(urth) Weekly blog links

[David Stockhoff]

Oh, Moby-Dick is hilarious! I wouldn't have laughed at it 20 years ago, but now I see it. The characters are over the top, and the long didactic sections---since we're talking about Wolfe's occasional lectures--are very funny.

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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:17:40 -0500
From: Adam Thornton <adam at io.com>
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On Apr 15, 2009, at 7:01 AM, David Stockhoff wrote:


> > I find BotNS has a comic aspect that has receded with each Sun novel  
> > since. Almost every scene in which Severian deals with other people  
> > is either a hilarious set piece or a riff on a well-worn tale:  
> > Severian in the catacombs with Ultan, Severian in bed with  
> > Baldanders, Severian on stage with Dr Talos. Shadow keeps me in a  
> > constant state of chuckling.
>   

_Moby-Dick_ works like that too.  The scene with Baldanders at the inn  
is, of course, a direct homage.

Also, if you're looking at me in confusion, yes, _Moby-Dick_ is  
funny.  Often really, really funny.  I recommend it.

Adam


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