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haven't read every msg. has anyone noted the parallels between the asteriod in memorare, with gene at its centre, and the emerald city, with oz at its centre? the denizens of each …
11 Feb 2009, 07:44
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OK, but how can you (all) be so certain your memories are "real?" See http://faculty.washington.edu/eloftus/ bee…
05 Dec 2008, 15:06
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This is so unusual that I find it hard to believe. Google "earliest memories," and you'll find most adults cannot remember anything from the time before they were 3 or 3.5 years ol…
05 Dec 2008, 11:02
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Rawlings is also her boyfriend? bee…
08 Nov 2008, 10:59
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Agreed, James. I've read all of Pynchon's published fiction and most of Stephenson's. I am indeed a serious Pynchon fan and a less-serious Stephenson fan. IMO Rainbow is the forme…
16 Sep 2008, 21:50
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Neither Fr. Houdek nor Fr. Phil believed in confession, but Chris says it's good for the soul. Ostensibly, that is why he compiles these memoirs, but the actions they describe are …
05 May 2008, 23:39
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finally got around to pf. Or maybe his last name is Moltisanti. bee…
05 May 2008, 22:42
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just read cormac mccarthy's first novel, 'the orchard keeper.' the main (?) character's name is ather ownby. pretty similar to able's real name in TWK. bee…
26 Sep 2007, 08:49
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Yeah. I'm pretty sure we're supposed to think about Shakespeare's Romeo. And Julianne is like Juliet. Me too. Again, I think we are supposed to draw a parallel between racial segr…
27 Jun 2007, 09:46
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just adding to the list of caves... doesn't someone wind up living in one at the end of the changeling? either the changeling himself or the narrator? it's on an island and there a…
09 Jun 2007, 09:15
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(Answering my own post) Nigel (is he still here?) once pointed out that Wolfe frequently makes reference to Plato's cave and the shadows on its wall. The hospital in TAD was being …
07 Jun 2007, 06:48
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You may be onto something here, Matty. Caves also pop up in Fifth Head. My memory of Fifth Head has degraded somewhat, but I think that the mythological abo (Sandwalker?) made a pi…
06 Jun 2007, 09:15
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yes. i'm back, anyway. busy as usual. do we have an ETA for Wizard? bee…
16 Sep 2004, 01:50
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Right. Let's see. Here's one (p. 35 of the Fantasy Masterworks edition of Little, Big). "If all the plates were on glass, he could hold them all up at once...") This is exactly wha…
05 Aug 2003, 09:56
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I don't actually have any of the books here with me, but off the top of my head... The colours, particularly Red and Black, but also Gray/White and Gold. Fire and Smoke (particular…
04 Aug 2003, 10:58
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I recently talked with other Wolfe-fans who didn't enjoy Little, Big (including Nigel, who is swamped with work at the moment; he'll be back soon). I did. Thanks to Alga and Mantis…
31 Jul 2003, 14:32
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nice story. new story, no? s p o i l e r at first i thought "why does the bookseller have to be black?" it wasn't until the story was over that i figured out it was because…
15 Apr 2003, 09:58
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Marc, I cannot buy into most of your theories, but this synopsis is dead on target. Except the bit about Sev's DNA. What am I forgetting? bee…
18 Nov 2002, 10:16
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Remember that Wolfe has claimed TBOTNS is a story of a young man (Severian) searching for love. The women he desires offer, at best, (platonic) shadows of the divine love that he r…
27 Sep 2002, 09:52
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In "The Changeling" (1970) Wolfe also uses (toy) swords in the ground to imply crucifixions (Calvary, in particular). js…
25 Feb 2002, 10:27
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'skun' This seems to be the only made-up word in the story. Why? I do not know. '(The natives) speak for a long time when they have begun' and the narrator is also 'unable to con…
19 Sep 2001, 10:04
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Me. Sounds right. Barrington is about 30 miles from the Loop. All suburbanites use this metric. It's encircled by The El. Don't ask me to define The El, for God's sake! :-) Pro…
21 Aug 2001, 13:56
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I hadn't imagined that my negative opinion of the show would be as controversial as it turned out to be. Here's another of my opinions. I don't think it's controversial, but here g…
28 Jun 2001, 11:24
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evidence summarised below: http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/R24652-28994-/Network-News/bionet/cellbiol/9310 .newsm bee…
25 Jun 2001, 09:27
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To derive any enjoyment from this, alga, you will need to lower your expectations.…
25 Jun 2001, 08:49
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When Horn's soul was transferred to Silk's body, "(his) hands and arms and face and neck were all bleeding, and an old, worn knife covered with blood was by (his) hand. There was n…
14 Feb 2001, 11:01
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Tony Ellis is correct. Death's sentence refers to the fact that Tackman is in fact a fictional character. However, there is another interpretation that I think is also correct. No…
21 Apr 2000, 09:59
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Finally got my hands on OBW! Does Krait, a naturally base creature, atone for his original sin (sucking blood) by helping others? Does Horn/Silk shrive him? Is that when he divulg…
09 Dec 1999, 20:55
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I'm familiar with all of his work with Zappa, "I Sing the Blues, She Heard My Cry" (or whatever it's called) and his album AIN'T THAT A BITCH. Only the latter I dislike. bee…
28 Oct 1999, 14:54
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Peter O'Toole in "The Ruling Class." bee…
02 Jul 1998, 09:31
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Could this be a rocket, or an ICBM?Severian thinks that the Citadel in Nessus is (at least part of) a city, but we know that it is really a bunch of rocketships. bee…
15 Jun 1998, 20:37
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I declined, but if any of you are feeling flush... bee…
23 May 1998, 22:32
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William "Try and Kill It" and "Counting Cats in Zanzibar" apparently have little in common besides divine digits. I haven't had any success in scoring that ish of F&SF. Would you …
17 Apr 1998, 09:52
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Don't all the rivers in the delta region of Buenos Aires run south or southwest? bee…
06 Feb 1998, 13:12
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"Try and Kill It;" "Counting Cats in Zanzibar." bee…
15 Nov 1997, 12:46
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A while back I noticed that "God's fingers" are mentioned in two of Gene's latest stories. Re-reading "The Eyeflash Miracles" last week, I noticed that they crop up there too. Orig…
11 Nov 1997, 13:31
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Note: Algonquin, Il is just west of Barrington. bee/wolfe…
28 Aug 1997, 10:39
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I always assumed it's because he had another mask on underneath. bee…
02 Jul 1997, 10:38
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Recently visited my local sf shop, found a couple of Wolfe things. "Counting Cats in Zanzibar" and "Try and Kill It" are two short stories published in Asimov's last year. Another,…
08 May 1997, 10:12
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Dear moderator Again, I apologize for starting this Nessus thread. While I still receive Whorl postings, It seems that I can no longer post myself. Have I been blackballed? Should…
19 Mar 1997, 19:54
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I vote for a single list, not necessarily LONG SUN-centric. I am afraid that several folks on this list have been restraining themselves when it comes to discussion of other topics…
13 Mar 1997, 19:57
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Much obliged, mantis. The only other one I know about is an article that appeared in a fantasy journal circa 91 about self-reference in one of the "other stories" from the The Isla…
23 Feb 1997, 11:23
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Advance apologies for lack of LONG SUN content. Previously, someone mentioned literary criticism of Wolfe. Has anyone ever compiled a bibliography of Wolfe criticism? One puzzle fr…
22 Feb 1997, 14:43
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Been lurking awhile. Have read most Wolfe thanks to rave review of SHADOW in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. LONG SUN certainly is full of puzzles/half-baked ideas. Ever s…
21 Feb 1997, 16:38
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