(urth) NPR taking suggestions for The Best Science Fiction and

[Marc Aramini]

You could read Long Sun before New or Short Sun, but starting at Short Sun just ruins so many little cool things, like the whole "I caught the ball, I won the game" thing at the end of On Blue's Water, Horn talking about "his" dancing toy, things that undeniably let you know there is something of Silk running around in that narrator.

I like the published order, but Long and New should both be read before Short.  If you don't have a thorough understanding of the positive outlook of Silk and his "out of character" suicidal impulse Short Sun could never make full sense.
 

--- On Thu, 6/23/11, Daniel Petersen <danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Daniel Petersen <danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) NPR taking suggestions for The Best Science Fiction and
To: "The Urth Mailing List" <urth at lists.urth.net>
Date: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 9:31 AM


You know, I actually did read On Blue's Waters, then stopped and went back and read Long Sun before then re-reading Blue and the rest of Short Sun.  It was indeed a very, very strange experience - but hugely enticing.  Unfortunately it took away some of the mystery I think I would have encountered in reading Long Sun if I had had no or little clue what was coming.  


I think John Clute wondered in a review whether jumping right into Wolfe at Blue might be the best way.  I've always wondered the same.


DOJP






On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Andrew Mason <andrew.mason53 at googlemail.com> wrote:

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM,  <entonio at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ha. The Book of the Long Sun is so much better!

> I agree. But is it better if you haven't read "Short Sun?" (I *think*
> it is anyway, but I haven't experienced it in that order.)

You read _Short Sun_ first? Was that not a rather puzzling experience?



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