tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058694793380261511.post4525744423779628555..comments2024-03-27T00:28:47.395-07:00Comments on A Bookish Libraria ~ The Bookish Dame Reviews: "Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen" by Mary SharratDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318926277089882125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058694793380261511.post-43512788153282030822013-11-01T10:41:34.672-07:002013-11-01T10:41:34.672-07:00Hallo, this afternoon,
I am on the tour as well, ...Hallo, this afternoon,<br /><br />I am on the tour as well, and I wanted to seek out the other reviewers along the route, as I was touched deeply by the words of Hilegard's life, and thought it would be lovely to see how each reader who read her story was left afterwards,... in museful thought, or if they perhaps didn't enjoy it either, as I know we all come to like different books.<br /><br />Thanks for having your "I love comments" badge because when I clicked over I found a nice new badge to welcome people to my blog! Cheers!<br /><br />I liked how you opened your review, speaking of the Nuns as they were children when they first entered their confining quarters as Anchorites. You gave such a resounding image when you said "expansiveness of their hearts and spirits through the pen of Sharratt",... yes, that attribute is fittingly deserved, I think as well! She brought out their humanity and the courage it took to fit inside such a life as the one they found themselves brought into! I took the story as truth as it was relayed to me in the text, including of her visions, but I can respect and understand that the context of her life is going to be interrupted differently per each reader who finds her story. I, myself grew up Protestant, approaching this outside of a Catholic upbringing as well, but I do study world religions and of course, Catholicism is one of them.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading your review because it brought back to life of the Hildegard that I was introduced too as well! Your ruminations would serve her proud! I think the fact that we, in the 21st Century are spending time reflecting on her life lived in the 12th Century is enough for her to wish to warrant a conversation! (if such a thing were possible!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com