tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post116686012917476783..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: The latest from exmo-lit's master of suspense: Behind Closed Doors by Natalie R. CollinsC. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1171277149547111442007-02-12T02:45:00.000-08:002007-02-12T02:45:00.000-08:00Hey Anonymous!!!Interesting idea -- since people k...Hey Anonymous!!!<BR/><BR/>Interesting idea -- since people keep comparing Mormon literature to Jewish literature, maybe I should branch out and start reading some Jewish literature...C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1171276631671696042007-02-12T02:37:00.000-08:002007-02-12T02:37:00.000-08:00I have another book for you that i think you will ...I have another book for you that i think you will enjoy. SWAP by sam Moffie. The wit is very Jewish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1167510888744995872006-12-30T12:34:00.000-08:002006-12-30T12:34:00.000-08:00Thanks Natalie!!!It's good that you had a nice vac...Thanks Natalie!!!<BR/><BR/>It's good that you had a nice vacation too after all the work it must have been to get your book ready for publication!! :DC. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1167509448470820242006-12-30T12:10:00.000-08:002006-12-30T12:10:00.000-08:00What a GREAT review, CL! Thank you so much. And WO...What a GREAT review, CL! Thank you so much. And WOW, exmo-lit's MASTER OF SUSPENSE? Me likey that title!!! LOLOL. <BR/><BR/>I am glad you saw that this was not a reworking of the same themes in WIVES AND SISTERS. It will be interesting to see how controversial the temple scene is considered, at least by believing Mormons, since it's already been done by quite a few others before moi.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, THANK YOU again!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291542174697332007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1167057061276111262006-12-25T06:31:00.000-08:002006-12-25T06:31:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas to you and your family too, SML!!!...Merry Christmas to you and your family too, SML!!! :DC. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1167034219915311542006-12-25T00:10:00.000-08:002006-12-25T00:10:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas to you and yours, Chanson!Merry Christmas to you and yours, Chanson!Sister Mary Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642154849765529070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1166900619720294002006-12-23T11:03:00.000-08:002006-12-23T11:03:00.000-08:00Hey Cynthia!!!Well you can pre-order a copy if you...Hey Cynthia!!!<BR/><BR/>Well you can pre-order a copy if you follow the link above. I would definitely recommend it -- I recall you liked her earlier book, and I think you'll like this one as well!!!C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1166900295975346892006-12-23T10:58:00.000-08:002006-12-23T10:58:00.000-08:00I haven't seen her next book yet. I am looking for...I haven't seen her next book yet. I am looking forward to it though.Cyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1166867299587083092006-12-23T01:48:00.000-08:002006-12-23T01:48:00.000-08:00Hey T-Wanker!!!Of course I'm exaggerating when I s...Hey T-Wanker!!!<BR/><BR/>Of course I'm exaggerating when I say I'm the <I>only one</I> who groups mo and exmo lit together as sub-genres of a single genre. However if there's another blog out there that regularly reviews both Mormon and post-Mormon works, I don't know about it. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I think they were talking about the idea that "the first great Mormon literary genius would by necessity have to come from outside the faith" over on the Mormon lit blog <A HREF="http://www.motleyvision.org/" REL="nofollow">A Motley Vision</A>, although I can't find the exact reference. Still those guys are pretty careful about separating Mormon lit into pro and anti, for example <A HREF="http://www.motleyvision.org/?p=290" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on the parallel with Jewish literature. I talked about it in this post: <A HREF="http://lfab-uvm.blogspot.com/2005/12/mormon-lit-misfit-trying-to-write-like.html" REL="nofollow">Mormon lit misfit</A>.<BR/><BR/>p.s. I listed all of my other book reviews <A HREF="http://lfab-uvm.blogspot.com/2006/09/spotlight-on-writing-mormon-lit-book.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1166865970037602602006-12-23T01:26:00.000-08:002006-12-23T01:26:00.000-08:00Well, you certainly scooped everybody by reviewing...Well, you certainly scooped everybody by reviewing Natalie's book early.<BR/><BR/>I've read two of Natalie's previous books and was looking forward to reading <BR/><I>Behind Closed Doors</I> when it comes out the end of next month.<BR/><BR/>I also wondered if this was going to be a re-working of her previous themes. From your review, the date rape/virgin concept seems to be yet another variation on Natalie's anti-patriarchal authority themes from her previous book. I look forward to see how this book differs.<BR/><BR/>You've peaked my interest about the endowment scene. Being male and growing up Mormon, I was always concerned about my endowment. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure that the violent response Natalie generates from the Mormon community comes from how close her critiques often hit home. Mormonism in its current incarnation is rife with patriarchal embued sexism by both its male and female members. <BR/><BR/>I think Natalie has found her genre niche and I hope I can only be as fortunate.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with you on the Post-Mo and Mo Lit as different views of the same thing. Reminds me of a quote from this rather dichotomous fellow, Joseph Smith: "By proving contraries, truth is made manifest." <BR/><BR/>I disagree that you are the only one espousing combining the Mormon/Anti-Mormon literary split. As early as 1981, I had a BYU English professor tell us in class that the first great Mormon literary genius would by necessity have to come from outside the faith. He saw the ability to literarily recreate the Mormon experience as an inside-out job. Now he seems most prophetic as two of the most talented "Mormon" writers are Neil LaBute and Brian Evenson. <BR/><BR/>The literary heritage as Mormon and Post-Mormon writers should aspire to is that of the Jewish-American authors. This aspiration pays homage to the Mormons odd sympatico with the Jewish faith and taps into one of the richest literary arenas of contemporary American fiction. The Jewish/American authors have transcended their faith and written universal stories for the general public, all while exploring the impact of their particular faith, for example: Philip Roth, Saul Bellow, Chaim Potok, Issac Singer, Bernard Malamud, Natalie Goldberg, Alan Ginsberg, Elie Weisel and those are just the authors that I could think of at 2:20 a.m. on a Saturday morning.<BR/><BR/>As critics and writers, I would urge everyone to take up your cause C.L. and actively promote your brand of literary integration.T Wankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260411727123336691noreply@blogger.com