A review by staticskyy
Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Book of the New Sun series is strange, dense, and hard to grasp on a first read. Yet, it is one of the most imaginative and rewarding series of books I have read. Neil Gaiman does a better job than me describing the beauty of these stores as such: "The more deeply you delve into the book, the more it will repay the delving. There are no digressions, no matter how much it appears that there are: each small journey is the huge journey, as a hologram contains the whole picture in each fragment." [1]

If you love Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Dark Souls, or finding new layers of understanding and wisdom upon each read, give this series a shot.

[1] https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/neil-gaiman-gene-wolfe-folio-society/
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