs of social disorganization ... the reviewer almost makes him seem psychopathic ... a social predator of sorts ... he really dislikes what the man has written about himself .. Mate's "honesty" works in his disfavour ... he's too human, and he was counting on that as a charm, a way to charm us into seeing his viewpoint .. which is .. which is ... but he admits that he is of a different social class than the "addict" .. and it's this difference that keeps him separate from his subject, always, although he tries to draw parallels, absurd ones, at that, yes it's true. Mate reminds me of my father, perhaps that's why I had a mini-crush on his writing. Certainly what the reviewer says about him is believable .. so much in life is believable.
It's nice to re-visit old stuff and see new things.
Edgar Cayce "On Mysteries of the Mind" ... new material for me, fascinating I had no idea but it makes sense, it makes a lot of sense, which is wondferful but also powerful, powerful material to know.
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