Book of the New Sun-Should I keep going?

Beth and Richard Treitel · 13 Dec 1996, 16:42 · from sf-lovers.1996.mbox

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From: treitel at wco.com (Beth and Richard Treitel)
Subject: Re: Book of the New Sun-Should I keep going?
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 16:42:28 GMT
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rrhmah at aol.com wrote:
>Not everyone likes the same stuff, or responds to the same stuff.  So
>maybe _The Book of the New Sun_ isn't for you.

Yes, well, I've given Wolfe's Old, Borrowed, and Blue Sun books my best
attempt at a fair chance, and found them almost as enjoyable as a cold in
the head.  If I had to choose between a world wherein Wolfe wrote generic
books that appealed to anyone and everyone, and one wherein he wrote
interesting and different books that appealed to people with specific
tastes, I'd be glad we're in the latter; it simply happens that I don't
have those specific tastes.

I also think they have more of a resemblance to fantasy than to ScF, but
that's probably another question of personal preference.

Richard

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