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augoost 's review for:
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kinda borinnng and a bit too slow for my liking. The wordbuilding was pretty cool - like interesting ideas of architecture, governance, justice, and culture that blend sci fi and fantasy buuuut these aren't explored enough outside of the main character's ramblings. AND he contantly has these weird ass philosophical asides that are maybe meant for worlbuilding but seem irrelevant. The last 10 pages were pretty good so might have to read the second one ☠️