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wctracy 's review for:
Shadow & Claw
by Gene Wolfe
I DNFed this book, so no rating.
I've been hearing for years about Gene Wolfe and especially this series, so I was excited to read it. However, I only got about 22 chapters in (out of 75). I was still waiting for any semblance of a plot to arise, as what I had read so far was a collection of...things that happened to the main character, in his apprenticeship as a torturer in a dying far future science fantasy world. I appreciated the hints of technology explained by someone who didn't know what they were, but that was about all I got out of it, except that the main character seems to instantly fall in love with whatever female crosses his path, and wanders aimlessly through a giant city.
I've been hearing for years about Gene Wolfe and especially this series, so I was excited to read it. However, I only got about 22 chapters in (out of 75). I was still waiting for any semblance of a plot to arise, as what I had read so far was a collection of...things that happened to the main character, in his apprenticeship as a torturer in a dying far future science fantasy world. I appreciated the hints of technology explained by someone who didn't know what they were, but that was about all I got out of it, except that the main character seems to instantly fall in love with whatever female crosses his path, and wanders aimlessly through a giant city.