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Loved each and every part of this book. One of the few if not the only book I will not finish. I have looked at the 2nd part and it seems to go the same way so I will not open it. Oct 07, Tyler Bumpus rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Just a smidgeon. A crumb of datum to warn me what I'm in for. The thing that surprised me about The Book of the New Sun is that it's impervious to this approach. From reviews I found hyperboles. Blurbs about its sci-fi and fantasy trappings, its layers, its unreliable narration, its imaginative scope and allusions to everything from Bhagavad Gita to Bible, Aesop to Borges to Lovecraft.
Plus vague condemnations of pervasive weirdness, incoherence and misogyny. In other words, nobody has a clue what to actually make of it other than to admit that it holds the power to bore, enthrall, repulse and enlighten.
I cannot offer much better, I fear. Nothing that hasn't been dissected in companions like Solar Labyrinth and Lexicon Urthus. It is a work born to obsess quacks and academics, and to affront the easygoing and high-strung in equal measure.
Because BotNS, like all strong myths, has no real contemporary agenda. It reaches deeper into the faculties, demanding reader agency. It will not simply tell you what it's about. Like an artifact discovered outside of its native place and time, it's a puzzle with no one solution. This saddles the unsuspecting reader with the burden of the archeologist piecing together a world lost or, in this case, yet to dawn. Personally, I found it a frustrating and fascinating experience, like many of my most memorable reads.
A book that rewards as often as punishes, opening up to those that question their preconceptions and shutting to those who cannot. Whether that's your cup of tea is for you to decide. You'll notice I've not broached a synopsis, as I see many here have nobly attempted.
I don't believe I will. The most I'll say is this: When the journey of a monster and the journey of a savior are superposed, there are overlapping points at which the conflicting stories find themselves in utter agreement.
This book seems to be all about those strange points of congruity. Feb 15, Rachel rated it did not like it Shelves: didnt-finish. This is compared to LotR in scope and epicness and also I guess in meandering plotlines. Lord of the Rings at least HAD a plot.
This book has a fairly bland main character, no "MacGuffin" even 20 percent in, as far as I can tell, and women who parade around with their dresses ripped and boobs hanging out for no reason other than to provide something pretty for the main character to look at.
Eowyn she ain't. This is a nope, nope, nope. Sep 11, Korkut rated it it was amazing. I read this tetralogy. Dec 18, Adam Vine rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. I've read "The Book of the New Sun" cover-to-cover four times, and each time it becomes richer, deeper, and more enjoyable. LeGuin called "Our Melville. His stories are shadowy, labyrinthine puzzles, impossible to fully grasp on the first read-through.
Oh, you will think you know what's going on, and who's-who, an I've read "The Book of the New Sun" cover-to-cover four times, and each time it becomes richer, deeper, and more enjoyable.
Oh, you will think you know what's going on, and who's-who, and who that guy's mother is. The first time. Maybe even the second. But trust me, you have no idea. The Book of the New Sun tetralogy is set in far-future Argentina, when the sun is dying, and follows the confessions of Severian, a disgraced young journeyman in the Guild of Torturers who is kicked out for falling in love with and subsequently showing mercy to one of his victims. Over the next four books, we travel with Severian and his mercury-weighted executioner's sword all over the Americas, as he collects heads for a paycheck, battles mad scientists and their giant homunculi, resuscitates his grandmother from the lake of the dead, faces an army that can only speak in short government-approved aphorisms, time-travels, journeys to the stars, and ultimately, becomes leader of the free world.
If you are already skeptical of this list of events, that's great - you're off to a good start at successfully reading Wolfe. Mar 16, Joe rated it liked it. It is a mildly interesting retelling of the experiences of an unusual and likable man, but it is also a meandering, directionless story appearing along the way to follow no plan and make no point. I suppose this is the issue with fantasy epics: made up stories about made up situations. But surely if you are making everything up, you can try to make a point, eh?
I don't know. I'll bet that was the knock on LOTR until people started to get into it. Then they found an interesting world filled wit It is a mildly interesting retelling of the experiences of an unusual and likable man, but it is also a meandering, directionless story appearing along the way to follow no plan and make no point.
Then they found an interesting world filled with interesting characters who built compelling relationships and who fought the good fight for the good of mankind. I just couldn't get into it, despite having the feeling that I was reading the ramblings of a madman genius who was trying to tell me something interesting. It's that eerie feeling that something else entirely is going on that I'm not seeing.
I suppose it may simply be that Wolfe is just too smart for me. I liked it well enough, but can't say I recommend it. Apr 12, Jay Bhattacharya rated it it was amazing. My high school English teacher once told me that James Joyce took a decade to write Ulysses , and that he expected his readers to spend no less time on it. The Book of the New Sun probably won't take a decade of your life, but it repays close attention to details, an appreciation of well-crafted sentences, and at least one complete rereading.
Most of all, it repays patience with the author, who knows what he is doing, even while the reader has absolutely no idea. Jan 17, Erik Graff rated it liked it Recommends it for: Wolfe fans. Shelves: sf. On the recommendation of a friend, himself an occasional science fiction and fantasy writer, I picked this series up and read it volume by volume.
At the beginning I was impressed, but the series dragged on as most fantasy series do this is only nominally sf because it is set in a real future rather than an imaginary other world. Aug 10, Michael rated it it was amazing. I was recommended this by a fellow fantasy fan and wow, I was not disappointed. Definitely one I will re-read and I'm sure enjoy somethign new everytime, a wonderful book. Feb 26, Amelia rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , fantasy-horror.
The New Sun series is one of the best works of literature of the 20th century. It is a masterpiece on so many levels. Sep 19, Mathew Shaw rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. Possibly the best novel I have ever read.
When I finished the last page I had an intense urge to go back to the beginning and start again. Jul 04, Michael rated it it was amazing. It's difficult for me to "review" this book because of the profound affect it had on me when I first read it.
I will admit to being biased. I read these books within a year or so after their individual release s. I had read through what many consider as classics of the genre, most of them multiple times.
I tell you this because I t It's difficult for me to "review" this book because of the profound affect it had on me when I first read it. A friend discovered Shadow of the Torturer while I was polishing off Thomas Covenant and he was raving but wouldn't tell me anything except "just read it. My experience with the series was sans-hype. I was entranced, bewildered, shocked, angered, confused, satisfied, happy, jealous, etc.
Yes, I endured the seemingly pointless passages, and was mad at the protagonist, the author, the cover art on books , the synopsis and irritated at Ursula LeGuin's incessant one sentence proclamation plastered everywhere on all 4 books. I can say that no book has ever captured my innermost fascination with all things fiction like this one has. My first re-read happened almost immediately after closing the last page of the 4th book.
And the mysteries that seemed so confusing at first began to be revealed, even within the first chapter. No, within the first few pages. I was hooked again. I re-read it all, slower this time. I also want to say that I always thought I was one of a very small number of people who even knew about this series. I'd mention Wolfe to self-proclaimed serious readers of the genre and they had never heard of him. So this many years later I am pleasantly surprised to find that a whole lot of people are calling this one of the best fiction series ever created.
Why is it that we are spoiled on all other authors after reading Wolfe? I found it hard to even begin another book after this. I took to reading non-fiction for many years. It just took me a couple of years to realize it.
Now it is a few decades later and I picked the books up again. Time has only increased my fascination with this series. I still rank it as one of the best things I have ever experienced from a reader's viewpoint. I do not recommend this series to anyone who a wants an easy read b doesn't like to go back and re-read anything they just read i. I would recommend this series to anyone who has read it "all," many times, and is looking for something more.
To that person, prepare to be more than satisfied and quite possibly changed from the experience. One of my favorite songwriters recently said that if she were to explain what she originally meant by various phrases and lyrics in her songs, it was the equivalent to stealing from the listener - because their interpretation was their property. And that is just fine with me.
I don't want to know more about the author, or read someone else's guess at how many Severians there are, or whatever. Have a good time. You do not have to like, or even read, Urth of the New Sun if you read and liked the original series of 4 books.
Seriously, it's not blasphemy or anything. The Book of the New Sun stands on its own. Mar 07, Scot Eaton rated it liked it. I feel that "classic" works of any medium should be divided into 2 categories: 1. Classics of the Art - works that appeal to people who participate in the craft. They push the boundaries of what the craft was originally thought to do.
Classics of the Heart - works that have a timeless quality to them, that can be enjoyed apart from any historical context. Most of my disappointment from this book has to do with the expectation I went in with. It appeals to people who are invested in literature, and for those who are invested in the craft of SFF. However, it will hold little appeal if you are not in either of those camps. I've heard it said multiple times on Goodreads that Gene Wolfe needs to be read a minimum of twice.
Having read the New Sun quartet, I can see that. The book seems VERY arbitrary and random the first time you read it; the main character seems to wander through his own story with no apparent goal or purpose. It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has travelled for forgotten generation towards its destination. Lit inside by the artificial Long Sun, The Whorl is so huge that you can see whole cities in the sky.
And now the gods of The Whorl begin to intervene in human affairs. A god speaks to Patera Silk, a clergyman at work in the schoolyard of his church. Silk must go on a quest to save his church and his people. Latro, a mercenary soldier from the north, has suffered a head wound in battle but has developed the ability to see and converse with all of the invisible gods, goddesses, ghosts, demons, and werewolves that inhabit the land. Young Silk, inspired by the gods, fights for survival against the shadowy rulers of the city of Viron, who command the technological wonders of the future.
Sword and Citadel Gene Wolfe. The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe. Solar Labyrinth Robert Borski. The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe. Litany of the Long Sun Gene Wolfe.
Shadows of the New Sun J. Mooney,Bill Fawcett. The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe. Severian of the Guild Gene Wolfe. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format.
The main characters of this fantasy, science fiction story are Severian,. The book has been awarded with , and many others. Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator. We do not guarantee that these techniques will work for you.
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