The Distant Suns of Gene Wolfe

aaron · 05 Jun 2007, 02:11 · from 2007-June.txt.gz

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From: aaronsingleton at gmail.com (aaron)
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:11:39 -0400
Subject: (urth) The Distant Suns of Gene Wolfe
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--Vance's highly artificial style, especially his dialog consisting
largely of exquisitely euphemistic negotiations, gets a little tiresome
over the course of a long trilogy. One begins to wish for characters
capable of ordinary conversation.


Who was it that said, "I like Vance except for his wooden dialogue." To
which the other man responded:
"Not wooden.  Carved."
But I can understand how it could wear thin on some readers after a long
trilogy.  Wolfe seems to be much more flexible with his writing than Vance
ever was.  That is another reason the two writers complement one another so
well.
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