(urth) Which Wolfe Should I Read Next?

[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

I would suggest Home Fires, which I think is incredible.

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Daniel Otto Jack Petersen <
danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought Ares was a particularly unrealised apprentice novel.  I might
> get more out of it someday when I want to delve even deeper into how Wolfe
> grew as an artist.
>
> Devil is not one of my faves per se, but it was a very satisfying read, a
> very solid novel, if quite odd for Wolfe in some ways.  (Yet quite Wolfean
> in others.)  I think it's not one of my faves simply out of preference as
> to subject matter.  It might actually be one of his tightest written in
> terms of pace and style and perhaps even plot.
>
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:26 PM, Antonin Scriabin <
> kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is it as bad as they say?
>>
>> I think I'll go with Doors, based on your suggestion and the fact that
>> "middle-period fantasist" Wolfe is one of my favorite wolves (Castleview,
>> Free Live Free) then Robert's pick of The Devil in a Forest.
>> On Nov 11, 2014 4:15 PM, "Daniel Otto Jack Petersen" <
>> danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I loved There Are Doors - minor in a way, but really weird and
>>> interesting overall. Operation Ares to me is only for the completist.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:04 PM, Antonin Scriabin <
>>> kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> These are the novels I still have to get through:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Soldier of Sidon*
>>>>
>>>> *There Are Doors*
>>>>
>>>> *Pirate Freedom*
>>>>
>>>> *Home Fires*
>>>> *The Devil in a Forest*
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> *Operation Ares*
>>>>
>>>> I know this last doesn't have a good reputation, but I own it and plan
>>>> on reading it for the sake of completeness.  Are any of these particular
>>>> favorites of anyone on the list?
>>>>
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