tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post5952610020084850188..comments2024-03-28T22:51:32.258+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Harper Lee, Henry Miller and ArtSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60677749580680729222015-02-06T15:39:32.993+00:002015-02-06T15:39:32.993+00:00It is easy to agree with Miller. Seems every time ...It is easy to agree with Miller. Seems every time I leave this homeland when I return It feels like a bombardment.Generally speaking, as Mr. Miller is fond of doing, this country feels like an uncomfortable , shallow, purgatory, most of the time where lack education, reality TV, where even the most inane cam become rich and famous, the most questionable art be praised because...hype...Mr. Miller is badass -slaps this country around a little , to no avail other than singing to the choir of folks in his corner who do not unfurl the flag and wave it in your face every yay, rah, moment. As for Harper Lee, we'll see...<br />Love the photo, it is a good story. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-71937867699555964572015-02-06T14:34:30.105+00:002015-02-06T14:34:30.105+00:00TKAM is one of my favorites. I will avoid the new ...TKAM is one of my favorites. I will avoid the new novel, regardless of how it is received.utahDOG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04574614138539392895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57426702059334679622015-02-06T06:00:35.712+00:002015-02-06T06:00:35.712+00:00Elizaberth: Isn't it?! This book is as much ab...Elizaberth: Isn't it?! This book is as much about the man as it is the country.<br /><br />Ms. Moon: That's a very good point. Right after I wrote this I read a piece in the NYT that quoted one of Lee's friends saying she is blind and deaf and "will sign anything put in front of her by someone she trusts."<br /><br />Ellen: Definitely!<br /><br />E: He gets even more biting. It's fascinating to read.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17874631385440949572015-02-05T18:29:39.772+00:002015-02-05T18:29:39.772+00:00Although his comments are biting, Miller is essent...Although his comments are biting, Miller is essentially correct, unfortunately. I'm curious as to the timing of Harper Lee's book...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-73131036504071704912015-02-05T16:54:27.717+00:002015-02-05T16:54:27.717+00:00Well, he's right about being an artist in Amer...Well, he's right about being an artist in America...still. america does not understand or encourage art or artists. I mean, after all, we don't work, just play with stuff all day.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-37597282538993186232015-02-05T14:35:28.117+00:002015-02-05T14:35:28.117+00:00I just hope that Harper Lee is in full control of ...I just hope that Harper Lee is in full control of this project and that her mental capabilities at this point in her life are adequate to approve the publishing. <br />Because that book is going to make someone a hell of a lot of money. <br />Henry Miller. I need to read more of him. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-52606581836937022042015-02-05T07:03:10.873+00:002015-02-05T07:03:10.873+00:00I love that Henry Miller said, "There was a f...I love that Henry Miller said, "There was a frigid moral aspect to it which chilled me to the bone."<br /><br />How utterly perfect. And so Henry Miller.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com