Comments on: Searching for My Wives

By: smith

smith — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:37:32 +0000

didn’t make it through the first chapter

the “explict and graphic” warning at the beginning is well deserved

By: William Bostock

William Bostock — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:11:06 +0000

Grizzly — Thank you very much for the approving comment. It means a lot to hear that “Searching for My Wives” found another interested listener/reader. (Don’t know what to say about that cover art; the thumbnail was popped into each file, but things happen …) I like your choice of books to read, by the way. Ernest Thompson Seton (or Ernest S. Thompson) was prominent on the bookshelf in the cottage at Cape Cod where I spent childhood summers. Sad stories, in part, but realistic. “Flatland” is a classic, too, and good to see out and about again.

William

By: Grizzly Smith

Grizzly Smith — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:03:53 +0000

I’m listening to Episode 20 right now. I notice your files don’t have any cover art. Doesn’t keep me from listening, of course. Very well written and well read. “Searching for my Wives” feels like one of those books that, years from now, people will still talk about, and share, and even teach, I think.

And after listening to you, I tend to write and talk a bit more like you. Which I count as a good thing!

Griz

By: William Bostock

William Bostock — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:36:13 +0000

Thank you for your appreciative comment, Rhonda. I am very happy that the book spoke to you.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:01:36 +0000

A Methodically Detailed Journey Across Primordial Time

This is a great book to curl up with at bedtime. The prose evokes vivid, panoramic images of the many lifetimes of Shimmer, Sita, Ahalya, and Old Shiver. A conical if you will, of their fight for humanities humanness against Murk and his thugs. While from lifetime to lifetime we watch the development of the soul in animal and human form here on earth. This story is the real, “Out of Africa” for the reincarnation buff. Don’t try and take it all in at once, this is a book to be savored.

By: William Bostock

William Bostock — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:00:49 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Barry. Were you one of the “early adopters”?

I have been surprized at how very few people have cancelled their subscriptions to the book. The text does have the advantage of being linear — this happens, then that happens, without flashbacks — but by its nature the action jumps around from one continent to another, and then there are all those dates interspersed in the narration — I could never keep track of them if I were just listening. Fortunately, following the story does not depend on doing mental arithmetic!

I am gratified to hear that you even have patience to understand the concepts. It is a most unWestern book, I am afraid, nearly Hindu. In fact, if you are familiar with the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, then many of the names and some of the action will be recognizable, although seen from a different point of view.

You mention “the print version”. We have a little problem there. There is no print version. However, I do have a PDF file that I could send out to anyone interested. (At least I can make that offer at present.)

How far along in the book are you? I notice that one or two people’s subscriptions are nearing the end. ( I hope that they have been able to listen!)

Again, many thanks for your thoughtful comment.

By: Barry Bounous

Barry Bounous — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:49:37 +0000

A book I want to like. Have to be in the right mood and be able to really concentrate. Has evocative images and concepts. Voice is smoothly delivered. It is, however, easy to get a little lost. The print version may be a better choice. Am hanging in for the time being.