tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post3681609921003798719..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: Pop Quiz IIIHilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-45606086940154655962008-05-01T18:19:00.000+02:002008-05-01T18:19:00.000+02:00Yes, I first read it when I was about sixteen. It ...Yes, I first read it when I was about sixteen. It was the first time I ever heard a thoughtful presentation of the Catholic argument against euthanasia. I was impressed at the time. It may have been an early contributor to my later conversion in these matters in general, and possibly to the Faith overall.<BR/><BR/>It also has a very memorable opening, describing "a wriggling iota", appearing far off in the desert heat that resolves into a mysterious old pilgrim. <BR/><BR/>I always like the expression 'wriggling iota'.Hilary Jane Margaret Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-50684695371429023562008-05-01T17:31:00.000+02:002008-05-01T17:31:00.000+02:00I recommend adding "A Canticle for Leibowitz" to y...I recommend adding "A Canticle for Leibowitz" to your shelf as well, if you haven't already. The last third of the book is eerily priescent.DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-45466668484540896392008-04-30T21:08:00.000+02:002008-04-30T21:08:00.000+02:001907. Four years earlier than my half-remembered ...1907. Four years earlier than my half-remembered guess. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>peace,Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949890957239166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-76944517842862711842008-04-30T21:04:00.000+02:002008-04-30T21:04:00.000+02:00Gosh! Fr. Hairtonic! I'm so glad you're still read...Gosh! Fr. Hairtonic! I'm so glad you're still reading. And flattered that you've kept your Officially Sanctioned Orwell's Picnic Nickname. <BR/><BR/>Good guess.<BR/><BR/>but we still don't have a date for this amazingly prescient bit of Catholic apocalyptic literature.Hilary Jane Margaret Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-67735328235595443932008-04-30T20:53:00.000+02:002008-04-30T20:53:00.000+02:00"Lord of the World" by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson.Un..."Lord of the World" by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson.<BR/><BR/>Unlike Zach, I have little concern about waiting for the unwashed masses to comment. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-89062523433626316382008-04-30T20:35:00.000+02:002008-04-30T20:35:00.000+02:00Ha! I know this! But I'll let other readers work...Ha! I know this! But I'll let other readers work on it for a bit ...<BR/><BR/><BR/>peace,Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949890957239166noreply@blogger.com