tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post7213879758225750229..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: SILENT SPRINGJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-79765443264497614862016-03-20T21:06:19.505-07:002016-03-20T21:06:19.505-07:00Thanks Susan! In these days of climate change and ...Thanks Susan! In these days of climate change and all, I found it so relevant. Even Margaret Atwood did a piece on it on the 50th anniversary of the book: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/07/why-rachel-carson-is-a-saintJudy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-79795245430887342112016-03-20T19:13:31.345-07:002016-03-20T19:13:31.345-07:00Such a famous work and the author a hero long, lon...Such a famous work and the author a hero long, long after -- even today. I have watched various PBS kinds of shows on Rachael Carson and admired her greatly but have always been a bit scared to read Silent Spring for the reasons you state. Poison and destruction and the obliteration of nature from mankind. It rips at the heart and mind. But I'm sure, read it must be! Nice review.thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-19321980062929024082016-03-16T16:06:16.737-07:002016-03-16T16:06:16.737-07:00Yes! Though I usually read fiction, I had to read ...Yes! Though I usually read fiction, I had to read this from my 1962 list because it is part of the story of our country and our world.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-80408238215968145872016-03-16T15:10:16.866-07:002016-03-16T15:10:16.866-07:00I knew of this book via a coworker who told me abo...I knew of this book via a coworker who told me about a book he had been reading and told me what it was about. I haven't read it, but through his words I understood the profound implication of publishing such research. In our modern lives, it isn't often that a work such as this brings about change; thus, Silent Spring is the more valuable for it.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-84445009370396782162016-03-16T10:10:29.344-07:002016-03-16T10:10:29.344-07:00Thanks Dorothy. The book was always on my parents&...Thanks Dorothy. The book was always on my parents' shelves when I was still at home and I snagged it as we were cleaning out my mom's house after she passed. Now I wish I could discuss it with them. Rachel Carson has become one of my sheroes. I also loved The Sea Around Us.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-35283714148083077782016-03-15T16:05:19.228-07:002016-03-15T16:05:19.228-07:00I read this book so many years ago that one would ...I read this book so many years ago that one would think that the emotional impact of it would have been blunted, but reading your review just now brought it all back. This book really was a world-changer. There may well be species alive today, especially birds, that still exist because Rachel Carson wrote a book. Imagine that! I fully agree with your sentiment that "we need a cure for our planet."Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.com