tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post6186274162774444673..comments2024-03-11T01:39:11.362-04:00Comments on At the Scene of the Crime: Danse MacabrePatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-59237900592007346772011-09-28T08:43:03.811-04:002011-09-28T08:43:03.811-04:00What you (and I) find so off-putting is not psycho...What you (and I) find so off-putting is not psychology, but psychiatry. Very few psychologists now take Freudian or any other kind of psychotherapy seriously, and even professional counsellors are beginning to acknowledge that most of the benefit of counselling comes from giving the client the chance of a friendly non-judgmental conversation, rather than any tricks of psychiatric theory.<br /><br />Freudian psychiatry is more accurately regarded as a religion than a science. That's why its conclusions sound so irrational.Jon Jermeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802157835972797573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-23796822879889011092011-06-04T11:50:34.027-04:002011-06-04T11:50:34.027-04:00@TomCat
I object- for the week I've been visit...@TomCat<br />I object- for the week I've been visiting relatives, I've read only two books, and that was spread out during lengthy car rides. All my other books were read during the drive to Oregon, which is when I wrote my reviews (by hand)- all I had to do was type them up. What has suffered is my activity in the blogosphere- I haven't read much of the blogs around, and I'll have to catch up once I get back.<br /><br />My usual source hasn't got Mr. Splitfoot, and as far as I can tell, it isn't even in Powell's Books, although I've gotten a huge loot from them already and looking for more would just be me being greedy... I guess I'll throw myself at the mercy of the ILL system.<br /><br />@John<br />Ah, glad to hear my problem with psychology isn't completely unreasonable. As for Gladys Mitchell, I read "Death at the Opera" and I loved it. It didn't contain the bad stuff on psychological insights you warn me about there... But thanks for the warning.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-14699842871814907012011-06-04T09:19:37.697-04:002011-06-04T09:19:37.697-04:00I understand your problem with psychology. But the...I understand your problem with psychology. But there is some good among all the bad. I say to you: avoid Gladys Mitchell at all costs. Her Mrs. Bradley is an avowed Freudian - the worst of the lot in terms of damaging people even further who may not be "all that bad." And far too many of the Mitchell books I've read include a lot of nonsensical "psychological insights" on Mrs. Bradley's part that are absurd leaps of common sense let alone leaps of logic.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-15452431364418603242011-06-04T03:06:13.077-04:002011-06-04T03:06:13.077-04:00Argh, would it really kill me to proof read my com...Argh, would it really kill me to proof read my comments before posting them?! >_<TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-49670363825818079092011-06-04T03:04:42.865-04:002011-06-04T03:04:42.865-04:00You've convinced me; this book is going on the...You've convinced me; this book is going on the short-list for detectives I want to order and read asunder in the very, very near future. <br /><br />Coincidently, I also have a recent blog post highlighting one of Helen McCloy's books, <i>Mr. Splitfoot</i>, which turned to be unapologetically fun book – brimming over with tropes and conventions of the genre. You should put it on your short list if you haven't bought it already (can never tell with you). Oh, I also finally posted that review of that Dutch author I kept promising in that discussion on foreign mysteries. <br /><br />By the way, your holiday really did nothing to trickle down your blog activity. You have issues! ;DTomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com