Crowley and mystery

Tim Walters · 17 Dec 2008, 23:17 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: walters at doubtfulpalace.com (Tim Walters)
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:17:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: (urth) Crowley and mystery
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>> > It's just probably not the sort of stuff that inspires me to get
>> online
>> > and try to hash out what the hell is going on with some other readers.
>> For that, I would recommend John Crowley, especially _Engine Summer_ and
>> _Little, Big_.
>
> I don't find either of those books particularly confusing.

I agree that their surface is less confusing than Wolfe's, but I get
something new every time I read them; and I would love to see the fine
spelunkers of this list unleashed on them (or, as you say, _Aegypt_) to
dig up the many things I'm sure I missed.

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Tim Walters | http://doubtfulpalace.com

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