tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post7473043297536373309..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Les Miserables - A Detail and A ResolveTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-91492425356291366422013-01-02T23:05:19.087-06:002013-01-02T23:05:19.087-06:00Correction..... should read "than that of Bri...<br />Correction..... should read "than that of <i>Bridges of Madison County</i> though.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-91368773485646497402013-01-02T23:04:02.553-06:002013-01-02T23:04:02.553-06:00mike ~~ I shall be well-equipped with tissues and ...mike ~~ I shall be well-equipped with tissues and a Vick Sinex spray to unblock the nasal passages. ;-)<br />Les Miz weep-factor could never be worse for me than that of though.<br /><br />Looks as though the cinema visit will have to be held over 'til next week now - provided the movie will still be showing then.<br /><br /> Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-81319215212428255032013-01-02T19:00:56.543-06:002013-01-02T19:00:56.543-06:00Be careful about sobbing uncontrollably...worse th...Be careful about sobbing uncontrollably...worse than at a funeral...<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/parents-react-to-les-miserables_n_2388373.htmlmike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-57770922189981766642013-01-02T08:56:09.561-06:002013-01-02T08:56:09.561-06:00mike ~~ I responded to your further comment about ...mike ~~ I responded to your further comment about <i>Atlas Shrugged</i> at the linked post. It went into the "awaiting moderation" box, as do all comments received for older posts, to stop the spammers from having an even bigger a field-day than they do already. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-57178611992257075472013-01-02T08:40:33.716-06:002013-01-02T08:40:33.716-06:00Thomas Gazis ~~ Hi there! Thanks for stopping by...Thomas Gazis ~~ Hi there! Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />That is an excellent piece of yours about Neptune in Pisces, sir! Thank you for drawing our attention to it. And it is very relevant to this current surge of interest in Victor Hugo's novel. <br /><br /> Hugo had 4 planets in Pisces, so around the mid 1800s when the book was written (first published 1862) he would have felt exactly "in his element", creatively.<br /><br />I had the same feeling about the atmosphere of the mid 19th century coming back around - though with different "accessories" to go with it - technology, internet, etc (and climate change). <br /><br />I'll add your blog to my list of links in the sidebar - thank you for introducing us to it. <br /><br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-67187962023323264992013-01-02T08:30:24.713-06:002013-01-02T08:30:24.713-06:00James Higham ~ Yes, it's the only way to get t...James Higham ~ Yes, it's the only way to get to the "bones" of the story, all that lies under the music, adventure and Hollywood's fingerprints. :-) Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-57683056023879196252013-01-02T04:56:11.539-06:002013-01-02T04:56:11.539-06:00The current "Le Miserables" fascination ...The current "Le Miserables" fascination has a lot to do with the presence of Neptune in Pisces (as back in the late 1840's, 1850's and 1860's). Somehow, we will start living again the atmosphere of the Charles Dickens' and Victor Hugo's novels (many of which were written during the previous Neptune in Pisces period). <br /><br />You may read a relative article of mine here: <br /><br />http://science-astrology.blogspot.com/2011/04/neptune-in-pisces-our-world-turns.html <br /><br />Thomas GazisThomas Gazishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410975937617190280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-69245715672764308912013-01-02T04:55:43.998-06:002013-01-02T04:55:43.998-06:00I'd agree that if there is such disagreement, ...I'd agree that if there is such disagreement, it would be advisable to read the book as well.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-52788361065222369372013-01-01T16:05:34.462-06:002013-01-01T16:05:34.462-06:00Wisewebwoman ~~ Oh my - you read it in French! Zu...Wisewebwoman ~~ Oh my - you read it in French! Zut alors!!<br /><br />Best I can offer is Virgil's Aeneid in Latin. Although I enjoyed French lessons, I think being faced with a 1400 page book would have put me off it for life!<br /><br />I think I shall like Victor Hugo's views on politics - that's what'll help keep me reading, I hope.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-58102432718930415222013-01-01T15:58:57.482-06:002013-01-01T15:58:57.482-06:00mike ~~ Yikes, Mike! Atlas Shrugged? Really? We...mike ~~ Yikes, Mike! <i>Atlas Shrugged</i>? Really? We saw the movie (part one) on DVD. did a post about it in 2011<br /><br />http://twilightstarsong.blogspot.com/2011/12/atlas-shrugged-pt-1-movie-ayn-rand.html<br /><br />I'm not a fan of Ms Rand.<br /><br />I shall not think beyond my resolution book - it'll take all the discipline I can muster to get through it I fear. A Norman Denny translation is speeding to me as I type, from Amazon's 'used' collection .<br /><br />Thanks for the good wishes - the "one degree under" feeling persists - worse for Himself than for me. Probably it's our flu shots fighting the good fight against the lurgies and mainly winning, but not quite :-) Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-4247698579909614712013-01-01T15:30:05.007-06:002013-01-01T15:30:05.007-06:00Well I am a veteran of the stage shows having gobb...Well I am a veteran of the stage shows having gobbled it up three times so am looking forward to this film version (I've seen another). <br />Memory tells me I read the book it was part of a French lit course, I am astonished to think I did this, with my French so disordered these days. But yes, Victor Hugo was the fellah I studied.<br />Good luck with this, T. Ambitious, though I bet it will be enormously satisfying.<br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-40827267128226982572013-01-01T13:00:10.713-06:002013-01-01T13:00:10.713-06:00Go for it, Twilight! The three translations are i...Go for it, Twilight! The three translations are insightful...I liked the older, Wilbour version. Interesting how the last words of the last sentence were interpreted and translated. I read "Atlas Shrugged" last year, so I understand your reluctance to read a tome, but I actually enjoyed it immensely and felt actualized for having finished...I had put it off for years, due to the size of the book. An abridged edition just wouldn't have been the same.<br /><br />What next, Twilight? Tolstoy's "War and Peace"? Agatha Cristie's "The Complete Ms. Marple"?<br /><br />Feel better...don't let cooties get you down.mikenoreply@blogger.com