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

Matt Austern · 06 Apr 1998, 18:19 · from sf-lovers.1998.mbox

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From: Matt Austern <austern at sgi.com>
Subject: Re: Just finished "Shadow of the Torturer"...confused as hell.
Date: 06 Apr 1998 11:19:54 -0700
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soundcge at erols.com writes:
>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?

You won't understand it all the first time; don't worry about it.

The problem isn't symbolism, but interconnections: lots of links both
backward and foward.  It's a wonderfully intricate book.

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