tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post8824033993423874803..comments2024-03-28T04:15:00.814-07:00Comments on Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: THEY SHALL HAVE STARSJerry Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-38407858956154460842013-01-04T12:14:04.497-08:002013-01-04T12:14:04.497-08:00I like EARTHMAN COME HOME the best of the bunch.I like EARTHMAN COME HOME the best of the bunch.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-78467118691133053542013-01-04T08:29:27.036-08:002013-01-04T08:29:27.036-08:00Blish, unlike me, eventually learned to write a si...Blish, unlike me, eventually learned to write a simple (and elegant) sentence. What I think he actually learned to do was second drafts...a habit I should fall into. Will add the WHO when I can get back to this, later on...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-39576205700691526632013-01-04T06:27:49.295-08:002013-01-04T06:27:49.295-08:00No one can ever claim that Blish was a great styli...No one can ever claim that Blish was a great stylist, Todd. I think his virtues far outweigh his faults, though.<br /><br />Feel free to add the Doctor to the roster. (My fumble fingers were about to add the Doctor to the rooster; that's an adventure I don't think has been done in his fifty-year history!)Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-20370772561270522622013-01-04T05:45:35.949-08:002013-01-04T05:45:35.949-08:00Early on, as Damon Knight was not too kind to ment...Early on, as Damon Knight was not too kind to mention, Blish was also known for his run-on sentences, overpacked with dependent clauses and too much information...a tendency I seem bound and determined to continue emulating.<br /><br />I'm tempted to grab your WHO book for FFB, as well...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com