Posted from 8 addresses as Alice Turner, Alice K. Turner, akt, aturner3
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Rostrum, you ought to coax Zvi onto our list, He sounds feisty, thoughtful and articulate. Oh, and btw, I agree with him. Perhaps Wolfe should start watching the summer reruns of…
30 Jun 1998, 16:56
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Yeah, nice doggie, Snow White. -alga-…
29 Jun 1998, 16:49
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Oh ye of little faith, observe. These are citations from the text, Claw, Timescape edition. 284: "...and as I studied her face I had come to doubt that she was an old woman at all…
28 Jun 1998, 11:52
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James, Thanks for bringing this up again because I have a little theory about this that I forgot to post last time. We've often discussed the "other" Severians and how many there…
27 Jun 1998, 18:48
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Rostrum, Don't be disillusioned! It's a very old word, with an impressive (and apt) OED citation. which I won't quote. It's related to "forlorn" with implications of loss, perditi…
25 Jun 1998, 19:14
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With due respect, Sarge, sir, this becomes a ridiculous argument, similar to that of science-meister scolex. The two of you are replacing Wolfe's text with text of your own, yours …
24 Jun 1998, 19:31
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The Well, yes, I'm sure we will...but we're analyzing a Wolfe book where he plays by rules of his own. And a particular point in made re "Marsch's" eyes--they are mentioned as a c…
22 Jun 1998, 19:54
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Sgt. Rock, Nice to see you again, sir! You make a good argument wrt Marsch's humanity and villainy, but there's strong evidence against it, and that is his bright green eyes--the…
22 Jun 1998, 13:38
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Neal, I think the tool use is important because (1) in Marsch's interviews it is brought up again and again (2) it's a kind of clue for us supplied by Wolfe. As for the "substance…
19 Jun 1998, 15:58
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Tony Ellis, I've never thought that #5 sees through VRT's impersonation. I've always assumed that he was just being offensive. As he says: "I had come to kill my father, and it wa…
17 Jun 1998, 11:43
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Dan'l doubts that there any abos left---that's not surprising since all the information we have about them is tainted. Early on, David says they're all dead as part of the debate M…
16 Jun 1998, 18:57
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From William Ansley: My own reaction, throughout this novella, was that Marsch was killing *far* more animals that seemed necessary for survival, that some of these animals may ha…
16 Jun 1998, 09:57
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scolex, That's pretty funny. For those of you who don't have a dictionary at hand (maybe I shouldn't assume anyone needs one, but I did), here's the def: "The larva or embryo prod…
15 Jun 1998, 20:13
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mantis!!! Chill, babe! My word, man, that was simply a lame excuse to make a bad joke about lameness! Has it come to this? Are you--our noble leader in so many ways--going to go …
15 Jun 1998, 19:41
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Maybe I should stick to one controversy at a time, but I'm squarely in step with SBear on that walking tower machine. I hadn't meant to be sarcastic (as someone seemed to think) wh…
15 Jun 1998, 17:05
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I'm not going to quote from prior messages because I'm at work and Ranjit, wisely I think, took away my ability to get the list here. But mantis has been hopping with rage (simulat…
15 Jun 1998, 12:29
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mantis, By coincidence, I'm just reading the new Pinsky tranlation of the Inferno (I'm a junkie; this is my seventh translation). Cantos V, XII, XXI mention the earthquake. It's n…
14 Jun 1998, 17:51
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mantis, I have not questioned V.R.T.'s half-abo state. Not only do I accept the fact that John V. Marsch has either absorbed in some way or been joined or taken over by V.R. T., I…
14 Jun 1998, 17:23
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Robert Borski is fond of his theory that Aunt Jeanine is actually an abo, and to that end has "hung fifty pounds of theory on nothing." I had considered a point by point refutation…
14 Jun 1998, 11:04
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Neal Smith writes: Excellent, Neal! I haven't had time to reread the second 2/3 of 5HC and I'd forgotten that. Good witness for my side against you-know-who-you-are (and no, I don…
11 Jun 1998, 23:56
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I've been putting off getting into this fray. However: Tony, what if we (or I, forsaking the editorial we) were to accept that "abos" came from Earth, but we then rejected the Gon…
10 Jun 1998, 21:37
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A "beard" in the sense of an opposite-sex escort to give the illusion of a heterosexual couple is a homo (and hetero, actually) sexual slang term that has been around for quite a w…
08 Jun 1998, 08:27
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There is a tiny template for the relationship between St. Croix and Ste. Anne, and that is the one that exists between the twin American Virgin islands St. Thomas and St. John (it'…
01 Jun 1998, 16:00
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Another book I think would appeal to this group is Hawksmoor, by Peter Ackroyd. I've read quite a lot of Ackroyd, but this is the one for you guys. It's a supernatural detective st…
28 May 1998, 00:23
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Matt: When GW agrees to be GoH at a convention, I'm sure he *insists* on a chair of massy gold <g>. Mark: Thanks for reminding me of The Quincunx, a book I've had it in the back…
28 May 1998, 00:14
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The mini-story "Cues" (in TIODD&OS&OS) is a fair example of what John Clute refers to as Wolfe's "onieric jeux d'esprit" (a phrase I enjoy). But I'll offer a midrash. First, when …
25 May 1998, 12:38
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J. Shultz asks about pedophilia--I don't think so--and about Sev's double dose of wounds, which I think will be answered by several, so I won't get into it, and also this: We neve…
23 May 1998, 10:23
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Rostrum, Though I agree with everything you said, don't forget that the claw, our claw, is drenched in Severian's blood. -alga-…
21 May 1998, 13:33
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Just as I was ready to leave it alone for good, I note that in F&FS Esther Friesner has played our game, also with the cast of the late (not terribly) lamented, for DUNE this time.…
20 May 1998, 14:57
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That is a depressing thought. Vodalus is ersatz to the bone, as symbolized by the false coin. His only redeeming feature is a certain courtliness toward Thea--but look how he betra…
17 May 1998, 22:03
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And another thing I've never quite understood. Why do the Autarch, and after him Severian, with the complicity of Father Inire, continue to subversively encourage the rebels, takin…
17 May 1998, 12:26
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Speaking of these major players, as mantis was doing if only en passant, it seems to me that Wolfe has left a distinctly loose thread in their regard. The New Sun, the great flood …
16 May 1998, 15:46
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Huh? Can one of you explain? -out-of-it alga-…
15 May 1998, 08:37
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Well, I kinda like Sir Alec as Mal. Let's toss Gurloes to Anthony Quinn; he's unsavory enough. Max von Sydow as Master Ash. Wolfe insists on giving him a long black beard, but I mu…
14 May 1998, 11:54
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Oh, and I'm thinking Robin Williams for Hethor. He wouldn't even have to rehearse. -alga-…
14 May 1998, 07:57
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Okay, there seems to be a consensus on Sir John as Palaemon. Can we then give Malrubius to Sir Alec and Old Valeria to Dame Maggie? And is Sir Ralph still with us?--he could be mem…
14 May 1998, 07:43
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LOL (more than once) on Worst Case and Kramer casting. I like Miranda Richardson better than Karen Allen as Agia. Please don't stop! -alga-…
13 May 1998, 08:07
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Okay, we've got lots of serious subjects cooking. How about a frivolous one? Surely all of us have an an occasional fantasy of a dream production of these books. Who would you cast…
12 May 1998, 21:00
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Well, I'm not going to touch most of that mantic limbic conjecture, but I will note that Hethor does indeed have a set of mirrors by which he manipulates his beasties--Father Inire…
12 May 1998, 08:35
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Here's another recommendation: -The Magus-, by John Fowles. -alga-…
11 May 1998, 12:48
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Welcome, Matthew, Nessus Um, Nessus isn't now but *was* a coastal city. Can't recall off-hand who, but one of the "wise" characters (one of the ones we can trust) tells Sev that.…
11 May 1998, 09:03
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Ooh-whoo, whaddya got there, Spec? -alga-…
09 May 1998, 22:00
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Totally agree with raster here. I've just reread the Winnoc scene (a nice scene), and the connection is perfectly clear. The evasion is a clever catch though! Well done! -alga-…
09 May 1998, 18:22
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I tend to go along with Adam's explanation here, but I don't agree that it diminishes the story. I think there is something powerful and poignant about a middle-aged man's shock of…
09 May 1998, 18:17
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Funny this should come up today, as I was just handed a package of sf recomendations, partyly done by a group of people, partly by Robert J. Sawyer for a Toronto newspaper and part…
09 May 1998, 00:00
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Peter, We don't allow for spoilers here--in other words we simply assume that everyone has read everything, and let the unwary reader beware. What you found in "Suzanne"--I assume…
07 May 1998, 12:00
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And one way to get in touch with him is through Wolfe's editor, David Hartwell, now at Tor. You could write, but the NYRSF has a website maintained by Hartwell's wife, and that wou…
05 May 1998, 19:37
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I got so muddled by all the talk of numerical Sevs that I went back to Shadow to check---and I'm still muddled. Doesn't anyone but me think he actually dies at various points, and …
03 May 1998, 18:55
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Welcome, FunkMonkey, and turn off your "rich text" thingie for this address. (Find its properties and check the correct box.) The reason that Jonas falls for Jolenta is that she i…
01 May 1998, 19:28
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Pedro Jorge, For fun, can you tell us where Ultan is quoting Borges? Good news for Borges fans: In September Viking is putting out a huge omnibus of Borges's shorter works which …
29 Apr 1998, 19:53
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