Posted by MikeE on October 01, 1997 at 18:26:24:
In Reply to: Re: Wow, whole herds of Vance fans posted by Michaela Mellody on October 01, 1997 at 00:20:28:
: : On a sudden impluse I searched the web for Jack Vance and what to my wondering eyes appeared? I have searched out Vance for almost 30 years now. I have tried to share him with carefully chosen friends, but as amazing as it seems to me, not everyone is transported as I am. I have recently found a fellow fan in a chat line for Cockatoo owners. Beyond believe, it is a female. I notice, this site seems to be exclusively male.
: No, it's not exclusively male ... I've been a devout Vanceophile for many many years now (well, quite a few, put it that way), and I'm definitely female. However, I have noticed that Jack Vance tends to have a greater appeal to men ... why this should be, I have no idea. One of the things I find so wonderful about his novels is the richness of description, something I would have thought would be very interesting for women. I have introduced 'Lyonesse' to a few female friends, who enjoyed it very much, but strangely enough, they weren't
: prompted to rush out and buy all the Vances they could find (that was my reaction after my first Vance) :-)
: --Michaela
I'm sorry Michaela, during my quick scan of posts, I didn't notice you. I'll try to get Kelley G from upatsix to visit here. We talk Cockatoo's there, but I think she is pretty well versed in Vance.
Yes, the richness of the language is palpable. I first noticed that in the Dying Earth. Reading some of his discriptions gave me goose bumps the first time I read them.