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oparel 's review for:
Shadow and Claw
by Gene Wolfe
I really liked this book, and I think that I'll be able to say I loved it once I've finished the series. It's fantastically immersive and mystical and esoteric, and, although I'm sure that I missed out on a great deal of the detail and complexity Wolfe put into it, that didn't matter.
One of my favourite aspects of the book was the feeling that there was so much detail in the world of Urth, and that not all of it was going to be revealed to you, allowing you to try and piece together all the gaps in the world's history. I've had similar experiences reading Malazan and Lord of the Rings, but this was an entirely different beast. The plot is so far pretty good, and the characterisation is okay, but where this book really shines is its prose, which is rich and detailed without being overly flowery (although I was constantly looking up definitions for the multitude of obscure words Wolfe uses to describe his world).
Overall, it was a pleasure to slowly make my way through this beautiful, meandering book, and I look forwards to continuing the series and, perhaps, finding out what the hell is going on.
One of my favourite aspects of the book was the feeling that there was so much detail in the world of Urth, and that not all of it was going to be revealed to you, allowing you to try and piece together all the gaps in the world's history. I've had similar experiences reading Malazan and Lord of the Rings, but this was an entirely different beast. The plot is so far pretty good, and the characterisation is okay, but where this book really shines is its prose, which is rich and detailed without being overly flowery (although I was constantly looking up definitions for the multitude of obscure words Wolfe uses to describe his world).
Overall, it was a pleasure to slowly make my way through this beautiful, meandering book, and I look forwards to continuing the series and, perhaps, finding out what the hell is going on.