Re: River God
Originally Posted by
Muddy
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So you 'fail to understand it' people have different opinions what is there not to understand?
Bakerman replies
Having a different opinion is quite understandable. Deliberately going out of one's way to belittle is another matter entirely. Moreover, to have the gall to critique a book about which one has a very poor knowledge is ridiculous and demonstrates poor judgement.
Now, a badly misinformed poster recently stated that Tiata was a "strong fighter" and a "warrior" and when I attempted to demonstrate how wrong that was, the poster replied, Perhaps you have forgotten how Tiata came to the rescue of his young charges during the hippo hunt.
I now go to my library and locate "River God". Page 18,
Quote: " I am a strong swimmer, and although in retrospect such foolhardiness makes me shudder, I truly believe that I MIGHT have dived over the side and swum down through those blood-dyed waters in an attempt to rescue my mistress. However as I poised at the ship's rail, the waters directly below me opened and two heads bobbed out, both of them streaming water and as close as a pair of mating otters." Unquote
I could easily be defeated on many topics, but the writings of Wilbur Smith is
NOT one of them. I own a copy of every book Wilbur Smith has written, and some of them I have re-read 6 or more times just from the pure joy of reading a master at work.
What started out as a post on how much I love Mr. Smith's writing's, in which I wished only to share that joy, has become an unpleasant experience due to the nasty remarks of a few people.
Not cool. Not cool at all.