Which Wolfe Should I Read Next?

Daniel Otto Jack Petersen · 11 Nov 2014, 22:04 · from 2014-November.txt.gz

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From: danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com (Daniel Otto Jack Petersen)
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:04:41 +0000
Subject: (urth) Which Wolfe Should I Read Next?
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I thought Ares was a particularly unrealised apprentice novel.  I might get
more out of it someday when I want to delve even deeper into how Wolfe grew
as an artist.

Devil is not one of my faves per se, but it was a very satisfying read, a
very solid novel, if quite odd for Wolfe in some ways.  (Yet quite Wolfean
in others.)  I think it's not one of my faves simply out of preference as
to subject matter.  It might actually be one of his tightest written in
terms of pace and style and perhaps even plot.

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:26 PM, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Is it as bad as they say?
>
> I think I'll go with Doors, based on your suggestion and the fact that
> "middle-period fantasist" Wolfe is one of my favorite wolves (Castleview,
> Free Live Free) then Robert's pick of The Devil in a Forest.
> On Nov 11, 2014 4:15 PM, "Daniel Otto Jack Petersen" <
> danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I loved There Are Doors - minor in a way, but really weird and
>> interesting overall. Operation Ares to me is only for the completist.
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:04 PM, Antonin Scriabin <
>> kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> These are the novels I still have to get through:
>>>
>>>
>>> *Soldier of Sidon*
>>>
>>> *There Are Doors*
>>>
>>> *Pirate Freedom*
>>>
>>> *Home Fires*
>>> *The Devil in a Forest*
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> *Operation Ares*
>>>
>>> I know this last doesn't have a good reputation, but I own it and plan
>>> on reading it for the sake of completeness.  Are any of these particular
>>> favorites of anyone on the list?
>>>
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