(urth) instant new fan

[David Stockhoff]

On 12/19/2011 6:43 PM, Jerry Friedman wrote:
>> From: Dan'l Danehy-Oakes<danldo at gmail.com>
>> I have many favorite passages in tBotNS, all of which totally blow me
>> away with the beauty of the language.
>>
>> My favorite, however, must be the passage in _Citadel_ where he
>> realizes that the Claw was just the thorn of a rosebush, ending with
>> the line about throwing his boots into the sea so that he might not
>> walk shod on holy land.
> Also a favorite of mine, no one will be surprised to hear, along with the other set piece about the forms of governance.
>
> For some friends of mine who don't like Wolfe, the style is what puts them off.  They find it verbose.  No accounting for tastes.

Verbose, but precise, and always with a sting. Much like Avram Davidson.