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Considering the Epic of Gilgamesh gives the story of Utnapishtim and a global flood far older than the old testament, and yet very similar in detail, I'd say it's something that go…
29 Dec 2010, 23:34
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Great point Gerry! Thanks.…
29 Dec 2010, 21:57
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I'm certainly not of a mind to believe the reason the Rajan ends up on Urth is purely metatextual. Any metatextual layer in these books must surely be accompanied by a more direct…
28 Dec 2010, 18:57
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Uh...i always thought the word was "last"...because that word ends the riddle and so completes it nicely. On Dec 14, 2010 9:50 AM, "DAVID STOCKHOFF" <dstockhoff at verizon.net> wr…
14 Dec 2010, 19:29
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If that horse is a wolf, then I think the case is closed! :)…
24 Jun 2010, 19:49
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Well, I'm certainly not making the case that he is literally Jesus. But he is far from the literal anti-christ.…
24 Jun 2010, 19:03
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And Wolfe is on record as saying that the only thing we're ever told that Jesus the Carpenter's son made was a Whip. Witz and I have always been in agreeance on this, and because …
24 Jun 2010, 18:54
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Yeah Mike, this was great. I really think this nails it, and encapsulates the holographic majesty of Wolfe's work here. Adam, I think there was a claw in the stone, and I think i…
22 Jun 2010, 21:51
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Huh...I found it to be the most compelling of the three. I found FINCH to be the most underwhelming, mostly because if felt like a well written China Meiville story: nice and pre…
15 May 2010, 00:24
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Aquarius has a pretty big selection I think. Tell them Jordon sent you.…
22 May 2009, 18:53
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This story left me Non-Plussed. Which is a sure indication I need to read it four more times.…
21 May 2009, 15:26
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No, I certainly back you. I'll admit to having downloaded some music, but all of it is rare imported stuff I can't find elsewhere. One of my favorite bands, NoMeansNo is moving o…
20 May 2009, 21:37
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Would it relate to Native American Land Rights?…
20 May 2009, 16:35
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I currently make above $80,000. I have made a little more than that in the recent past, and MUCH MUCH less than that in the more distant past. I'm certainly not speaking for ever…
19 May 2009, 23:26
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Is there any evidence that trees on Blue are Carnivorous in any way? The Pit is certainly not evidence. People talk about it being part of a tree that 'ate' Horn, but on this las…
19 May 2009, 18:19
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It just seems to me that Horn gives a very 'alien' description of the Island that is made out of floating plants then he gives for any other Island. It seems clear he would, after…
19 May 2009, 18:01
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Aren't you confusing two different Islands? The one you are talking about is the one with the lake which contains the monster that attacks Babbie and He. He doesn't even have Sea…
19 May 2009, 15:56
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I've only read The Savage Detectives by Bolano, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and will certainly read the rest of his work. Top rate stuff.…
07 May 2009, 15:57
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Gwern, I actually don't at all believe that Blue is Urth. I know that's what your thinking! ;) But, I think a global flood on two planets does indicate some sort of 'pattern' to …
30 Apr 2009, 16:07
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Could a global flood also have put the structures underwater?…
30 Apr 2009, 00:08
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I'm also on Facebook. There is only one Jordon Flato that I know of! (that's with two o's...) On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Matthew Keeley <matthew.keeley.1 at gmail.com…
29 Apr 2009, 20:41
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Also, it seems like the Neighbors choose to enslave the inhumi, much like humans were doing to each other. They were wiped out because of it. I see no evidence of the neighbors h…
28 Apr 2009, 18:03
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I've wondered if the strange creature (not the leatherskin) that jumps on the ship with Horn when he first sets out, which is described much like a neighbor but faaaar scarier isn'…
28 Apr 2009, 18:00
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Stuart, I'm almost through with RttW. I'll comment when I finish, but I have few ideas. Also, it's been said many times, but holy god is the editing horrible in this book. A fa…
24 Apr 2009, 19:13
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I just have equally compelling arguments in my head for each of those instances that point to other things, that's all. It is a big book indeed. And no, I'm not tweaking your ear…
16 Apr 2009, 22:57
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Well, I don't want you to back down, I just don't remember a single instance of Raja in the books. Seems like if it was a valid conjugate, it would appear at least once.…
16 Apr 2009, 22:24
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Rajan..... ;)…
16 Apr 2009, 21:48
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I can see evidence for Neighbor blood or something neighborly being given to Horn in the pit. As a matter of fact, I've taken it as a given. A neighbor visits him, and sends his …
16 Apr 2009, 21:43
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Yeah, I note all of those points, and just don't find them compelling, sorry. We'll probably just see it differently. I also just don't see how it adds anything to the thematic c…
16 Apr 2009, 21:33
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And wait, why am I not remembering when Oreb died in LS?…
16 Apr 2009, 20:46
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James, In this reading of SS I've been looking for NeighberHorn clues, and just don't find anything at all that seems viable. It's a nifty theory, but it just seems to be a huge s…
16 Apr 2009, 20:46
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I see. Yes, that is a good reading of it.…
16 Apr 2009, 19:18
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Hmmm. Besides Silkhorn's ruminations, I can't see any evidence at all that Oreb would not be Oreb. Certainly, there are changes because of Scylla, but it would make very little s…
16 Apr 2009, 18:31
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Having just read through both LS and SS, one of my favorite aspects, minor though it may be, is that in LS we have Horns voice, which we think is Silk, and in SS we have Silks voic…
16 Apr 2009, 18:09
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The Invisibles is great.…
15 Apr 2009, 16:14
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I would say the glimpses in Severian's dream in bed with Baldander's shows glimpses of these megatherians also.…
13 Apr 2009, 18:13
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It must be obvious to everyone that the inspiration for Zak on Tzadkiels ship was little Chaka from Land of the Lost. Am I right? Am I right?…
07 Apr 2009, 16:13
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I actually believe him and don't think he means anything by it. It seems to be out of his control. So, for me, when I get rubbed the wrong way, I'll just ignore it and move on.…
02 Apr 2009, 21:02
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It's the arrogance and condescension that I'm talking about, not threatening or anything. It did seem to be something you aren't really intentionally throwing out there. Good to …
02 Apr 2009, 20:07
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For someone who continually tries to intimate that they maintain a civil level of discourse on these matters, you nearly always come off as horribly condescending, brunians, truly.…
02 Apr 2009, 19:17
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Someone on another message board was discussing pranks involving feeding someone red food coloring on April Fools to make them think they had Blood in their stool. That is when I …
01 Apr 2009, 21:05
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Hey, stranger things have happened.…
30 Mar 2009, 18:51
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I totally bought this. Too bad he doesn't say it ;*(…
30 Mar 2009, 18:39
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I'm hardly worried about being charged more for my credit default swaps, thank you very much. I think they can raise the prices on those as much as the fricken want. Have fun wit…
28 Mar 2009, 02:29
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After more reading, especially the scene where Krait confides his secret to Horn, I've decided what I said has nothing at all to do with the secret. The secret is clearly specific…
27 Mar 2009, 16:16
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Some great points here, but let me refine a bit: I'm not saying the inhumi would die, but would devolve back into some other form. Horn explicitly states that if he used the secr…
26 Mar 2009, 22:13
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Hey, there's a swell new thread on the Secret of the Inhumi! That's a good distraction from all the politics!…
26 Mar 2009, 21:11
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Yeah, I have that thought as well, in terms of humans not killing and enslaving each other. There can be no doubt that that is a big part of the thematic exploration of the human/…
26 Mar 2009, 21:07
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Ok, so I'm re-reading SS now, and have just finished Incanto's story of the Sewer's on Green (at dinner with the Inclinto family). I've been really focused on Krait's secret this …
26 Mar 2009, 20:41
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Yeah, I seem to remember Silk not having much of a problem, and in fact being pretty anxious, to collect on those taxes, rather than removing any.…
26 Mar 2009, 19:07
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