The puzzles

Roy C. Lackey · 19 May 2007, 15:48 · from 2007-May.txt.gz

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From: rclackey at stic.net (Roy C. Lackey)
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 10:48:26 -0500
Subject: (urth) The puzzles
Message-ID: <001001c79a2d$26898120$35c95a42 at rclackey.stic.net>

I wrote:
>>Wolfe *demands* more from his readers than many readers can -- or are
willing -- to supply, which is part of the reason he is not a best-selling
author. It is why the Urth list exists.<<

Looking back at the above, I hope that my meaning was not construed as
somehow insulting to the members of this list; far from it, as I am
obviously in the same boat. What I meant to convey was that many readers,
even among the sub-set who enjoy Wolfe, have little more than a passing
interest in solving the puzzles. They either lack the time needed to pursue
solutions or feel that the rewards are not worth the effort.

-Roy

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