kinddog2073 's review for:

Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe
4.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Baffling, fun, bizarre, I wish I could understand more of Gene Wolfe's motivations and intentions. Writing this after having read through all four. The first two were far more fun, but of course so much less about the overall world and Severian's place in it is made clear. 
Not that anything much is made "clear" later on anyway.