June 14th.
R.I.P. Gene Wolfe
I thought this was pretty good:
Iâve seen links to this floating around, but I had not read it. The didacticism of the title, which the writer probably didnât even pick. Itâs nice. I knew that Gene knew Operation Ares was a failure, but didnât know he knew the stridency of its politics was a large part of its failure. Could use a note that Fifth Head of Cerberus began as the one novella and was developed into three interlinking ones at the suggestion of an editor. It is amazingâstill one of his best work after 40+ productive yearsâall the more so in light of its antecedent.
I donât suggest anyone seek out that antecedent so they too can be impressed by his development. Itâs not worth it!
Heâs said in an interview that at some point he began to consciously try to write in a more âcommercialâ way so more people would buy his books. It flattened them (imo) and never worked as intended. He had a remarkable gift for empathizing with and writing in the voice of characters in unusual or extreme situations, or from alien backgrounds. When he went âhere is a conventional person, and here is their conventional voice,â it didnât play. Wolfe was still there in structure or obfuscation but the text wasnât itself a pleasure.
Also didnât know he and Rosemary met as children, or that she was forgetting him as she died. I got all misty, etc.! Iâm still surprised he lasted so many years after her.
I have a paperback copy of it in my basement that I am probably never going to read.
I sold my Weird British Book Club hardback when I was unemployed.
And I still hold on to Pandora, by Holly Hollander!
The Directorâs Cut of Commando has some Restored Shed Violence and⌠Arnold talks to Rae Dawn Chong about how he wound up as a single dad???
HBOâS MOBY DICK SEASON 4 EPISODE 6 REACT!!! VIDEO!!! WHY THE WHALE IS NOT A FISH ACCORDING TO HARD!! SCIENCE!!! MELVILLE DIDNâT!! KNOW!!! SHIT!!! BECAUSE! SCIENCE!
Then why did they call it BLACKFISH HUH
extremely non-#shrugpunk
Shrugs that make you reconsider things.
