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  • Having mentioned Piers Anthony..

    From August Abolins@2:460/256 to All on Monday, November 29, 2021 04:00:40
    Hi All,
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    Having mentioned Piers Anthony..

    ..I thought that I might come upon some quotes that feature some of his punmanship. I haven't seen one of those yet. But I found this one that I thought was quite profound:

    "Happy children do not seem to grow up to be writers. - Piers Anthony "

    Ciao!
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  • From John Dovey@2:460/256 to August Abolins on Monday, November 29, 2021 15:47:06
    Glad to see you, August!

    Having mentioned Piers Anthony..
    ..I thought that I might come upon some quotes that feature some of his punmanship. I haven't seen one of those yet. But I found this one that I thought was quite profound:
    "Happy children do not seem to grow up to be writers. - Piers Anthony "

    What's really interesting about him is that his topics and themesthat have caused controversy amoungst adults, have resonated most strongly with kids .. especiially those dealing with real world issues

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  • From August Abolins@2:460/256 to John Dovey on Monday, November 29, 2021 19:06:53
    Hi John,
    ...Greets from my Telegram app!

    What's really interesting about him is that his topics and themesthat have caused controversy amoungst adults, have resonated most strongly with kids .. especiially those dealing with real world issues

    Yeah.. this fellow claims to have enjoyed the novels as a kid, but not anymore citing "Misogyny saturates almost every page." ..and "Anthony is still hung up on puerile, reductive ideas of beauty and ugliness."

    https://www.avclub.com/revisiting-the-sad-misogynistic-fantasy-of-xanth-1798241312

    Ciao!
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  • From BoonDock@4:920/69 to August Abolins on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 07:56:27
    Re: Yeah.. this fellow claims to have enjoyed the novels as a kid, but
    By: August Abolins to John Dovey on Mon Nov 29 2021 19:06:53

    anymore citing "Misogyny saturates almost every page." ..and "Anthony is
    Quite honestly, I don't think misogyny means what this guy thinks it means.

    JD
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