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

J. B. Cattley · 06 Apr 1998, 08:56 · from sf-lovers.1998.mbox

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From: "J. B. Cattley" <jbc at mpx.com.au>
Subject: Re: Just finished "Shadow of the Torturer"...confused as hell.
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 18:56:21 +1000
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>I finished Wolfe's "The Shadow of the Torturer" last night.  I have no
>idea where this story is going.

That's the whole idea.

>To those who've read the entire Book of the New Sun: does it get better
than this or can I expect to be confused all through the series?

Yes. Both.  _Excellent_ writing, but don't look for any definite answers,
because you won't get them. It ain't the being there, it's the getting
there.

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