First impressions of IGJ (no spoilers)
The Whorl list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 22 Jul 2000
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Adam Stephanides — 22 Jul 2000, 09:55

Christopher Culver wrote [spoilers omitted]:

> 2) Wolfe uses Italian now, interesting. I'm sure using an Italian dictionary
> on the character's names will yield some enlightening information.

Any ideas why "Blanko" and "Duko" are spelled with a k, while the other
Italianate names are spelled in the conventional Italian manner?

--Adam 

> 3) Horn tends to sound in several places like Alden Dennis Weer. I wonder if
> this is just because people who have died tend to think like this in Wolfe's
> mind, or Wolfe is simply reusing a previous mode of narration.
> 
> 4) Nessus's cameo was rather amusing, but I wonder how it will be fleshed
> out in _Return to the Whorl_.
> 
> 5) Horn still thinks of Pas as a god. Hopefully he'll rid himself of this
> notion by the end of the series. Although, "god" has always had a rather
> different meaning in the BotLS and BotSS.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Christopher CULVER <new_sun at hotmail.com>
> 
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