tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post3067527499804313776..comments2024-03-28T01:36:51.952-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Mao and BooksBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-89238675220194931312015-02-02T13:56:46.094-06:002015-02-02T13:56:46.094-06:00Marina: Thanks for the comment. Wait until my next...Marina: Thanks for the comment. Wait until my next post. It is about Mao and his dancing partners.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-21985842247881667412015-02-02T05:59:06.946-06:002015-02-02T05:59:06.946-06:00I wasn't aware of the extent of Mao's pass...I wasn't aware of the extent of Mao's passion for books - and yes, it just goes to show people are more complex than we might expect. I suppose it's like Hitler's vegetarianism and love for his dogs, or Stalin's shy smile and fatherly moments.Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-21146501040222609662015-02-01T21:47:26.326-06:002015-02-01T21:47:26.326-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I think we would l...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I think we would like the famous to be more predictable than the average but Mao confirms the famed are as filled with contradictions as the rest of us.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-31304515199533788432015-02-01T21:45:49.035-06:002015-02-01T21:45:49.035-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. During the two hour...Moira: Thanks for the comment. During the two hour drive home from Saskatoon this evening I was thinking about another area of Mao's life that was involved in the book that is far more predictable.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-31983524182673478832015-02-01T16:19:29.617-06:002015-02-01T16:19:29.617-06:00Bill - I must say, that's a side of Mao that I...Bill - I must say, that's a side of Mao that I wasn't aware of either. I'm glad Qiu writes about it though, as I think we are often quick to put people, especially famous/notorious people, into certain categories without having a full understanding of their lives. As you say, Mao brought about millions of deaths and was responsible for quashing who knows how many ideas that might have been phenomenal. To know this about him is cognitive dissonance...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-44168943880695146102015-02-01T16:17:07.329-06:002015-02-01T16:17:07.329-06:00Oh that was interesting Bill - it sounds so strang...Oh that was interesting Bill - it sounds so strange and unlikely, I agree with you.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com