GUTs and so on

Ryan Dunn · 24 Aug 2010, 21:06 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: ryan at liftingfaces.com (Ryan Dunn)
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:06:03 -0400
Subject: (urth) GUTs and so on
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On Aug 24, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Craig Brewer wrote:

> That Severian 
> may have died and come back (either resurrected or as an eidolon) multiple times 
> in BotNS, say, has all kinds of philosophical and theological ramifications for 
> the story. Guessing that some minor character may be his second cousin once 
> removed by hidden marriage on his step mother's side, however...not so much.

Then how do we justify the fact that Wolfe spends more than a couple pages explaining in clues how Dorcas is Severian's grandmother. What bigger ramifications does this have to the story? Family tree encounters from another time and place, mayhap?

Dan'l, I think there's credence to what you say. I personally like to throw an idea that I cannot decipher out to a group of intelligent people who happen to read the same author from time to time. Where the hell else can I do THAT??

...ryan

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