Wintry thoughts on Wolfe

Alice K. Turner · 19 Feb 2003, 21:08 · from urth-v0302.mbox · original

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From: "Alice K. Turner" <aturner6 at nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Wintry thoughts on Wolfe
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:08:30 -0500
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> So then, here is a start: which scenes from which John Crowley books
> (barring THE TRANSLATOR) spring to your mind as convincing depictions of
> "genuine love"?
>
> =3Dmantis=3D

Gosh, I  think it would be difficult to find a book of any genre that
portrays domestic love more eloquently than LITTLE, BIG. Sure Smoky strays
with Sophie, but can anyone doubt his long-term devotion to Daily Alice? And
as for short-term romantic obsession, well, holy Toledo, who in the hell
beats Rush with Once a Day, Auberon with Sylvie, Pierce with Rose, even,
more diffidently Spofford with Rosie? Mantis, you are having a frigid
winter-chill indeed. Watch an episode of The Simpsons, with Homer and Marge,
for heavens' sake.

Alice

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