Weekly blog links

James B. Jordan · 15 Apr 2009, 13:50 · from 2009-April.txt.gz

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From: jbjordan4 at cox.net (James B. Jordan)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:50:58 -0500
Subject: (urth) Weekly blog links
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At 12:44 AM 4/14/2009, you wrote:
> >>
> >> How many of you agree that the Wolfe of Fifth Head, Peace, New Sun,
> >> Endangered Species (partially), and Death of Dr. Island and OS and OS
> >> is not even recognizably the same author as that of Pirate Freedom, An
> >> Evil Guest, or the Short Sun? (Shared concerns, yes. The quality of
> >> execution, however, is more like that of a bad imitator.)

Remember that The Devil in a Forest is an earlier work, and also a 
juvenile (as Pirate is for young adults). Also, remember that Wolfe 
has always written transformative homages to other writers, and in a 
lighter vein (as Evil Guest): I think of the early Big Fat Robot Nero 
Wolfe detective stories. At the same time, I don't think a writer 
nearing 80 is going to embark on a project as immense as the New Sun quartet.

Nutria


James B. Jordan
Director, Biblical Horizons
Box 1096
Niceville, FL 32588
http://www.biblicalhorizons.com 
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