Clute review - spoilers?

Alex David Groce · 31 Jan 2001, 00:44 · from whorl-v0012.mbox · original

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From: Alex David Groce <Alex_Groce at gs246.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: (whorl) Clute review - spoilers?
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:44:31
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Wombat said:

> If you're planning on reading RTW anyway (and the fact that you are
> posting to this list, or reading it, or, for the greater outside
> audience, reading its archives leads me to believe that you do so
> intend), I would recommend reading the review, but only after the
> novel; Clute's description of the novel is quite haunting.

Yes.  I didn't like Clute's review of OBW, but this is a fine review
(although it might say too much to someone who hasn't finished RttW),
with some nice insights.  I finished RttW Saturday, and am so pleased
with it that, although I'm looking forwards to our discussion here, I
am also very happy to give the book a decent period of impressed
silence until a quorum have read it.

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