The Book of the New Sun held my interest throughout, and I enjoyed the timey-wimey bits
The echoes of Hesse remained strong, recalling works like
Magister Ludi or
Narcissus and Goldmund even as it filtered them through more of a Robert E. Howard (
Conan the Barbarian) mentality, all under the influence of varied hallucinogens.
Finishing up New Sun, I moved on to
Just One Damned Thing After Another, which I picked up on sale a while back. I'm only on chapter two and overall enjoying the main character, but the Britishisms are laid on a bit thick.