tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925835.post1697288989348507856..comments2023-10-05T08:38:43.389-04:00Comments on A Good War is Hard to Find: The Art of Violence in America: "Good War" Reviewed in New York Times Book Review!Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296514881195083170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925835.post-85070558217794439962007-04-09T11:01:00.000-04:002007-04-09T11:01:00.000-04:00I just finished reading your book, which was assig...I just finished reading your book, which was assigned to me in a class I am taking called "Violence in America." I thought it was very good, especially after some of the other, more dry books we have read for the class. <BR/>I especially liked how you incorporated so much literature, pop culture, and art into your discussion of violence. As some one majoring in literature and American studies, I really enjoyed your working of the topic.<BR/>Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925835.post-32882320796763278672007-04-03T12:17:00.000-04:002007-04-03T12:17:00.000-04:00The review was incrediblly lacking for me. It disc...The review was incrediblly lacking for me. It discusses the book on terms of postmodernism which is essential to the book but it doesn't even touch on religion and theology. The book is good but not when you have lost or don't understand the basics of the experience and understanding that Griffith is pulling from, namely catholic theology, and more generally christianity. The New York Times I would argue forcefully denies the religious aspect of the book and misses the unique and interesting response that the book can create.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925835.post-30378942973034108982007-04-01T09:39:00.000-04:002007-04-01T09:39:00.000-04:00the times review was great, just because people li...the times review was great, just because people like me wouldn't have learned about your book otherwise.<BR/><BR/>i <A HREF="http://www.truth-consequences.com" REL="nofollow">blog</A> about US torture/abuse, and am writing a thesis about colonial violence, and i have to say i found myself feeling a need for O'Connor's type of fiction to help me face these issues from another angle.<BR/><BR/>(her work is only now being translated now into portuguese here in portugal.)<BR/><BR/>best of luck with the book, will try to get ahold of a copy<BR/><BR/>JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902593586516046914noreply@blogger.com