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Subject: Dhalgren reader anticipates flames
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Date: Fri, 2-Aug-85 17:51:41 EDT
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From: Daniel Dern <ddern@bbncch.ARPA>


Rick Schieve asks if anyone has read Sam Delaney's DHALGREN all the way through,
whether the ending is any better, etc...

Well, I've read through DHALGREN either 3 or four times.  I'm not sure I can
answer the other questions, but I felt it was worth the re-reading, just as
rereading BOOK OF THE NEW SUN was.  Other more obscure but interesting Delaney
includes HEAVENLY BREAKFAST, a mostly autobiographical short novel of 
Delaney's life/times/experience in the  rock group/commune of the same name,
and THE TIDES OF LUST, deliberately erotic/pornographic (mild but highly
descriptive). 

On the other hand, I'm in no hurry to buy the newest Neveryonia book, even
in paperback (although I liked the previous two more than not).

Daniel Dern
ddern@bbn.arpa