Timberbee

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Revisado: 09-15-24

I don't know how to rate this book. Not really.

My first Gene Wolfe book since I was a teenager, wasLitany of the Long Sun, and I didn't remember it at all.

For me, E. A. Smithe, of, A Borrowed Man, and, Patera Silk from, Litany of the Long Sun, are such similar characters.

At first, my reaction to Patera Silk was standoffish, I wanted him to be a fighter, to be strong, and, when knocked down, to get back up and give them what for!

But, he wasn't. He wasn't strong like that, but, he was iron in a far different way. He was clever, but so truthful, and, so persistent. Failure did not seem to represent any true setback, merely, something which occurred and, had to be worked around, and, though he could lie, and, dissemble, he was a creature who was true, and, utterly honest with,
himself.

So,
I was prepared for the character of E. A. Smithe, a character who had little to no control over the most intimate and fundamental aspects of his own life, including, when and how it would end (Something central to the story, and, at times, very jarring).

E. A. Smithe and Patera Silk are such similar characters.

And, one key element of both characters, and, both settings, is precisely that lack of control, that, personal freedom we all take so much for granted in what we call, the "Civilized" world.

Both characters shine, and display such strength, resilience, and self - reliance, self - determination, in what others would see as utterly oppressive.

Gene Wolfe acted to shift my vision of strength, and, indeed,
Freedom.

There is no freedom, without sacrifice.

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