A question

Doug Eigsti · 21 Jan 1997, 10:51 · from whorl-v0002.mbox · original

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From: douge at nti.com (Doug Eigsti)
Subject: Re: (whorl) A question
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 10:51:57
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[Posted from Whorl, the mailing list for Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun]

James writes:

>=20
> All of this talk of Exodus now is making me desperate to read it, but
> before I do I need to know something. Do I need to invest the time in
> rereading the first books before this one will make any sense?

	Our local reading group, The Fictionados, decided it would be=20
wise to reread the first three books before trying to tackle EXODUS. The=20
two year gap being the main reason. Wolfe is brutal to readers who forget=20
critical details. I am now in LAKE and am finding the experience much=20
richer and more satisfying. I was still trying to learn the rules of the=20
Whorl on the first pass. Now I can dig deeper and delve into some of the=20
fun mysteries Wolfe has buried. Some of the comments on this archive are=20
driving me to read EXODUS but I know that a careful reading of the=20
precursors will pay off when I get there. I am reading all the "spoilers"=20
posted. Wolfe has never been about what happens next. Getting there is=20
the fun.

=3DDoug Eigsti=3D
douge at nti.com




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