tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post630474882852080562..comments2023-10-05T07:46:44.392-04:00Comments on And Now the Screaming Starts: Books: A man's home is his castle. And mausoleum.CRwMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-47795062784945965552009-02-27T15:17:00.000-05:002009-02-27T15:17:00.000-05:00Mr. Lennon,Thanks for stopping by and thanks for w...Mr. Lennon,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and thanks for writing such an engrossing novel.CRwMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-66164684217143330592009-02-27T13:52:00.000-05:002009-02-27T13:52:00.000-05:00Hi there--I really appreciate your reading, and po...Hi there--I really appreciate your reading, and posting about, CASTLE. The Iraq link, I should mention, was the fundamental thing that inspired the entire book, and so was instrumental in its creation, and firmly in place, in my mind, from page one--so I hope that not all readers find it awkward or ill-advised. But you're right on the money about the mood I was trying to evoke, and I'm glad you liked it! I am an ardent fan of Shirley Jackson, and I will most definitely read the Goolrick book, which I hadn't heard of. Best--JRLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-53919947301741414112009-02-27T07:55:00.000-05:002009-02-27T07:55:00.000-05:00Screamin' House,Of the two, "Castle" makes the big...Screamin' House,<BR/><BR/>Of the two, "Castle" makes the biggest bid to "say something about America." I have to admit, I feel it kinda loses its way a bit when it tries. I don't want to go into detail, but there's a plot link to the torture of Iraqi prisoners by American military forces that seems half-baked to me. I'll be curious to she what you think.CRwMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-53420434504353860192009-02-26T14:08:00.000-05:002009-02-26T14:08:00.000-05:00Castle sounds very intriguing. As a German, I find...<I>Castle</I> sounds very intriguing. As a German, I find American variations on the Gothic Tale often very exotic (with all connotations of getting a very wrong picture of a country the word has).houseinrlyeh aka Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548069611516508274noreply@blogger.com