On 2nd read of AtD

robinlandseadel at comcast.net robinlandseadel at comcast.net
Sat Sep 15 17:42:56 CDT 2007


Well, for what it's worth, I loved all the CoC material right from the start. Remember, of course, that as far as I can tell, much of the central purpose---perhaps the central purpose---of TRP's writing is satire. And the CoC passages are always layered in multiple levels of parody.
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "James Kyllo" <jkyllo at gmail.com>
> That's interesting  - what did you think of them during your first
> reading?  Because I found the CoC stuff a big turn-off.
> 
> J
> 
> On 9/15/07, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I have just finished my second reading of AtD
> 
> > 4. The Chums of Chance strand is a tour de force. I came to absolutely love
> > it during my second reading.
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