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Heh, that's an awesome quote. I find it to be great fun that Wolfe mixes up his symbolism a bit to keep the reader on her toes. One definitely has the sense that something of bibli…
01 Feb 2014, 05:52
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I know Severian is broadly considered to be a Christ figure, but to me that symbolism goes only so far. Severian is also capable of acts of considerable violence and other deplorab…
31 Jan 2014, 04:37
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I find Typhon to be a fascinating character, but to be honest I feel he does not get enough narrative attention. He's obviously a key figure in the Short Sun series, but to me he s…
29 Jan 2014, 01:56
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I'm halfway through Peace myself. I'd love to read your essay (after I finish of course). :-)…
13 Nov 2013, 08:15
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I don't know of any sites, but I've discovered that reading anything by Wolfe usually requires at least three iterations: 1. Read it for enjoyment. Don't try to pick out all the h…
13 Nov 2013, 08:14
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The more I think about it, the more confused I am about the role of Seawrack in the Short Sun novels. She is clearly an important character in OBW, but there is little information …
13 Nov 2013, 07:37
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"So I think she was mainly a walk-on character who got eaten by a fish." Interesting. After reading so much Wolfe, I'm now highly suspicious of anything at all that seems prosaic …
09 Nov 2013, 21:14
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I've read the New Sun books twice, the Long Sun once and Short Sun twice, and am about to embark on my third reading of New Sun. I just cannot get enough of Gene Wolfe. He makes me…
09 Nov 2013, 05:19
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