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Iain Jameson05 Jun 1991, 07:39as archived

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Most horrible Gene Wolf book ..... There are Doors. This would have to be the most boring book I have ever read. It is the only book I have never been able to finish. Quite a disappointment after devouring the torturer series, the dying earth series and the devil in the forest (or something like that). Has anyone read it, and understand what was going on? Iain

Kari Sutela05 Jun 1991, 11:29as archived

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ijameson at physics.adelaide.edu.au (Iain Jameson) writes:

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Most horrible Gene Wolf book ..... There are Doors. This would have to be the most boring book I have ever read.

Has anyone read it, and understand what was going on?

Yes, I have read it, and I think I understood what was going on. However, the whole story seemed to be rather pointless --- I don't understand why the book was written. IMHO, it wasn't boring but after reading it I was left with a feeling: "Yeah, so what?". A disappointment.

R o d Johnson05 Jun 1991, 16:53as archived

↳ in reply to Iain Jameson

In article <3559 at sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au> ijameson at adelphi.physics.adelaide.edu.au.oz.au (Iain Jameson) writes:

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Most horrible Gene Wolf book ..... There are Doors.

I agree, it's not good. Oddly enough, it seems to be his current favorite. . . .

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Quite a disappointment after devouring the torturer series, the dying earth series

? Isn't this by Jack Vance?

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Has anyone read it, and understand what was going on?

Yep. But it's not very interesting.

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