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Gene Wolfe
302 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0099295407
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Severian, the disgraced apprentice torturer, has reached his place of exile - Thrax, the city of Windowless Rooms, where he must take up his post as Lictor, executioner and torturer. However, he flees the city and heads into the mountains, to meet...
Community Reviews Summary of 848 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
dark 73%
challenging 71%
reflective 36%
tense 28%
funny 13%
sad 13%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 5%
emotional 3%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 25% | Character: 25% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Violence, Animal deathModerate
Misogyny, Racism, TortureMinor
Sexual assault, Pedophilia—
Gene Wolfe
302 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0099295407
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Severian, the disgraced apprentice torturer, has reached his place of exile - Thrax, the city of Windowless Rooms, where he must take up his post as Lictor, executioner and torturer. However, he flees the city and heads into the mountains, to meet...
Community Reviews Summary of 848 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
dark 73%
challenging 71%
reflective 36%
tense 28%
funny 13%
sad 13%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 5%
emotional 3%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 25% | Character: 25% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Violence, Animal deathModerate
Misogyny, Racism, TortureMinor
Sexual assault, Pedophilia