Just finished "Shadow of the Torturer"...confused as hell.

John VanSickle · 05 Apr 1998, 21:12 · from sf-lovers.1998.mbox

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From: John VanSickle <vansickl at erols.com>
Subject: Re: Just finished "Shadow of the Torturer"...confused as hell.
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 1998 17:12:45 -0400
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Mark Dillon wrote:
>But in regards to your question: yes, Wolfe clears up his mysteries and
>ties up his loose ends; that fascinating vagueness, those eerie hints
>scattered throughout THE SHADOW OF THE TORTURER, are all explained away in
>great detail. Oh, well....

Not to mention that Severian's upcoming career change is state rather
explicitly near the beginning of the first book.  That's as near to a
spoiler as I dare get.

John

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