instant new fan

Daniel Petersen · 20 Dec 2011, 10:00 · from 2011-December.txt.gz

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From: danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com (Daniel Petersen)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:00:18 +0000
Subject: (urth) instant new fan
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On the other hand, I often find those who love Wolfe's ornate verbosity in
BotNS don't like his more bare and minimalist style in the other books.  I
think he's an unspeakably talented artist that he can handle so deftly
these different voices and styles.

-DOJP

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:14 AM, David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net>wrote:

> On 12/19/2011 6:43 PM, Jerry Friedman wrote:
>
>> From: Dan'l Danehy-Oakes<danldo at gmail.com>
>>> I have many favorite passages in tBotNS, all of which totally blow me
>>> away with the beauty of the language.
>>>
>>> My favorite, however, must be the passage in _Citadel_ where he
>>> realizes that the Claw was just the thorn of a rosebush, ending with
>>> the line about throwing his boots into the sea so that he might not
>>> walk shod on holy land.
>>>
>> Also a favorite of mine, no one will be surprised to hear, along with the
>> other set piece about the forms of governance.
>>
>> For some friends of mine who don't like Wolfe, the style is what puts
>> them off.  They find it verbose.  No accounting for tastes.
>>
>
> Verbose, but precise, and always with a sting. Much like Avram Davidson.
>
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