On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Johne Cook wrote: > It took me awhile to figure RSI out to be "Repetitive Stress Injury". Did I > get it right? ;) Yup - google of course answers all unimportant questions. > > (It's not his politics that worry me, it's his religion, Same thing. > but I can't deny > that he's a helluva writer. His _Ender's Shadow_ series was superb. I didn't make it past Xenocide, which was a real struggle. The last few pages of Ender's Game and most of Speaker For The Dead were very strong, but I'd had it with the superkids by then (or maybe already after the homophobic Songbird). Unaccompanied Sonata is a powerful story, but that was enough mutilation for one writer (ditto for Mercy and Worms and the story about "breast in butter".) Card's hiding of his talent used to frustrate me, but life's too short. > > johne (phy) cook > wisconsin, usa > > aerie blog: http://aeriepress.blogspot.com/ > > "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man." > - Jedediah Springfield > > >From: Philip Hart <philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU> > >I could write six books a year, though I'd get an RSI. Maybe if he wrote > >fewer books he could vary his themes a little and maybe incorporate some > >personal growth, like into adulthood. He's probably the most talented SF > >writer out there whose work I have no more desire to read - and it's not > >because his politics frighten me. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Winterize your home with tips from MSN House & Home. > http://special.msn.com/home/warmhome.armx > >