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Originally Posted by astra
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)
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.
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.
The Claw of the Conciliator (Book of the New Sun, Book 2)
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.
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If you made it all of the way through the first volume and part of the second, without realizing that
The Book of the New Sun is science fiction, not fantasy, than you are probably not cut out to read and enjoy Gene Wolfe. His writing demands your attention to be understood, and he is not going to hand out enlightenment like Halloween candy. For most attentive readers, recognizing the photograph of Buzz Aldrin in the Library is the "aha!" moment.