"Kevin Tarr" wrote:
> >I also don't like Stephen "got my thesaurus right beside me" Donaldson. I'm > >fairly well educated, but when I read for pleasure, I don't want to have to > >have a thesaurus right there. About three pages into the first book, I was > >reminded of Margaret Meade in her "Growing Up in New Guinea" saying that > >young boys would micturate into the water. For goodness sakes, if you can't > >bring yourself to say 'piss', at least say urinate. I know scholarly works > >must show an extensive vocabulary, but SF and/or Fantasy novels don't. > > > >George A > > > Isn't this the same for Gene Wolfe? But he does it to show language > evolving and the hardly used words become common? Sheesh, I hope not. I've never read his works, but I will soon read his "Claw of the Conciliator" which won a Nebula a few years back. I'm trying to read all the Hugo (actually, done that) and Nebula Award winners. Just a goal. George A _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
