Comments on: The Rumpus Interview with Randall Radic

By: Janet Reid

Janet Reid — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:52:31 +0000

I’m not sure it’s effective pr to say “It’s voyeuristic. Like a bad porno movie.”

I’m all in favor of voyeurism; it”s the “bad porno” part that makes me not want to read this.

By: Theresa de Valence

Theresa de Valence — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:44:22 +0000

How interesting …

How much of the book involves a conversation (with self) about God?

If the book is mostly venal–about a man who devises a scam for self-aggrandisement–it doesn’t sound very interesting. If it’s about the bad boys to be found it prison, that doesn’t sound so hot either.

If it’s a conversation/consideration of his history, his path, the ramifications, and what he thinks God is going to do about it, and what he thinks God wants HIM to do about it, then THAT sounds interesting indeed. (As a man of God, he must have started with SOME religious feeling to have accepted the calling. Clearly he hasn’t gone about fulfilling his calling in the usual way. Was he filled with disillusionment? Where does he stand now?). (And NO, for the story’s sake, I hope he didn’t become a proselytizing hypocrite. Nor do I hope he feels redeemed. Both those endings would be too trite.)

But the story could be very interesting indeed. Can you answer these questions? Thanks.

By: Chellis Ying

Chellis Ying — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:10:01 +0000

Glad to see that I am not alone. I have no desire to read anything this guy writes or says.

By: Randall Radic

Randall Radic — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:59:13 +0000

No, he didn’t. That question came up repeatedly, and the D.A. determined it was not an issue, especially under the circumstances.

By: Helen Ginger

Helen Ginger — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:57:40 +0000

“When I came out I wasn’t naive or innocent anymore.” What a pile of dog poop. Before he went in, he wasn’t naive or innocent. He was a uncommon criminal. He knew what he was doing was wrong, but he wanted money, so he stole it, all the while pretending to be a “man of God.” It’s amazing that he was able to pretend to be a priest as long as he did.

Not a book worth reading, let alone worth paying for. And, no, I don’t know him or any of the people he scammed.

By: Michelle Gagnon

Michelle Gagnon — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:52:05 +0000

I’m wondering, did the murderer still think he was protected by the vows of confession?