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Book of the New Sun
Jun. 4th, 2019 08:56 amAnyone else here read Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun? I've been slowly (for me) rereading it for, I think, the fifth time, this time following along with the chapter-by-chapter (just about) podcast Alzabo Soup. I've just finished Book 3 and will be heading into Book 4, Citadel of the Autarch pretty soon.
Every time I read it, it's a new book (probably helped by my inability to retain details as I read). The first time I was a teenager and I read it completely on the surface level as a charming but weird fantasy-ish adventure and each time I unpick a little bit more. I rather like a Reddit comment I came across a week or so back, in which someone pointed out that BotNS is a work that you can spoil to someone who's already read it.
Every time I read it, it's a new book (probably helped by my inability to retain details as I read). The first time I was a teenager and I read it completely on the surface level as a charming but weird fantasy-ish adventure and each time I unpick a little bit more. I rather like a Reddit comment I came across a week or so back, in which someone pointed out that BotNS is a work that you can spoil to someone who's already read it.
