Posted by Gabriele Guenther on June 24, 1999 at 12:36:58:
In Reply to: Repetitive Plotting and childish characterisation in Jack Vance posted by Nick Edwards on June 23, 1999 at 07:11:16:
Interesting discussion, but badly defined tenets here....
Why does Nick Edwards think that critics who slam Vance are "leftist"? Since when is belief in the importance of personal freedom incompatible with leftist politics? Childish to say simply that individualism is over-riding --- we all have to agree on certain common rules as soon as two or more people live together. BTW, this is a subject Vance very often writes on, and very intelligently so. As far as personal impressions go, I find Jack Vance to be a very intelligent leftist.....