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Mute by Gene Wolfe - Sigokat - 08-09-2011
Has anyone read the short story "Mute" by Gene Wolfe? It was one of the stories in the collection called Wastelands that I am reading right now and it confused the hell out of me. I mean, I think I got what it was trying to say, but I'm not sure at all. I've searched the internet for other reviews, but there's not alot out there that I found.
So, has anyone here read it and if so, what is your take on the story?
Mute by Gene Wolfe - cobalt - 08-09-2011
Is that the story where a brother and sister were on a bus and then in this weird house?
Mute by Gene Wolfe - Sigokat - 08-09-2011
cobalt Wrote:Is that the story where a brother and sister were on a bus and then in this weird house?
yes
Mute by Gene Wolfe - cobalt - 08-09-2011
I didn't get it the first time I read it...not sure I got it the second time either. [SPOILER] I thought they were stuck in the TV. And the end bothered me....kid touchers...ugh[/SPOILER]
Mute by Gene Wolfe - Sigokat - 08-09-2011
cobalt, I didn't get that feeling, but I've read in the few reviews I found that other people thought that way as well. And yeah the ending...that's what I thought was happening, but wasn't sure. Kind of ruined the story, completely unnecessary and distrubing.
Mute by Gene Wolfe - cobalt - 08-09-2011
I had to remind myself what the story was about....I looked it up on Amazon.....and then remembered how it took me a couple of read throughs to understand what was being played out. At first I thought they were dead....or just the brother was dead.
Mute by Gene Wolfe - Fenian1916 - 08-09-2011
[video=youtube;4FOQNuKcf7s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FOQNuKcf7s[/video]
Mute by Gene Wolfe - cobalt - 08-09-2011
You guys love that movie.
Mute by Gene Wolfe - DaveStrorm - 08-09-2011
Well it has Elisabeth Shue. That's all it needs. :becky: