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Originally Posted by D6Veteran  I just read 'Shadow and Claw: The First Half of the Book of the New Sun' by Gene Wolfe.
It was fairly difficult read, and at times a little boring (and confusing). However I kept turning the pages ...
Funny thing is I can't tell if I liked the book or not. On some levels the story was so unusual and interesting that I am considering reading the second half. On other levels the book was at times a test of endurance and didn't seem to have any plot.
I can't decide if Wolfe's writing (and story telling) is above my head or just insanely poor.
Anyone one else on the board read The Book of the New Sun? Thoughts? |
I felt much the same way you did going through the majority of the book. Both the first and the second part, for the longest time I couldn't figure out whether the book was bad or brilliant.
Eventually I settled on brilliant.