tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post984532113804968430..comments2023-10-21T11:46:32.529+01:00Comments on Madame Arcati: Martin Amis and his Islamism satireMadame Arcatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-3887674495074072222007-12-17T09:48:00.000+00:002007-12-17T09:48:00.000+00:00Atheism is a faith-based religion with its own mes...Atheism is a faith-based religion with its own messiahs, scripture, worship procedurals etc.Madame Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-35715280537678193662007-12-16T21:48:00.000+00:002007-12-16T21:48:00.000+00:00>Why ? It's just the classical statement of a bona...<< Total crap >><BR/><BR/>Why ? It's just the classical statement of a bona fide atheist. <BR/><BR/><< but I like his novels (still). >><BR/><BR/>I haven't read them yet, but I do intend to. I've heard some good and some bad about his "Yellow Dog". Something tells me you wouldn't appreciate this one... for "professional" reasons. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-36108675701621908922007-12-16T12:19:00.000+00:002007-12-16T12:19:00.000+00:00Ah, yes, The Age of Horrorism. Amis wrote: "Today,...Ah, yes, The Age of Horrorism. Amis wrote: "Today, in the West, there are no good excuses for religious belief - unless we think that ignorance, reaction and sentimentality are good excuses." Total crap, but I like his novels (still).Madame Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-21228905031945504652007-12-16T12:01:00.000+00:002007-12-16T12:01:00.000+00:00Yes, I expect he will cock it up. Do you remember ...Yes, I expect he will cock it up. Do you remember "The Age of Horrorism"? Sterling proof that the Amis/Islam seam is neither rich nor inexhaustible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-28315137835189503862007-12-15T13:31:00.000+00:002007-12-15T13:31:00.000+00:00How do you satirise that which is already abominab...How do you satirise that which is already abominable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-6191851184057464622007-12-15T13:27:00.000+00:002007-12-15T13:27:00.000+00:00Irony may yet be Amis' undoing, which would be iro...Irony may yet be Amis' undoing, which would be ironic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com