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Neither does Maytera Mint, or Holly. And frankly, quite a few of Wolfe's male protagonists could be easily categorized as whores.…
28 Apr 2015, 21:43
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http://www.sanduskyregister.com/opinion/jackson-street-book-club/7214531 Any of you see this one yet? Lots of information about the new book, it's got me very excited for October.…
24 Jan 2015, 18:13
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There are some methods of subscribing to a YT channel as though it were a podcast, I'll try it on my end and see if it works. As far as I know, you subscribe to the RSS feed withi…
20 Nov 2014, 16:35
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This was great! I was listening at work without watching the video, and you *really* sound like a younger, more sprightly Michael Silverblatt at times. It struck me that this wou…
20 Nov 2014, 16:09
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Is it as bad as they say? I think I'll go with Doors, based on your suggestion and the fact that "middle-period fantasist" Wolfe is one of my favorite wolves (Castleview, Free Liv…
11 Nov 2014, 21:26
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These are the novels I still have to get through: *Soldier of Sidon* *There Are Doors* *Pirate Freedom* *Home Fires* *The Devil in a Forest* and *Operation Ares* I know thi…
11 Nov 2014, 21:04
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This was really great, subscribed.…
11 Nov 2014, 20:55
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Just finished Acceptance. Anyone else finish the trilogy? What do you think? Overall, I was satisfied. There were enough answers to make it worthwhile, and enough unanswered / new…
21 Sep 2014, 15:50
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I haven't read The Third Policeman, but have read At Swim-Two-Birds and can vouch for the fact that O'Brien is a genius. Lots of meta fictional hijinks.…
14 Sep 2014, 13:17
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I plan on picking up the third volume this evening. Been a great series so far.…
08 Sep 2014, 12:55
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Is it possible Tor would be interested? They seem to be fans of Wolfe and publish things like collections in honor of Vance and the Peace reprinting. Another possibility is McSween…
01 Aug 2014, 17:05
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Awesome, thanks!…
28 Jul 2014, 01:58
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What is the liquid in Terminus Est? That should be next.…
15 Jul 2014, 13:06
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Here it is: "You took him, as you promised, whole and entire. I have no grounds for complaint upon that score, or indeed upon any. And I feel certain he met his well-deserved de…
15 Jul 2014, 12:35
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Working my way through this collection, and checked the Wiki for clues pertaining to "The Friendship Light". If one of you threw in the quip about the Star Child from 2001, thanks …
15 Jul 2014, 01:43
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At first I was depressed, then I was interested in the math, then I was depressed again, then Marc's picture cheered me up. Here's to all the best for Gene.…
13 Jul 2014, 23:26
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That was one of my main problems with Anathem. Once the main Avout goes out into the world, it isn't all that interesting. Whereas Urth is fascinating, alien, and gets more intrigu…
21 Jun 2014, 03:26
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Anathem didn't do it for me, but I agree that the New Sun plagiarism charges are silly.…
17 Jun 2014, 21:17
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Glad he liked Little, Big. Makes me happy.…
29 May 2014, 12:42
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Has anyone started the second volume of the Southern Reach trilogy yet? I'm about halfway through. It is much slower than the first volume ( *Annihilation)*, but that is clearly i…
20 May 2014, 19:32
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I just finished the 1984 version, and can't imagine doing without 4000 words. I haven't read the Tor version. I would say have the best of both worlds; read the longer version with…
10 May 2014, 16:03
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Would you want it any other way?…
02 May 2014, 20:22
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"literature and cultural phenomena in general" This is the case for sure. About a third of the content there is Pynchon-specific, but then, he doesn't come out with a new novel a…
30 Apr 2014, 16:55
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You should join! Fair warning, there are a TON of posts everyday.…
29 Apr 2014, 11:37
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Now that you mention it, this has been happening with some threads on the Pynchon list serve too. Weird.…
29 Apr 2014, 00:59
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Exciting! Hate that I keep losing these to my spam folder >.<…
28 Apr 2014, 18:02
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Let's see ... Rex von Madadh in *Castleview *is a werewolf. There is also a werewolf (Lupine) in *The Sorcerer's House. *Those are the two I can think of off the top of my head. …
11 Apr 2014, 14:20
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I liked Pandora too, but not quite as much. I think I was waiting for something truly bizarre to happen the whole time. Thanks for the note. For some reason I thought it was from m…
10 Apr 2014, 00:32
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First, I just finished and loved this book. The characters were wonderful, and it was quite funny. I also loved Castleview, so I am looking forward to the other member of that "era…
10 Apr 2014, 00:10
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03 Apr 2014, 02:11
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The omnibus is Apocalypses, which is made up of two novellas, "Where Have You Been, Sandaliotis?" and "The Three Armageddons of Enniscorthy Sweeny." Nine Hundred Grandmothers is a …
02 Apr 2014, 23:40
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Yeah that is a very strange publication decision. I wonder if it was Lafferty's intent. The two novellas do go together vary well, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were writte…
02 Apr 2014, 19:06
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Were these two novellas ever published / printed separately?…
02 Apr 2014, 14:10
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Nice review. I got the impression (I've only read it once) that Grafton was suffering some kind of amnesia, and that he was a servant of the Leader from the beginning. He gets in…
02 Apr 2014, 13:39
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"Yes! I've often thought it should be excerpted and anthologised." Yeah that would be neat. I guess the problem is that there there is so much pay off when Quiche meets the Five…
02 Apr 2014, 13:30
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I thought the first novella was fantastic. I was actually a bit worried as I came to the end that the second wouldn't be as good, but it was. It was wickedly funny ... a forger s…
02 Apr 2014, 12:54
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I just finished *Apocalypses*, I think it is my favorite Lafferty. Loved it from start to finish. Small world, I picked up the third Culture novel, *Use of Weapons*, right after.…
02 Apr 2014, 12:08
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Powers is a Catholic? Interesting.…
29 Mar 2014, 23:27
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It seems "pisich" is the possessive form (in Scottish Gaelic) of success / progress. This is probably a dead end, but still interesting. I like the triple pun better.…
29 Mar 2014, 01:28
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Yes, my first thought was that "pisicho" was some modified form of "psyche" or (even closer) "phisico" even though they imply different things. It is also quite close to Pisces. I …
29 Mar 2014, 01:19
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I'm having trouble translating, finding anything on, or making sense of the term "kalo pisicho" in Lafferty's Apocalypses. Can anyone point me in the right direction? All I know fo…
29 Mar 2014, 00:56
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The only reason I think it might be a somewhat distant planet / moon is that a lot of time seems to have elapsed between the initial colonizers and what I am calling the rescue tea…
18 Mar 2014, 16:04
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I've found little snippets online talking about this story, but I wanted to see what the list thought of this idea: the planet / moon is undergoing some kind of accelerated evoluti…
18 Mar 2014, 14:33
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Yeah, the Chap Books are pretty expensive. I was lucky to find a fine copy of The Castle of the Otter for less than $10, but I don't think my luck will last through to those other…
17 Mar 2014, 20:22
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At this point I own all of Wolfe's novels (and a few extra copies of interest, signed or whatnot) and most of the short story collections, and I've reached the point where I feel c…
17 Mar 2014, 20:11
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Anyone here read it? It seems hard to find / expensive. Is it a collection of short stories generally not available elsewhere? Thanks!…
17 Mar 2014, 19:26
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Thanks for the Vandermeer recommendation. I picked up Annihilation yesterday and it was quite good. Sort of a blend of the investigative horror of Lovecraft, the detached (but stil…
15 Mar 2014, 04:19
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I forgot to mention I also just finished A Maggot by John Fowles. This was a fantastic book, and an easy recommendation for Wolfe fans. It is a genre-bending puzzle of a book, very…
13 Mar 2014, 02:10
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I like this in your review of *The Fifth Head of Cerberus*: "I can't keep beginning reviews of Gene Wolfe's work with "one of the best books I've ever read" or "one of my favorite …
12 Mar 2014, 14:22
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I found it hard to enjoy poetry for a long time, but a few things recently have swayed me. *Paradise Lost*, and the poems scattered throughout the Gormenghast books, of all things…
12 Mar 2014, 14:09
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