Member: jmorian

Noticed you liked As I Lay Dying, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also southern and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Here's a link to a summary (and a sample chapter)in case you'd like to read more about the novel before you commit:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 9:32 am (EST) on Sep 4, 2009

Dear John:
I also have Kerenyi's Sun and Moon book. I have not been able to put it up because it is in my library in the US. I am in France just starting to put up a couple of libraries over here.
Yours sincerely,
Jay Livernois

posted by JayLivernois at 5:21 pm (EST) on Mar 29, 2009

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posted by flatmancrooked at 6:41 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2008

John

It's difficult to discuss the origins of religious beliefs in man because, imo, it comes from pre-human existence (which is why we can see elements of it in other animals, from elephants with their "graveyards" to pre-human humanoids with the few ritual-like objects we have found). Moreover, I think there are many elements which are being joined together for this. So it has to have an evolutionary aspect to it -- although, I think, once we develop our own human languages and vocabularies, they too create the structures by which we think and help establish further religious elements.

Douglas Adams -- I have to say my favorite work is "Life, The Universe and Everything." I think it is because it is the most "story-like" of all his works, thanks to the fact that it is an adaptation of a story he wanted to do for Doctor Who. Did you ever watch his Doctor Who works? Dirk Gentley borrows a lot from Shada, for example.

As you can tell, I've finally had time to get on and add more books to my collection. It's a growing list!

Peace
Henry

posted by HornOrSilk at 2:46 pm (EST) on Apr 24, 2008