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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Can you explain this dislike a little more?
The LeGuin and Wolfe above are widely considered masterpieces, and I largely agree. I consider Wolfe to be one of the best writers alive, period, in any genre.
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Dennis
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Ehm. I am not very good with words. It is very simple, either I like or dislike it.
I wrote somewhere:
The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, Book 1)
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Abomination. Foggy, boring, very confusing. Mad rumbling. Avoid.
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The Claw of the Conciliator (Book of the New Sun, Book 2)
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I found the first book to be one of the worst books I read, but I head so much price for the series, that I wanted to give it a chance, however, half way through this book I gave up. Just could not take it anymore.
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I don't remember a lot but what I do remember is that it was next to impossible to read. You read about something, then all of sudden the story line leaps somewhere else without any explanation or introduction for the situation, then again, then you realise that when someone who cannot lie says something, it is not strictly true, etc. I also really disliked the protagonist and his job.
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, #1)
Boring? No likeable characters? Very dry language? Just not interesting...