by Gene Wolfe
An odd novel in which the author seems to be trying to touch base on every possible genre. There are some spies and espionage, some urban fantasy, some science fiction, some crime fiction, some horror, and even a Broadway musical. The result has an engaging main character and some interesting scen...
First of all, I love the other Wolfe novels l have read, and I consider myself a fan. With this novel, though, I was disappointed. I see what Wolfe was going for in this one – sort of a retro-future noir-sci-fi mash-up. And for the most part, I was there with it and interested. But in the end the no...
My rating: 2.5I tried to like Gene Wolfe's latest novel. There are many good elements about it. Wolfe is a brilliant writer with a masterful control over his story (even if his readers may sometimes be left at sea for a while). Just an example is his mastery of conversation - his characters talk jus...
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