the superb level of discourse here

Daniel Fusch · 02 Nov 1999, 19:09 · from urth-v0028.mbox · original

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From: "Daniel Fusch" <dfusch at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Re: the superb level of discourse here
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 11:09:51 PST
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Hello, Patrick!

I also am enjoying this forum.

About the covers...I couldn't agree more. When I read The Book of the New=20
Sun in paperback, I kept thinking, "What horrible cover art!" Especially on=20
Books II and III. Oh, I suppose the art isn't that bad...it's just=20
incredibly cliche. It has "sword and sorcery/Conan/pulp fiction" written al=
l=20
over it, to use a cliche. No self-respecting lit professor would have books=20
with those covers on his/her bookshelf!

The Tor/Orb editions (the two-volume edition, I mean) of The Book of the Ne=
w=20
Sun is a little better--the books are well put together, the covers look=20
respectable, and they chose the two best samples of the cover art, at least=
.=20
My advice--give THOSE editions to your friends.

Patrick--I don't think you are either naive or alone in thinking Wolfe's=20
work ultimately accessible. I can only speak for the Urth cycle and for a=20
few of his short stories, myself (still have to read 5HC and Dr.Death as=20
soon as I get the chance--the time, that is), but I find his work very=20
accessible. Severian's narrative voice--like, say, Ishmael's voice in Moby=20
Dick--draws the reader right in.

(On the other hand, not every one finds Moby Dick accessible.)

I'm not certain why some people "don't get" Wolfe's work. Is it the science=20
fiction element?

Anyway, that's all I had to say.

--Daniel

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