Adrian Hon wrote:
> From: "Brad De Long" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
>>> Not sure if I read Excession or Consider Phlebas first, but I think that the
>>> latter improves on re-reading.
>>>
>> Except for the opening scene (which ceases to have shock value and becomes
>> simply scatalogical) and the parts about Fwi-Song. Those do *not* improve
>> upon re-reading.
>>
> A friend of mine whom I lent CP was 'profoundly disturbed' by the Fwi-Song
> section.
I completely forgot about that bit and then I leant it to a squemish friend.
And couldn't understand when she abused me for lending her a 'horrible'
book. It really didn't make much impact on me. It's gross, but I think
I've read too much about punishment in the middle ages to find it
unthinkably extreme.
Claire Bickell
