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Wolfe has written this way, often, since his career began. His early short story "The Changeling" is about as confusing as anything he's ever written since. We discussed it at le…
21 Feb 2001, 08:51
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Well, Borski has sure done a job for us. But I have one question: Pig says he killed an augur. Okay. But "Silk" is very much alive, as he knows as well as anyone. Thus, it does not…
19 Feb 2001, 19:46
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I'm finally done with the book, and have not finished all the posts, but at this point I'm not at all convinced that Horn is gone and Silk lives. Quite the opposite. But I'm not …
17 Feb 2001, 13:11
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Jahlee is in love with Horn. Nettle is her rival. She realizes this when face to face with Nettle at last. Horn defends his wife, and "goes too far." But that's reality. …
17 Feb 2001, 13:02
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Two other odds and ends: 1. Someone in the past asked about the Neighbor named Horn. I assumed that the Neighbor was honoring Horn by taking Horn's name as his own. 2. Which bri…
27 Jan 2001, 11:38
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Am re-reading OBW and IGJ in preparation for RTW (which just arrived). Noticed a couple of things that MAY have been discussed already -- I did review all the posts I've kept -- …
26 Jan 2001, 15:09
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Since we're marking time.... *Unbreakable* seems also a flicque that many on this list would enjoy. Don't expect it to be as remarkable as *Sixth Sense,* but to say much about …
17 Dec 2000, 15:47
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. I know that many people Hmmm. Well, for me at least, this was the one thing that was crystal clear the first time I read it. (So, that makes me suspicious!!!) But, FWIW,…
13 Nov 2000, 22:35
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I'm in the middle of moving my office --thousands of books -- and I cannot re-read *Peace* and engage this discussion. By the time I'm ready to, you'll be finished. So, just a …
02 Nov 2000, 18:08
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At the moment I'm on your side here. The fact that Silk is bleeding might mean that he had cut himself, but it might also mean he's been defending the house. Not only is Silk bleed…
10 Aug 2000, 10:02
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I submit for your consideration that the secret is that men must die for the inhumi. They must learn to die for each other, but in this narrative, also to die for the inhumi. It's …
09 Aug 2000, 20:06
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A few thoughts. 1. The neighbor on Green switches the souls of Silk and Horn. That seemed clear to me. Horn knows he's in Silk's body, but his respect for Silk and his desire to …
09 Aug 2000, 11:14
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For you Crowley experts: Dumb me, no doubt, but a mystery left in my mind from Engine Summer is that the people never seem to eat any food and seem to be sustained entirely on St…
28 Jun 2000, 16:26
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Well, one anyway: Adam wrote re:Crowley: In *Soldier* Wolfe has Latro sleep with Venus, since after all she is married to Mars and Mars is the god of Rome, so it is appropriate.…
12 Jun 2000, 08:32
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Slimina replied: The Big Rat rejoinds (Hey, any noun can be verbed.): Unpersuaded am I, Alice. It does not seem so simple, and Ariel Hawksquill is the problem. Where does she get…
02 May 2000, 12:44
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OOOOOKAAAYY. So, I read LB in a Quality Paperback Club omnibus edition (which contains *Beasts* and ES). But the book fell apart as I read it, so I ordered the "hardcover" from th…
02 May 2000, 12:17
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Hey, I know this is not the John Crowley discussion site, but I don't know if there is one. Mantis suggested *Little, Big* as important for Wolfe, so I finally read it. And now I'…
25 Apr 2000, 18:02
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<excerpt>At 02:08 PM 3/30/00 +1000, you wrote: Finally, does Wolfe have a thing about brothels or what? Featured prominently in 5HC and the Long Sun series, and also in TBNS…
06 Apr 2000, 17:52
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Heading is spoiler warning, so you've been warned. I compleatly omitted to mention that Buster Hill as a name seems to be a pretty clear reference: Hill = Calvary Buster = Br…
01 Feb 2000, 13:51
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Yes, though I wonder how many readers will understand the latter, unless they know Gaiman's characters. If the Zig is itself the intervention, which would SEEM to be the case, …
01 Feb 2000, 13:47
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Good point, and what I thought also, and still think is the major reason. But given all the sacramental stuff in the Severian series, and recalling how Tim Powers, for instance, us…
29 Jan 2000, 15:42
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There's no need to guess about this. It is very clear in "The Detective of Dreams" that the Dreammaster has "other servants" who don't like Him but who do His bidding by being allo…
28 Jan 2000, 10:05
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Now there is a story that left me confused! It reminded me of an episode of the Simpsons, starting at one place, moving a lot of other places, and winding up a different story alto…
25 Jan 2000, 12:14
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The title indicates to me that moving to the Eighth can only happen after death (thus, resurrection, glorification, queenification). Getting to the seventh (consider the number in …
13 Jan 2000, 11:40
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Again, sorry this is so late, and if the point has been made already, please excuse me Wolfe has made this very clear in some other stories, such as "The Last thrilling wonder Sto…
09 Jan 2000, 15:59
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Did this get answered. Apologies if so: Briah is earth; Yesod is the next higher plane. I think in Wolfe, that's all there is, so Yesod is (the equivalent of) heaven. Briah comes…
09 Jan 2000, 15:53
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Did this ever get answered? In ancient Egypt, the scarab or dung-beetle pushes along a ball of dung, which symbolizes the sun. The Great Scarab pushes the sun along. Thus, in the g…
09 Jan 2000, 15:44
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Just recently reading and trying to catch up. A note on: etc. etc. I asked Wolfe about this either in or around the time of my interview that is posted on Paul Duggan's website.…
09 Jan 2000, 15:42
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Given *Strange Travelers,* we now recall that pawns advance until they become queens. The other pieces may look bigger and be able to do more, but at the end, the pawn becomes the …
09 Jan 2000, 15:36
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Just a thot. Does it work? Erebus, Abaia, Scylla, Arioch: four monsters. Compare Daniel 7, the four monsters defeated by the "one like a Son of Man" who "ascends to the Ancient of…
30 Nov 1999, 11:47
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Long ago I posted a score or more of fairly explicit parallels between BLS and the gospels, Acts, and Revelation. I've never been able to see much of Moses here. Of course, Wolfe …
18 Oct 1999, 14:02
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Since I've been away from Urth and Whorl for months, maybe you folks have settled this question, but for what it's worth, my recollection is that Wolfe says his narrators are not u…
18 Oct 1999, 09:56
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How dare you imply that I'd forgotten Nettle's help? Don't forget that Nutria's eat Vizcachas alive bite by bite (whatever Vizcachas are)! Hyoomr aside, I still find it hard to und…
14 Oct 1999, 10:56
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Look at all the Christians who want Jesus to return soon and bail us/them out of all their problems. I suspect that's part of what Wolfe has in mind when the leaders say they want …
12 Oct 1999, 14:23
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To expand on what I wrote before, try this out: TBLS sure contains a LOT of stuff that Horn would have no way of knowing, unless he was tagging along and spying all throughout. Bu…
12 Oct 1999, 14:16
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It needs to be something in Hindi. Okay, Han are Chinese, Gaonese are East Indians, the tribes along the river are Amerinds, and Wijzer (sp?) is Scandanavian. When are we? Evide…
12 Oct 1999, 11:53
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Perhaps it has been discussed here already, but if not, some might want to look into this: The end of Urth resembles the end of Moby Dick. To some extent at least, Severian appears…
03 May 1999, 16:48
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FOUNTAIN SHIP ROSE Well, d'UH, as you younger folks say. Old Clutee had his finger on something, at least. Moreover, since the Sun is the within-creation representative of God in …
06 Jul 1998, 23:17
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Well, Wolfe has stated that it is South America, so that should settle it. Alga is right that there are allusions to Byzantium and Alexandria. There are also allusions to Jerusalem…
06 Feb 1998, 16:25
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Severian describes two of the books he collects at the Library. One is a huge book, 40" x 15" in size, that is a genealogy of Thecla's family. The other is a small green book, the …
04 Feb 1998, 14:03
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I know this is late, but a couple of contributions to the Play discussion. I don't know that we have to run too far afield from the Bible itself for a lot of the factors. With Wo…
29 Jan 1998, 17:07
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No, the old Nutria has not disappeared. He's just been busy finishing a couple of books, and has let things pile up. My read of this event was that Severian was under water for a …
29 Jan 1998, 16:46
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I'd go for unification. A number of posts have relevance to both, and some seem to be being sent to the wrong place. FWIW, I'd like a Cordwainer Smith group! His stuff is loaded w…
17 Aug 1997, 00:05
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Some thoughts on "Seven American Nights": 0. Since most of us don't have the NYRSF, I'd appreciate corrections or other insights from anyone who has the article Mantis mentioned.…
16 Aug 1997, 18:23
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Okay, Okay! This is Nutria, at last. My server has been broken, and only today have I read all of Alga's challenges to me! Now I have all these posts to respond to! I'll try to e…
09 Aug 1997, 10:52
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Mantis et al., Let's go with Mantis's implied suggestion, and use "Pete" for Peter Palmer, and "Peter" for Peter Palmieri. The observations that follow are grist for the mill, an…
22 Jul 1997, 23:46
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"The Changling" continues to be a mystery to me, but maybe Mantis or Alga knows something, or has read something, or someone else has caught some clews I've missed. Here goes: In…
16 Jul 1997, 00:18
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On Moses: Way back at the beginning I submitted a long list of gospel parallels to the Silk narrative. I believe the list could easily be lengthened. Of course, there are other t…
30 Jun 1997, 16:59
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Discussion transferred from Whorl list. Whoa! Agia refers to the Theoanthropos in 1:21. Also, in that chapter the woman missionary (Marie - Mary) is reading from the Urth equival…
25 Jun 1997, 01:30
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List (especially Mantis, who can probably answer this in his sleep): Gene said that his favorite stories are "Detective of Dreams" and "Westwind," which stands to reason since (a…
08 Jun 1997, 21:58
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