Gene Wolfe (1931 - 2019)

Ahasuerus · 16 Apr 2019, 19:47 · from rec.arts.sf.written.2019.mbox

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From: Ahasuerus <ahasuerus at email.com>
Subject: Re: Gene Wolfe (1931 - 2019)
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:47:26 -0700 (PDT)
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On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 2:28:05 PM UTC-4, leno... at yahoo.com wrote:
[snip]
> From Wikipedia:
> 
> When asked the "Most overrated" and "Most underrated" authors, Thomas
> Disch identified Isaac Asimov and Gene Wolfe, respectively [snip]

Disch calling Asimov overrated is a bit like a fillet knife calling an
axe overrated. Where is the finesse?

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