tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post7410622967945911940..comments2023-06-16T16:08:23.446+01:00Comments on Edinburgh Housewife: People, Things, IdeasMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-3703474358574034462014-10-13T21:42:45.164+01:002014-10-13T21:42:45.164+01:00Makes sense, thanks! Yes it seemed very out of cha...Makes sense, thanks! Yes it seemed very out of character given her life. Anamariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389152787880010149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-13060489549882631372014-10-13T17:29:08.877+01:002014-10-13T17:29:08.877+01:00Yes, I know what part you mean. It was pretty unbe...Yes, I know what part you mean. It was pretty unbelievable, too, when you think about Ida's whole life. I liked it because it was uncompromising about the fact that a lot of peasants were anti-Semitic and that there were Jews in the Communist party. Anything having to do with Poland that does not paint both Jews and Poles as deeply heroic victims is pretty controversial. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-39417756807961242802014-10-13T15:09:29.987+01:002014-10-13T15:09:29.987+01:00Wait, tell me more about why you liked Ida. I like...Wait, tell me more about why you liked Ida. I liked it until close to the end (you probably know when, in the aunts apartment), but I don't know much about Poland. <br /><br />Also, it is a fault of many academics that they only talk about ideas. Then they are not grounded in reality. Yes, talking about people can slide into gossip, but as someone more prone to the other, it has its dangers too. Anamariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389152787880010149noreply@blogger.com