Question about a different novelist named Wolfe

On the bookshelves (at least when some of his books are misshelved in the Fiction section), Gene Wolfe sits by the early 20th-century writer Thomas Wolfe. Has anyone read any of Thomas Wolfe's work? Would you recommend it? I've always been intrigued for some reason by Thomas Wolfe's intimidatingly large books, and wonder what sort of experience reading him is. Christopher Culver <christopher_culver at yahoo.com>

Now there's a thought. Given all the wolves in Wolfe's writings, and his spins on Nero Wolfe, it seems likely that Gene has read the writings of other Wolfes. Perhaps there are lots of spins on Thomas Wolfe's books in Gene's. I've not read the latter, but maybe someone here has. Nutria

I've read (very little) Tom Wolfe: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Bonfire of the Vanities, From Bauhuas to Our House, and The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby. Based on that he's an easy read, good style, interesting topics. He started in journalism and his subjects tend to be contemporary people in interesting or extraordinary situations. In some ways he's almost the opposite of Gene Wolfe. Gene writes very dense, difficult, rather pessimistic stories about times and places far away where everything is strange and decayed. Thomas writes brighter stories in contemporary settings where people cope pretty well. He'll probably be remembered as one of the best American novelists of the 20th century.

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Now there's yet another one: Tom Wolfe. You know, thinking about it, the madhouse scene in Free Live Free might be inspired by Tom Wolfe. It's like the kinds of things he writes about. Nutria

thomasbitterman at netscape.net (Thomas Bitterman) writes: | Christopher Culver <christopher_culver at yahoo.com> wrote: | | >On the bookshelves (at least when some of his books are misshelved in | >the Fiction section), Gene Wolfe sits by the early 20th-century writer | >Thomas Wolfe. Has anyone read any of Thomas Wolfe's work? Would you | >recommend it? I've always been intrigued for some reason by Thomas | >Wolfe's intimidatingly large books, and wonder what sort of experience | >reading him is. | | I've read (very little) Tom Wolfe: _The Electric Kool-Aid Acid | Test_, Bonfire of the Vanities, From Bauhuas to Our House, and | The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby. Based on that | he's an easy read, good style, interesting topics. He started in | journalism and his subjects tend to be contemporary people in | interesting or extraordinary situations. Tom Wolfe is a different guy. Thomas Wolfe is the one who wrote Look Homeward, Angel. Dan

darn.

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Not to mention Time and the River, A Man in Full, and You Can't Go Home Again. But while we're at it let's not forget ... Gary K. Wolfe (SF critic) L.E. Wolfe (author of the "Jack B. Quick - Sports Detective" books) Bernard Wolfe (author of the mainstream-sf novel "Limbo," as well as "Memoirs of a Not Altogether Shy Pornographer" and "Trotsky Dead") Elle Wolfe (author of the "Palm Beach Prep" series) and, lacking the "e" but seeming worth mention Gary K. Wolf (author of the original "Who Cencored Roger Rabbit?") ... not to mention a host of other Wolfess too pointless to mention ...

Can we include Virginia Wolfe? ----- Original Message -----

Not to mention Time and the River, A Man in Full, and You Can't Go Home Again. But while we're at it let's not forget ... Gary K. Wolfe (SF critic) L.E. Wolfe (author of the "Jack B. Quick - Sports Detective" books) Bernard Wolfe (author of the mainstream-sf novel "Limbo," as well as "Memoirs of a Not Altogether Shy Pornographer" and "Trotsky Dead") Elle Wolfe (author of the "Palm Beach Prep" series) and, lacking the "e" but seeming worth mention Gary K. Wolf (author of the original "Who Cencored Roger Rabbit?") ... not to mention a host of other Wolfess too pointless to mention ...

Don't see why not ... I was trying to keep my list Merkin.

"Dan'l Danehy-Oakes" <ddanehy at siebel.com> writes: | > Tom Wolfe is a different guy. Thomas Wolfe is the one who | > wrote Look Homeward, Angel. | | Not to mention Time and the River, A Man in Full, and | You Can't Go Home Again. A Man in Full is Tom again. That is my last pedantic correction, I promise... Dan