
The Shadow of the Torturer
The Book of the New Sun, Book 1
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Narrado por:
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Jonathan Davis
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De:
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Gene Wolfe
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- World Fantasy Award, Best Novel, 1981
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Original, Difficult and Well-Crafted.
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If you need constant action, hope, a quest, a hero with a purpose, and so on, this is not the book for you. There isn't even the hope of redemption for the protagonist and he really could use it. The story really is something quite dark and often times aimless.
Now, I completely enjoyed the book and found myself easily lost in the story. I don't doubt it is due a good deal to the excellent narration. The random wandering, discoveries, and encounters keep the story moving along and interesting. It is a very dream-like tale.
The only issue I had was that the author does ramble more than once, even to the point of being annoying in a few instances. Once during the book, I did sigh and think, "Can we get on with it?" However, this did not spoil my overall enjoyment.
In short, it's a great story if you can appreciate a great setting where hope isn't offered as the protagonist wanders aimlessly into exile.
Not for everyone, but I enjoyed it.
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A must for anyone interested in classic SF or simply good writing. Audible Frontiers, more Gene Wolfe, please!
Classic SF literature; excellent reading
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As other readers have stated, you really have to pay attention to this book. There's so much in the story that it's easy to miss something. For me there isn't much action to it, I personally like action. There is a small twist in it that you can figure out. IMHO, the story moves slow and it feels like it's going to be a long story.
There's a conclusion to the first part of the journey (as I'm calling it) but it left me feeling unsatisfied. I'm almost thinking the first and second book should have been put together (based on what I've listened to thus far). The writing style is good and I am curious about how Severian "completes" his journey which is why I'm continuing the series.
The narrator does a good job and based on what I'm hearing the narration seems to fit Severian's personality.
In summary, this book by itself moves very slow and save for one "duel", is not very action orientated. If your personal taste is detail and some mystery then this may very well suit your style. Don't get me wrong I'm not against detail but I need something more with it. If they had half ratings, I would probably give this a 3.5.
Interesting but not captivating
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What really helped was listening to a podcast discussing both the book/series and Gene Wolfe's work. Alzabo Soup was the podcast with Phil and Metz. They go chapter by chapter is breaking down and discussing what is happening. It's incredible. I have a huge appreciation for their work and Gene Wolfe after taking this approach.
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One of best sci fi/fantasy of all time
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Brilliant but difficult
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All that being said, this is an excellent and genre defining piece of fantasy that will not disappoint, and an excellent place to start your journey into the world laid out before you by Wolfe.
A Great Read For Those Ready For Fantasy
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Interesting story, bad audio quality.
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Completely unique
Great prose
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