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It was definitely my least favorite Gene Wolfe novel and I have read all of them except for that one really old one. One question and one observation: Q. When Cassie was watching…
30 Nov 2010, 18:57
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Where I am in my re-read of UotNS, it is clear that Tzadkiel is the ship itself and when the sailors refer to "the Captain" they mean the disembodied voice that speaks in their hea…
13 Jul 2010, 20:37
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The first time I read this book, I was overawed by it, but found it confusing to the point where I didn't like it much. Second time around, I find I enjoy it more, but it is clear …
13 Jul 2010, 15:05
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The phial that the Autarch wears around his neck containing the high-powered alzabo gland extract - the Autarch pulled that out of his robe and showed it to Severian when, as an ap…
12 Jul 2010, 14:13
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So we've got these plain, poor girl waitign tables at a cafe who is "discovered" by Dr. Talos, who "casts a glamour" on her to make her superhot. But something about what she said…
01 Jun 2010, 19:55
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What is the deal with Baldanders claiming he never dreams the morning after the show at Cteiphon's Cross, when the morning after Severian sleeps next to him he describes having a d…
18 May 2010, 14:39
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I plan on keeping my eye on descriptions of Terminus Est throughout the New Sun books, but something about how Dorcas described it when she was recounting to Severian what happened…
17 May 2010, 16:03
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When Severian is nearly drowned by the nenuphars, his description of the events show that he was confused about which direction is up and which is down. This is something that I ha…
17 May 2010, 15:58
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When Severian is brought to meet the lochage, he mentions that there had been trouble at the river. Could this be a reference to the later astral trip that Silk/Horn took to Nessu…
06 May 2010, 14:07
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Forgive me for, inevitably I am sure, rehashing things that were probably well-hashed on this list before the millenium. I've done my searching. A lot of these points feel familiar…
05 May 2010, 16:00
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With Pirate Freedom, Wolfe has again placed a favorite quote of his right at the beginning. After the acknowledgements, before the page with the title on it. Can anybody tell …
17 Nov 2007, 14:04
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I kept waiting for something through the two books and, in retrospect, I find it interesting that it never arrived. There were no scenes involving groping around in the darkness…
08 Nov 2005, 05:01
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Hello, brand new rabid Wolfe fan here (just discovered him last year, I've read like 17 of his books since). I've been browsing the archives here for a few months and I'd like…
02 Nov 2005, 05:05
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