Close Reading: Torturer Chapter I

Jon Capps · 04 Sep 2006, 17:58 · from 2006-September.txt.gz

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From: jon at joncapps.net (Jon Capps)
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:58:17 -0400
Subject: (urth) Close Reading: Torturer Chapter I
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JWillard wrote:

> Maybe this is a dumb idea, but I thought today that it might be 
> interesting to start a close-reading project, beginning at the beginning 
> with Shadow of the Torturer.

I'm currently focusing on getting through the Soldier books in prep for 
Sidon (I'm nearing the end of Mist), but I'd be more than willing to 
participate.  Shadow and Claw is how I discovered Wolfe.  I just 
finished my third reading of New Sun this Spring, but I've never 
actually sat down to critically study it.

Oh, and I'm new to the list, so hello everybody.  I'd meant to register 
about the time Wizard was published, and never got around to it until how ;)

jon

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