Guest guest Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 Ruthie, I'm inclined to think that anyone who only reads fiction of a particular genre is so narrow minded that their views hardly count! Sorry if that seems harsh, but honestly! If I were to say to you " I only read novels by white authors " , what would you think? I appreciate that orthodox Jews lead a particular lifestyle, but it is not unreasonable to know that there are other ways of living, and even to read about them! Tell her you think she's being disloyal (and foolish too!) and then ignore her. Children delight in tormenting their parents - that's probably what she's doing! Anneliese and toddler Tim > > Message: 18 > Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:30:14 -0000 > From: ruthie@... > Subject: Re: My new email client!.. and other family dilemmas > > > > Tavya sounds pretty wise to me. I am sure she is right! And at least > > Avigayil told you beforehand - so it's not as if it has been printed > > without you being warned. > > > > Be proud of your children having a view of their own, I'd say, and > > even more proud of the fact that they respect you enough to tell you > > about it! > > > > I don't know enough about your community though to know if writing > it > > under her own name will make it look as if there is a family feud > > going on, where there really is none. Will everyone know she is > > related to you? If so it might be wiser to write it anonymously, or > > perhaps with initials or first name only. > > > > But if the wider community doesn't mind - why not just see it as a > > sign of what an open-minded family you are. > > > > Karina > > Um, enough people would know she was my daughter to make it look a > bit wierd, yes. And I am not sure I wouldn't have preferred not > knowing; there have been some other " kickbacks " in the Jewish press > about too many crime novels recently, I would have just thought " oh > another one " :-) > > Good to have another perspective on it though, thanks Karina, I am too > close to be objective, I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2001 Report Share Posted September 22, 2001 > Ruthie, > > I'm inclined to think that anyone who only reads fiction of a particular > genre is so narrow minded that their views hardly count! Sorry if that > seems harsh, but honestly! If I were to say to you " I only read novels by > white authors " , what would you think? I appreciate that orthodox Jews lead > a particular lifestyle, but it is not unreasonable to know that there are > other ways of living, and even to read about them! The reason Avigayil only reads Jewish fiction is because she is *very* religious (more than anyone else in my family) and doesn't want to read anything which would be deemed unsuitable.(sex, violence etc.) Jewish fiction, is, by its nature, screened from all that. That's why I am to a large extent constrained by what I write about, to keep within the guidelines. Even my crime novels are pretty tame violence-wise by mainstream standards. Not too much blood and gore, all graphic violence hinted at rather than explicitly spelled out. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2001 Report Share Posted September 23, 2001 >Ruthie, > >I'm inclined to think that anyone who only reads fiction of a particular >genre is so narrow minded that their views hardly count! Sorry if that >seems harsh, but honestly! If I were to say to you " I only read novels by >white authors " , what would you think? I appreciate that orthodox Jews lead >a particular lifestyle, but it is not unreasonable to know that there are >other ways of living, and even to read about them! I find it a bit scary if people do exclude whole swathes of literature on principle. I had a friend who claimed to read only women authors. It's one thing if you have found it boring or too disturbing to read a certain genre, but it always seems uncomfortably close to burning the things otherwise. When I think of how long I avoided Terry Pratchett (because sci fi isn't my thing) and Ruth Rendell, Ellis s et al because crime isn't my thing... (pregnancy was what turned me on to murder, it was all I wanted to read - *that* worries me. However it doesn't mean that I approve of murder - and I don't suppose you do either Ruthie and you write the stuff!) -- jennifer@... Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2001 Report Share Posted September 23, 2001 > > I find it a bit scary if people do exclude whole swathes of > literature on principle. I had a friend who claimed to read only > women authors. It's one thing if you have found it boring or too > disturbing to read a certain genre, but it always seems uncomfortably > close to burning the things otherwise. > > When I think of how long I avoided Terry Pratchett (because sci fi > isn't my thing) and Ruth Rendell, Ellis s et al because crime > isn't my thing... (pregnancy was what turned me on to murder, it was > all I wanted to read - *that* worries me. However it doesn't mean > that I approve of murder - and I don't suppose you do either Ruthie > and you write the stuff!) True. But Avigayil is trying to avoid sexual references and other things she deems unsuitable, and there ain't much " clean " literature out there aside from the ones specially written to be so. Heck I have heard rumours that even the next Harry Potter is going to be about his sexual awakening ) Ruthie > Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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