tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post2489818770097641144..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: A Core of CompetenceLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-88824428386098958582011-01-10T09:23:30.293-05:002011-01-10T09:23:30.293-05:00Patti,
I know how you feel. Except my wife is amo...Patti,<br /><br />I know how you feel. Except my wife is among the head scratchers when it comes to my attempts at subtlety.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-79668388601716492832011-01-10T09:22:53.186-05:002011-01-10T09:22:53.186-05:00CR,
I started "Book of the New Sun" dur...CR,<br /><br />I started "Book of the New Sun" during one lazy day at Barnes and Nobel, but didn't end up buying it. I remember Wolfe's prose being very dense and thinking I wasn't quite up to tackling it at the moment. Maybe I should try it again ...Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-24019807743704653752011-01-07T17:12:04.560-05:002011-01-07T17:12:04.560-05:00My first reader, my husband, adores subtle stories...My first reader, my husband, adores subtle stories but that leads to sending out stories that no one gets. I need a second reader clearly.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-62492987017974760862011-01-07T14:38:57.948-05:002011-01-07T14:38:57.948-05:00Speaking of Gene Wolfe, I think you might like his...Speaking of Gene Wolfe, I think you might like his description of reading Tolkien, and of the virtues of the Inklings:<br /><br />http://home.clara.net/andywrobertson/wolfemountains.html<br /><br />But don't be fooled--his four-book cycle The Book of the New Son (which I just mistakenly called a trilogy) is the best work I've read of his, and far better than The Wizard-Knight.Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-9353543222814187682011-01-07T11:58:56.622-05:002011-01-07T11:58:56.622-05:00I think Gene Wolfe is an example of that. The Sha...I think Gene Wolfe is an example of that. The Shadow of the Torturer trilogy hits the reader over the head with last-chapter revelations that make you want to go back and read the story with new eyes. But even if such puzzle-games are his specialty, it works because his world-building, characterization, and prose are captivating enough to lead the reader through umphteen hundred pages of confusion.Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.com