[HPforGrownups] Re: Beacham book

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 6904

Hi --

Steve Vander Ark wrote:

> But I was amazed at how easy it was to find the errors! I get the
> sense that she doesn't know how to keep her interpretations and
> suppositions from coming through as facts.

True.

> And I also suspect that she hasn't read the books more than once and
> then maybe once more for notes.

That was my perception also.  I read the whole thing -- the one that
Heidi bought & is circulating amongst those of us who are interested in
giving it a read.  I had the definite impression that she had *not* read
the books very thoroughly and certainly could not be said to be an
obsessed fan (or even a fan at all really, truth be told).

> I can tell you from experience that you CAN'T write something
> like that without knowing the books almost intuitively from repeated
> readings. I listen to the audio tapes all the time. I have read each
> book many times and still read them. I'm reading GF aloud to my son
> right now and I constantly find things that slipped past me. In order
> to understand the world you're describing, you have to immerse
> yourself in it. I know, you guys laugh at me because I'm a little
> teensy tiny bit obsessed with it all, but frankly, I can't imagine
> anyone writing a worthwhile guide who WASN'T obsessed with it. And I
> don't think she is at all. Opportunistic, yes, obsessed, no.

I agree with Steve.  As I've mentioned, I listen to nothing but the
audio tapes in my car these days (and living in Houston, I spend a fair
bit of time in the car stuck in traffic snarls).  I've also read them
countless times.  We're reading SS to our unborn baby each night with a
fetal microphone.  And, I do seem to catch a new detail, nuance or
possible re-interpretation everytime I listen to or read these books.
It's amazing!

I'm glad Carole is forwarding it to you Steve.  We'll be anxiously
awaiting your formal verdict.  As you'll see when you get it, Heidi
definitely wanted us to all write our comments in the margins.  I would
imagine it might be littered with sarcastic remarks & corrections in the
margins by this point!

Penny


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