There Are Doors

Jeff Wilson · 22 May 2009, 01:49 · from 2009-May.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 20:49:23 -0500
Subject: (urth) There Are Doors
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James B. Jordan wrote:
> Well, but remember that Green is not too bright. He's one of Wolfe's 
> successful, I think, usages of a rather low IQ character who is still 
> good and good-hearted. Remember how SilkHorn has some very odd medical 
> views, which we as readers know to be wrong.
> 
> I'm not really disputing you. I'm just tossing in a caveat. What Green 
> thinks might not actually be so.
> 
> What is clear is that Mama (the church) and her Boys (priests) want to 
> save (redeem) this parallel world. It's an Italian Restaurant (the 
> sacramental church) that is the main Door.

Wow! That totally slipped past me.

So what does the moopsball game signify? A commentary on Damon Knight?


> Some may not know it, but this is Wolfe's favorite novel.
> 
> "Hi! I'm your doll! And I can talk!" -- you gotta love it!

I'm not sure what this is supposed to be, other than a sign of Wolfe's 
general fondness for toy people in his stories.



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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
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