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John, I have it from the horse's mouth that Gene Wolfe has "never heard of this." I feel certain he would be most appreciative of such a gift. Patrick O'leary…
05 May 2008, 15:23
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Good job man! One problem: I seem to be getting the list twice each time. One from urth...and one from Ranjit... Can you fix that? best Patrick O'leary Questions or problems: …
29 Jan 2002, 14:26
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I think this is crucial, central. For the BOTSS is a story/diary founded a critical mistake. It professes to be the Story of Horn in search of Silk. It appears to be the diary (…
25 Jun 2001, 10:08
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OK, let's settle this. PALE FIRE is a masterpiece. The SUN books aren't Fanfic. Jesus is either God or not. The Gospels are either history or not. "Sirius" is a pun on "seriou…
22 Jun 2001, 09:48
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Adam wrote: --------------- MESSAGE whorl.v012.n107.9 --------------- A stunning post, that may provide a clue to the various vaguely unsatisfied reactions that several here hav…
20 Apr 2001, 11:17
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Souls. Souls. Talk. Talk. Fish heads? Patrick O'Leary (A cradleborn ex-Catholic theist who finds such discussions useless. But rave on, Lupes. That's just me) *This is WHORL…
01 Mar 2001, 10:08
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Pig as Godling: Yes, the reference to "ears" and "claws" is probably the best evidence I've seen. Good fishing! Yet, for me, it still doesn't ring true. I guess I'd believe it if…
26 Feb 2001, 09:58
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Fascinating stuff, buds. As always I swing between being intimidated by the depth of your analysi and annoyed by the cockamamie conclusions you sometimes leap to. But I'm always …
21 Feb 2001, 15:14
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Fascinating stuff, buds. Some questions that continue to puzzle me...and some comments... 1. Why was the farmer who gave Silk/horn the seed so fearful/hostile/violent toward him?…
08 Feb 2001, 16:08
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Must agree with Henry Kaiser regarding RETURN TO THE WHORL. Folks, it is smashing. I, too, read an advance copy and I am nearly speechless. I don't think I can put into words what …
05 Dec 2000, 09:28
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In a message dated 8/21/00 2:15:59 PM, jclute at cix.compulink.co.uk writes: << Have just joined WHORL, and don't know etiquette within this august Theatre, <SNIP> Oreb as Holy S…
21 Aug 2000, 23:40
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Dear Alga, Post all the Crowley you want. But make sure you add about 87 lines that read *SPOILER* naughtily, Patrick…
09 Aug 2000, 00:33
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I'm on vacation in colorado, Alice, and Mantis's don't hibernate, they enter states of prolonged torpidity like hummingbirds. But, Roger, Wolfe knows about us, and does not have e…
02 Aug 2000, 20:13
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Lupes, Actually saw the copy corrected Ms. last saturday. It was wrapped in plastic like Laura Palmer. The author assures me that he proofed it Sunday, July 23, 2000. I can say…
27 Jul 2000, 22:39
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Buds, The latest Nova Express features an essay on the Art of Gene Wolfe by myself, Patrick O'leary, as well as a letter from Our Man Mantis. The issue is at the press right now…
07 Jun 2000, 02:18
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Buds, (I've posted this to the Urth and the Whorl lists) The latest Nova Express features an essay on the Art of Gene Wolfe by myself, Patrick O'leary, as well as a letter from …
07 Jun 2000, 02:18
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FYI: Frank Kermode is refering to the ending of Julian Barnes Magnificent and hilarious novel STARING AT THE SUN.I doubt it is a reference to Severian.The context doesn't suggest t…
26 Apr 2000, 17:45
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Good one, Nick. Well done. It now makes lots of sense. Patrick O'Leary *This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.…
20 Apr 2000, 13:55
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In a message dated 4/2/00 11:02:08 PM, treilly at ozemail.com.au writes: << Alice, please do tell all. I'm not up to working it out myself, and as I said I don't intend to try in…
03 Apr 2000, 10:02
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In a message dated 4/1/00 4:27:08 PM, akt at attglobal.net writes: << Bjjp2 then wrote, responding to Timothy Reilly: Two things: In terms of plotting: I, too, had difficulties wi…
01 Apr 2000, 23:29
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In a message dated 3/7/00 3:39:14 PM, jbjordan at gnt.net writes: << Now, I've been wondering for some time what kind of animal a gevers is. Now I'll have to figure out what a rigog…
07 Mar 2000, 21:02
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In a message dated 2/10/00 10:33:40 AM, urth-errors at lists.best.com writes: << Re: traffic jams in foreign cinema, I thought there was a Fellini film that started this way. =manti…
10 Feb 2000, 19:39
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Must agree with Alga and Nutria. Swanwick's reading seems cockamamie to me. I mean where do we point at the text and say: There! He's a totally untrustworthy narrator? See? Wher…
29 Jan 2000, 21:08
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Three--count 'em--three paragraphs. p…
17 Jan 2000, 04:00
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In a message dated 12/20/99 10:31:35 PM, Publisher's Weekly is quoted: <<... there are also several tasteless and misogynistic entries. Chief among them is "The Ziggurat," in whi…
21 Dec 1999, 15:38
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The question baffles me. Alga's initial dismay baffles me. But, I am, in general baffled:) Yes, read it. It is yummy and good for you. Patrick O'Leary…
09 Nov 1999, 03:37
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In a message dated 11/2/99 12:43:53 AM, Mitchell Bailey writes: << As you probably can tell, I'm not a literature scholar. I'll have to paraphrase Sev's line on this subject: if I…
02 Nov 1999, 09:32
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In a message dated 10/27/99 7:43:15 PM, urth-errors at lists.best.com writes: << Well, I'm sort of astonished that there's so much interest in this subject, but it's a kick, too. I'l…
28 Oct 1999, 01:59
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Rave on Lupes! The discourse has trickled right up my alley. To put Alga's point a bit more crudely: I love the fact that Wolfe has taken the base materials of given/cliched gen…
25 Oct 1999, 23:51
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Regarding the latest issue of Nova Express Lawrence Person (editor) writes: - Lawrence Person lawrence at bga.com Nova Express Web Site: http://www.delphi.com/sflit/novaexpress/…
04 Oct 1999, 22:31
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In a message dated 10/3/99 11:41:23 PM, mantis at sirius.com writes: << The letter of summons to the lander reminds me quite strongly of the Letter from Prestor John to the Pope. A…
04 Oct 1999, 12:43
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Thanks to Alga & Mantis for their input--always a pleasure...but... In a message dated 10/3/99 10:37:33 PM, akt at attglobal.net writes: << The secret he has learned from Krait is h…
04 Oct 1999, 12:25
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In a message dated 9/28/99 4:42:03 PM, Alex_Groce at gs246.sp.cs.cmu.edu writes: << I think I have a guess at the secret of the inhumi, but there's probably some startling aspect I…
28 Sep 1999, 23:12
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Lupes, This just in from David G. Hartwell, Gene's editor at TOR. I didn't think he'd mind if I shared this snippet about the Short Sun Trilogy. 9/25/99 "I just last night fini…
26 Sep 1999, 11:38
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From The Publisher's mouth: Q. Are the several volumes of Book of the Long Sun going to be In, respectively, April and November of 2000.…
15 Aug 1999, 22:11
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In a message dated 6/10/99 11:57:32 PM, wansley at warwick.net writes: << So, the next time you meet Wolfe, just if you feel like it, you could ask him for me, does he think we're a…
11 Jun 1999, 12:57
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Dear Lupes, Happy to report that Gene is well and writing. My wife and I had dinner with him and Rosemary June 8. And received permission to inform you all--this much: Of course…
10 Jun 1999, 14:53
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Dear Lupes, Happy to report that Gene is well and writing. My wife and I had dinner with him and Rosemary June 8. And received permission to inform you all--this much: Of course…
10 Jun 1999, 14:53
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In a message dated 6/5/99 4:17:42 AM, Damen Broderick writes: << I'd blame the big-eyed greys, myself. (Has anyone tried exorcising *them*?)>> Damen has inadvertently stumbled …
05 Jun 1999, 11:44
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In a message dated 5/26/99 6:33:51 PM, urth-errors at lists.best.com writes: Isn't that just his way of saying she's alive? Or as a "plant man" could that be an insult? Plants being…
27 May 1999, 02:40
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Buds, This question seems so obvious (and spooky) that I wonder if someone else has already broached it and I missed the entry. What happens to those bitten by the inhumi? Teas…
24 May 1999, 10:31
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Dear vizcacha, Tony, et all I guess I didn't get the joke:) Sincere apologies. And I didn't mean to come off as the Thought Police: "Topic Off Limits--Go No Further." Honestly, I…
15 May 1999, 19:13
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Buds All this speculation about Wolfe "speeding through," "making it up as he goes along," "backfilling mistakes," "multiple drafts," "no idea where it's going" are, in my opini…
13 May 1999, 17:17
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This from Lawrence Person: Patrick: Please relay this if you would. Thanks to all the members of the Whorl list who have sent in for issues. I'm now down to exactly six good copi…
12 Mar 1999, 12:10
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Hi, I'm new here. My teacher told me this newsgroup is where to go to delve into serious literary criticism/commentary re: Gene Wolfe--a writer of some merit, I'm told, who transc…
20 Feb 1999, 20:35
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Lupines, This from the editor of Nova Express, Lawrence Person, regarding the dwindling supply of the "Wolfe Issue"--Fine interview, and wonderful review of the Long Sun Books in…
01 Feb 1999, 12:47
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Surprised to learn Wolfe digs Coover. My favorite Coover by far is PRICKSONGS AND DESCANTS. Patrick O'Leary…
28 Jan 1999, 14:16
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Logrolling! Logrolling! Logrolling! Just because NYRSF is the finest wittiest crouchiest most literary rag on the genre around doesn't mean we have to gush and plug and take up va…
16 Jan 1999, 14:29
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Nice work, Stephen. In a message dated 12/11/98 8:36:44 AM, LAIDLOJM at hhs.bham.ac.uk writes: <<Nightside chapter 1 - two things I noticed: 1. the word 'clockwork' is used three t…
11 Dec 1998, 13:18
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Curious further adventures in cheek rubbing.... From EXODUS FROM THE LONG SUN, CHAPTER 1 (HARDCOVER), PG 21: (Mint and Remora discover Councillor Potto's body at Bloods.) "Gent…
04 Dec 1998, 01:53
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