Well, Dom, you must be almost unique in finding that 'thing' +warming+. I
got semi-taken in by it myself, on first reading, though dazed questions
about how come the journals had suddenly returned from the fire or why and
how was Assia pregnant so long before the fact etc echoed in my mind, but
all it imparted was an extremely unpleasant feeling, both before and after
realisation of its nature. I'd always thought All Fools Day pranks were
supposed to be good-humoured, that certainly wasn't.
Best
Dave
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From: "domfox" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: BBC text re Plath Journals
Well I thort it was an excellent bit of sniper-work. The clincher was the
line about Gwyneth Paltrow. If the author has an axe to grind, I imagine
it's against the Plath-wraith and all the literary parasites it supports.
The whole thing excites a terrible impatience in me, so I was rather warmed
by this exercise in splenetics - which it plainly is, just look at the
number of times the word "feminist" comes up (amongst others) although on
reflection that's possibly one of the less admirable things about it. I can
see how from the point of view of the surviving Hughes' it might seem
hurtful and heartless; although much of what it seems to be attacking was
hurtful and heartless also - I suppose that's for them to judge really.
Probably find out it was written by Chris Morris now.
Dominic
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