In the heart of the storm seems an appropriate title for Ray Girvan's latest post, in which he covers the most recent step in his self-set Odyssey through the entire output of Maxwell Gray.
Not just to read, either; to track down, first. And all of this for an author who frequently (see, as one example, A plea for the silence of the novelist) manages to exasperate him. And then to document the journey in fascinating detail for armchair travellers like myself. He originally described this as a project for 2010 ... while the timescale has expanded in practice, it's still both intensive and impressive.
Oh, I have often enough read the entire output of an author ... but never with Ray's combination of intellectual discipline and tenacity. When I think of such a project, my heart quails and I am full of admiration.
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