having seen To kill a mockingbird 32 times (kept the netflix dvd for 3 months) i have to agree: atticus finch was an amazing character played with great conviction by gregory peck. I really disliked the reviewer's style. also if she Fucked her way she did fuck men didn't she-how do we know they weren't fucking her on the way up????? or was he jealous because she didn't?????
just wondering why a one-hit wonder is so terrible - that is a lot better than the total miss that most of us seem to enjoy! it is ok if he didn't like the book or her politics - icons tend to have feet of clay. On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Deepa Mohan <mohande...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Indrajit Gupta <bonoba...@yahoo.co.in>wrote: > >> Absolutely classic? >> >> Suresh, you git, what's wrong with you? A series of vicious remarks, no >> before and after, no backing for the statements made, and that's absolutely >> classic? >> >> Suresh, you really like this? >> > > > > While I might not express myself with such vehemence, I do feel that the > essay is not a well-thought-out, logical or reasonable one, for all the > reasons IG mentions. > > And I too ask the question, "Why are F*me and F*ck interchangeable 4-letter > words only when it comes to famous women?" > > However...to compare the God Of Small Things (this may be the first time in > several years that this novel's ACTUAL name is mentioned without spoofing > it) with To Kill A Mockingbird is....I'm sorry, I'm no Arundhati Roy, I > can't find a telling enough simile. > > To Kill A Mockingbird is permeated throughout by two rare > characteristics: good writing, and goodness. Apparently Gregory Peck was, in > real life, a person like Atticus Finch; it's the goodness of his character, > and the innocence of the narrator, and the skill with which it's brought out > by the author, that lifts this book to the level of good literature. > > Now, Bonobashi has turned into Suresh-bashi....If Suresh likes it, IG, he > has a right to his opinion...er, by the way, what's a "git"? > > Pavithra, good point :) > > Deepa. > > > > > >
