Sealion II

If I put all the things I think of in a day in this blog, it will be horribly various. Categories, come to my aid!

*some time later*

Well, when I figure out how to run the categories I'm sure that will be very useful. >:(

In the meantime: today I finished the Book of the Long Sun, which was very...interesting. Yet another difficult thing about Gene Wolfe is that you really have to read his explanatory books to understand the primary books (hence, the Urth of the New Sun after the Book of the New Sun, the Book of the Short Sun after the Book of the Long Sun--or perhaps that last should be vice-versa?) I actually have high hopes for Soldier of Sidon--perhaps it will make the end of Soldier of Arete somewhat slightly intelligible.

I suppose that until I work out the categories I may just post principally on Gene Wolfe--which would actually be a rather interesting basis for a blog, at least to me, and perhaps six other people.

I have been re-reading much of Gene Wolfe's ouevre (sp?) in the last couple of weeks, and I am reminded, once again, of why this is not necessarily really good for me--kinda like trying to crack jawbreakers with your teeth. There's always the question, are your teeth tougher? Or are the jawbreakers?

It's very frustrating.

The other day I saw a book on Amazon.com in which a gentleman whose name escapes me has collected essays on Meanings in Gene Wolfe. I am very tempted to buy this book; the two things that prevent me are a) lack of funds, b) the fear that I will read things that I would have later worked out for myself, and thereby spoil the fun of future readings.

I may just bite the bullet, though. Trying to figure out what is really going on in "Tracking Song" is just about killing me.

He has discovered that his friends have blogs, too. What felicity! Blogs for all!

He is engaged in Looking for Employment.

He is waiting for the phone to call.

He has read "Into Thin Air" by Mr. Krakauer.