Recently finished reading it and didn't like it :)
@jcastle1467Күн бұрын
Did anyone else picture Lydia Millen as Francesca?
@SchaffaКүн бұрын
Finishing deadhouse gates today. I really struggled with gardens of the moon but decided to push through. Great review! Very realistic approach.
@KittyAndTheBooks2 күн бұрын
I have listened to the Hunting Party from the same author when it came out. It was also quite slow but I wasn't that satisfied by the ending. Never tried one of her newer stuff.
@jaredghramm5 күн бұрын
Glad I can finally watch this!
@donreadsalot49327 күн бұрын
Foley's novels always drag down a bit through the middle, before the Big Reveal. Have read three, including this one, all were like that, but usually the ending is worth the wait.
@matthewspotkaeff70239 күн бұрын
Definitely read book 5. DON’T read the Wiki’s before you do. It will spoil book 5.
@matthewspotkaeff70239 күн бұрын
Anyone who says Urth of the New Sun is a guide for the idiots, clearly didn’t understand the book
@OrlandoOrtiz5705 күн бұрын
You basically have to be a philosopher/ astrophysicist/ historian to even have a hope of "getting" all of it in one read.
@matthewspotkaeff70235 күн бұрын
that's true, but The Urth of the New Sun isn't just a guide book.
@iSamwise13 күн бұрын
I love how Wolfe wrote the series designed to be reread. Now that you’ve finished it on a reread you’ll notice that there are hints about how the books will end planted in the first chapters of book one that you missed the first time. He put those secrets there to be unearthed (or should I say unurthed?) on a reread. He also packs them full of stuff but keeps them short, making rereading it a much higher possibility. (It always makes me laugh when Wheel of Time fans say it gets so much better on a reread. Boiiiiii no one has time for that!!!!!)
@iSamwise13 күн бұрын
Personally I’d say read Urth. While the main series is fresh in your mind finish off with the coda and I think it really helps you piece things together on a reread. Wolfe and a lot of mega Wolfe fans say that all the answers are in the four books…but I think it would take a LOT of study to find many of them. Urth gives you some answers but you leave with even more questions than you do definitive answers. But that’s just my take. You do what you must. 🫡
@RafBlutaxt13 күн бұрын
That part where he tells you to reread it is so good! Also the bit where he just straight-out says that sometimes deus ex machina is a warranted device. You'll be surprised by how much is already revealed in the early books but easily overlooked. Technically Severian tells the reader in the first chapter that he is the Autarch for example. And then there's all the references to literature and history including a Borges homage, that moon landing picture and the Jungle Book retelling. I would definitely advise a reread of the four books before moving on to Urth. Btw. have you figured out where on our planet all of this takes place yet? Anyways, glad you had so much fun with it!
@jarltrippin13 күн бұрын
Gah damn, you ripped through this faster than I thought you would haha. I'm very glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. Wanting to immediately reread it is relatable as fuck. There's something just so addictive about the crypitc feeling these books provide. And I've had the exact same hesitation as you about reading Urth of the New Sun. I love the magic of being lost, so I haven't read it myself yet, as it seems like it might explain a lot of the magic away. I'm giving the series another read before I move onto the rest of the Solar Cycle, of which I've heard mixed things about (which honestly makes me more interested because I heard mixed things about BotNS itself before reading it), and I do recommend you do the same if you're feeling hesitant like me. Just within the first few chapters, I caught so much important shit. Also, UotNS was written like 4 years after BotNS and wasn't a part of the original plan, as far as I'm aware, so I feel comfortable taking my time before I move on. Anyway, it's been a damn pleasure watching these reviews, and I'm very happy that you enjoyed the recommendation.
@JosephKelly-uj1zo13 күн бұрын
Wait a couple of years and reread it and you will be progressing on your own Severian like path and looking forward and backwards.
@tasosalexiadis774813 күн бұрын
If you didn't catch about the war going on by the first chapters of the second book maybe you should re-read them before going to the fifth :)
@tasosalexiadis774813 күн бұрын
The Urth of the New Sun does not only answer mysteries but continues the story of Severian to its logical conclusion. Some of the best scenes of the whole story are in this book. For that it is a must read, though I agree it is better read later. I read it two years after I finished Citadel.
@JosephKelly-uj1zo13 күн бұрын
Yes. It is.
@jarltrippin15 күн бұрын
I'm late to comment, but I loved this one, too. It's the book that shows the most swords & sorcery influence imo. I think what stands out about Sword of the Lictor in particular is that, up until this point, it's the only book that ends on a climax, whereas Shadow and Claw just sorta end, but this one goes all out in its last 50 pages.
@dablackangel20 күн бұрын
Feast For Crows is my favourite in the series... i LOVE it
@RafBlutaxt21 күн бұрын
Glad you're still enjoying the series and yes, a reread is very much needed. There's also a relatively clear echo of Satan tempting Christ from the bible with the meeting of Severian in the high mountain.
@samm819021 күн бұрын
So glad that you enjoyed this! My favorite scene in this book is when Severian encounters the ancient dictator, Typhon. It’s a very symbolic encounter but also one of my favorite incidents from the book.
@iSamwise21 күн бұрын
Oh and also new account because they say booktube is where you can make some money, so let’s make us some money. 😅😅😅
@toastytowns20 күн бұрын
BOOKTUBE SAM? If you figure out how to make money let me know (unless it involves extra work)
@toastytowns20 күн бұрын
Also I agree Typhon scene was epic!
@iSamwise20 күн бұрын
@@toastytowns wait we have to do work???
@carolgiangreco654824 күн бұрын
The best reviewer on the internet! And loved East of Eden, too. "Timshel!"
@lincolncounihan905925 күн бұрын
🔥 review, great book, keep it up.
@donsle_k25 күн бұрын
happy birthday king! 🎉🎉🎉
@tasosalexiadis774826 күн бұрын
After you finish New Sun I recommend something different (and similar in some ways), a simpler EPIC! It feels like Dune and Star Wars, that is the Sun Eater series, starting with Empire of Silence.
@bibliomanicpanic26 күн бұрын
Happy Birthday! You should definitely read Mordew. It’s fantastic
@samm819026 күн бұрын
Happy birthday Owen!!!!! So glad you’re binging through BOTNS. Really excited for your Sword of the Lictor video as it’s my favorite of the series. This month I’m finishing up Crime and Punishment and I want to read a new release called “The Failures” by Benjamin Liar.
@nihad-m26 күн бұрын
Happy birthday!
@austinquick628528 күн бұрын
A lot of people forget that outside of a religious tool, the Bible is simply a collection of amazing stories. The most popular book in the world for almost 2000 years. Authors are often inspired by biblical texts for a reason.
I've gone from hating reading to loving it, yet still finding it hard to look forward to (it still felt like a chore.) But I recently started to underline and make notations in books, which, I noticed, made me so much more involved with the text. And it kind of feels like I'm on a treasure hunt for words and sentences I like. (In the beginning, it did feel like I ruined the book. So it took some getting used to. But now it's all good.) My point👐: interacting with the book makes me look forward to reading, which makes me a better reader. 👍
@jonathanhenderson9422Ай бұрын
Is it weird that I saw the title of the video and immediately thought to myself "It's Gene Wolfe, right?" 😄Book of the New Sun is basically the Dark Souls of novels. I loved it, but I have no idea what the hell I read. I need to do a deep dive one of the days with some kind of guide. I think there's a podcast out there that covered every chapter in depth.
@ETFRossАй бұрын
Respectfully, you have not dived deep enough into military history to understand the need for context of formations and battle positions. Battles do not happen in a vacuum, nor do they occur by simply moving pieces around on a map. It is a clash of thousands of men and how, why, and where that clashed happened is the stepping stone to understanding the foundational question of history.
@toastytownsАй бұрын
Completely agree with this! Most of my criticisms are just me not being prepared for this type of book to be honest
@Faye_LАй бұрын
Agreed.
@kajoljr5210Ай бұрын
I have to thank youtube for suggesting your video for me ... keep pushing ❤
@jarltrippinАй бұрын
To expand on your point of flexibility a bit, something that helped me was not kicking myself for failing to reach my reading goals. If I aim to read one chapter of a certain book a day, but if for whatever reason I go two days or two weeks without picking it up, it used to bother me and I'd beat myself up over it so much that it'd eventually sour my experience enough to just stop reading it entirely. Read regularly, yes, but understand that your reading habits will fluctuate, and that's perfectly okay. Who cares if it takes you a month to read a two hundred page book or a week to finish a seventy page short story? And to those worried about forgetting details of the story between breaks: you're gonna forget a bunch of details like two days after finishing the damn thing anyway. Great video, man. Great tips here.
@RafBlutaxtАй бұрын
Yeah, Claw definitely turns up the weird and both the play and the summoning in the ruined city at the end only get clearer on a reread. Tolkien definitely was an influence on Wolfe, in fact, Wolfe wrote Tolkien a letter as a young fan and even got a reply. He talks about it in an older essay called "The Best Introduction To The Mountains". There is a lot to be found in comparing Severian's reflections on women to his actual treatment, also after this book a question you need to ask yourself is who is the "I" of the narrator, something that is particularly important in his writings about Thekla. Anyways, I hope you'll have fun with the remaining books and of course the reread that you will eventually do.
@SamDCoteАй бұрын
currently sitting on 4 active library cards and living the DREAM-- no better feeling than finding the exact book youre looking for 🤩Also great to see you on booktube, I had no idea you had a channel!
@toastytownsАй бұрын
HI SAM!! Good to hear from you. I on the other hand knew you had a channel, been subscribed on my alt account for like two years, and said absolutely nothing :) Your content is great!!!
@SamDCoteАй бұрын
@@toastytowns thanks so much!! Hoping to get back in the swing of it soon. Cool to see a familiar face 😊
@ozisorbitАй бұрын
Overall, it’s been a pretty mid reading year for me lmao but there are a handful of books that I’ve really enjoyed including ashes of the sun by Django Wexler and just for the summer by Abby Jimenez!
@jarltrippinАй бұрын
Didn't expect this one so soon haha. I see what you mean about Severian's treatment of Jolenta. It also didn't sit right with me at all, especially when he afterwards dismissed her like nothing to be left at the mercy of Dr. Talos. His relationship with women makes total sense when you consider that the most normal interaction he had with a woman during his childhood was that brief interaction with Valeria after he escaped the tunnels looking for Triskele. Other than that, women, to him, were either prostitutes or clients to be tortured. This kid was never gonna leave his home carrying a healthy view of the opposite sex lmao. But this aspect of him is part of why I find him so fascinating: he's a total weirdo, and it's hard to get a good read on him as a person. Also my favourite part was the prison. The moment when the kid approaches Severian and says "Oh, I thought you were a woman" was super cool, creative and somewhat unsettling.
@toastytownsАй бұрын
I’m officially hooked! Probably will try to finish all the books in the next month or so. Thanks again for the rec!!
@jaredghrammАй бұрын
I bought the compendium of Shadow and Claw this last week off, I'm SUPER excited to read it. Being that I will be finishing Malazan in the next month or so, it definitely won't be until I take a little bit of a brain break from fantasy haha. Finishing Malazan will be my biggest reading accomplishment to date (one that I feel bittersweet about. I'm probably going to be pretty depressed when it's all over) and as much as I have completely fallen in love with it and don't think I'll ever find anything that will leave me in such awe and wonder again, I wouldn't be able to give BOTNS the love it deserves unless I have a fantasy decompress for a minute haha. Thanks for the killer content man, I always look forward to your videos!
@toastytownsАй бұрын
The best thing about finishing Malazan is that you can reread Malazan!
@jaredghrammАй бұрын
@toastytowns it's going to be a while before my brain muscles recover enough to do that but I'm looking forward to it!
@KittyAndTheBooksАй бұрын
The only fantasy book that made it into my top list so far this year is He Who Drowned the World. I am currently reading Mad Ship, and already liking it much better then Ship of Magic. Very intrigued to see where it all goes. Happy reading for the rest of the year!
@toastytownsАй бұрын
You as well!!!
@samm8190Ай бұрын
Yessssss Owen!!!!!!! So glad you read this one!! This was definitely the most dense and confusing book in the series for me, however Sword of the Lictor is absolutely my favorite of the books. All of the most badass moments in the series happens in that one in my opinion. What did you think of Vodalus’ black mass ritual with the Alzabo elixir?
@toastytownsАй бұрын
it was WEIRD
@JosephReadsBooksАй бұрын
I'm enjoying your coverage of Book of the New Sun. Just because this book has a play that makes no sense doesn't mean the book is complicated 😂(I'm too dumb to understand what the play was about so I ignore it). Claw is my favorite book in the series.
@tasosalexiadis7748Ай бұрын
Don't forget to read the fifth book, Urth of the New Sun, after you finish Citadel. Apparently Gene Wolfe thought that it wasn't needed and you could foresee everything that would happen in Urth of the New Sun from the main text, especially from the Play chapter you just read.... So I highly recommend the fifth book too.
@toastytownsАй бұрын
yeah, I didn’t get any value out of that play… so definitely will check it out!!
@jurisadornaАй бұрын
25 books this year so far and my top 3's gotta be Girlfriend on Mars, Death and the Penguin, and I'm Glad My Mom Died but I don't think it's gonna stay in the top for long just cause the ones I'm reading now are really promising -- Some People Need Killing has been great so far and I'm also working through A Practical Guide to Evil, which is a bit rough around the edges editing-wise but I think most of the fantasy fans on here might enjoy (it's free online, y'all, and I can't believe worldbuilding this good is published for free)
@ethanmcintyre3770Ай бұрын
10 books so far this year. My top two are Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel, which I listened to and was way better than I expected with a very good narrator, and The Will of the Many.
@slidenawayАй бұрын
Bananas
@davides6710Ай бұрын
he's mad
@RafBlutaxtАй бұрын
It's been quite the reading year so far, I'm about to hit my 75th book today and with the Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer and Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco there were at least 5 book that all felt like they were specifically written for me, rereading Illuminatus! by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson also brought some fun back into my life and made up for all the ordeals I put myself through as well.
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Recently finished reading it and didn't like it :)
Did anyone else picture Lydia Millen as Francesca?
Finishing deadhouse gates today. I really struggled with gardens of the moon but decided to push through. Great review! Very realistic approach.
I have listened to the Hunting Party from the same author when it came out. It was also quite slow but I wasn't that satisfied by the ending. Never tried one of her newer stuff.
Glad I can finally watch this!
Foley's novels always drag down a bit through the middle, before the Big Reveal. Have read three, including this one, all were like that, but usually the ending is worth the wait.
Definitely read book 5. DON’T read the Wiki’s before you do. It will spoil book 5.
Anyone who says Urth of the New Sun is a guide for the idiots, clearly didn’t understand the book
You basically have to be a philosopher/ astrophysicist/ historian to even have a hope of "getting" all of it in one read.
that's true, but The Urth of the New Sun isn't just a guide book.
I love how Wolfe wrote the series designed to be reread. Now that you’ve finished it on a reread you’ll notice that there are hints about how the books will end planted in the first chapters of book one that you missed the first time. He put those secrets there to be unearthed (or should I say unurthed?) on a reread. He also packs them full of stuff but keeps them short, making rereading it a much higher possibility. (It always makes me laugh when Wheel of Time fans say it gets so much better on a reread. Boiiiiii no one has time for that!!!!!)
Personally I’d say read Urth. While the main series is fresh in your mind finish off with the coda and I think it really helps you piece things together on a reread. Wolfe and a lot of mega Wolfe fans say that all the answers are in the four books…but I think it would take a LOT of study to find many of them. Urth gives you some answers but you leave with even more questions than you do definitive answers. But that’s just my take. You do what you must. 🫡
That part where he tells you to reread it is so good! Also the bit where he just straight-out says that sometimes deus ex machina is a warranted device. You'll be surprised by how much is already revealed in the early books but easily overlooked. Technically Severian tells the reader in the first chapter that he is the Autarch for example. And then there's all the references to literature and history including a Borges homage, that moon landing picture and the Jungle Book retelling. I would definitely advise a reread of the four books before moving on to Urth. Btw. have you figured out where on our planet all of this takes place yet? Anyways, glad you had so much fun with it!
Gah damn, you ripped through this faster than I thought you would haha. I'm very glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. Wanting to immediately reread it is relatable as fuck. There's something just so addictive about the crypitc feeling these books provide. And I've had the exact same hesitation as you about reading Urth of the New Sun. I love the magic of being lost, so I haven't read it myself yet, as it seems like it might explain a lot of the magic away. I'm giving the series another read before I move onto the rest of the Solar Cycle, of which I've heard mixed things about (which honestly makes me more interested because I heard mixed things about BotNS itself before reading it), and I do recommend you do the same if you're feeling hesitant like me. Just within the first few chapters, I caught so much important shit. Also, UotNS was written like 4 years after BotNS and wasn't a part of the original plan, as far as I'm aware, so I feel comfortable taking my time before I move on. Anyway, it's been a damn pleasure watching these reviews, and I'm very happy that you enjoyed the recommendation.
Wait a couple of years and reread it and you will be progressing on your own Severian like path and looking forward and backwards.
If you didn't catch about the war going on by the first chapters of the second book maybe you should re-read them before going to the fifth :)
The Urth of the New Sun does not only answer mysteries but continues the story of Severian to its logical conclusion. Some of the best scenes of the whole story are in this book. For that it is a must read, though I agree it is better read later. I read it two years after I finished Citadel.
Yes. It is.
I'm late to comment, but I loved this one, too. It's the book that shows the most swords & sorcery influence imo. I think what stands out about Sword of the Lictor in particular is that, up until this point, it's the only book that ends on a climax, whereas Shadow and Claw just sorta end, but this one goes all out in its last 50 pages.
Feast For Crows is my favourite in the series... i LOVE it
Glad you're still enjoying the series and yes, a reread is very much needed. There's also a relatively clear echo of Satan tempting Christ from the bible with the meeting of Severian in the high mountain.
So glad that you enjoyed this! My favorite scene in this book is when Severian encounters the ancient dictator, Typhon. It’s a very symbolic encounter but also one of my favorite incidents from the book.
Oh and also new account because they say booktube is where you can make some money, so let’s make us some money. 😅😅😅
BOOKTUBE SAM? If you figure out how to make money let me know (unless it involves extra work)
Also I agree Typhon scene was epic!
@@toastytowns wait we have to do work???
The best reviewer on the internet! And loved East of Eden, too. "Timshel!"
🔥 review, great book, keep it up.
happy birthday king! 🎉🎉🎉
After you finish New Sun I recommend something different (and similar in some ways), a simpler EPIC! It feels like Dune and Star Wars, that is the Sun Eater series, starting with Empire of Silence.
Happy Birthday! You should definitely read Mordew. It’s fantastic
Happy birthday Owen!!!!! So glad you’re binging through BOTNS. Really excited for your Sword of the Lictor video as it’s my favorite of the series. This month I’m finishing up Crime and Punishment and I want to read a new release called “The Failures” by Benjamin Liar.
Happy birthday!
A lot of people forget that outside of a religious tool, the Bible is simply a collection of amazing stories. The most popular book in the world for almost 2000 years. Authors are often inspired by biblical texts for a reason.
Always support the library!
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So true!
I've gone from hating reading to loving it, yet still finding it hard to look forward to (it still felt like a chore.) But I recently started to underline and make notations in books, which, I noticed, made me so much more involved with the text. And it kind of feels like I'm on a treasure hunt for words and sentences I like. (In the beginning, it did feel like I ruined the book. So it took some getting used to. But now it's all good.) My point👐: interacting with the book makes me look forward to reading, which makes me a better reader. 👍
Is it weird that I saw the title of the video and immediately thought to myself "It's Gene Wolfe, right?" 😄Book of the New Sun is basically the Dark Souls of novels. I loved it, but I have no idea what the hell I read. I need to do a deep dive one of the days with some kind of guide. I think there's a podcast out there that covered every chapter in depth.
Respectfully, you have not dived deep enough into military history to understand the need for context of formations and battle positions. Battles do not happen in a vacuum, nor do they occur by simply moving pieces around on a map. It is a clash of thousands of men and how, why, and where that clashed happened is the stepping stone to understanding the foundational question of history.
Completely agree with this! Most of my criticisms are just me not being prepared for this type of book to be honest
Agreed.
I have to thank youtube for suggesting your video for me ... keep pushing ❤
To expand on your point of flexibility a bit, something that helped me was not kicking myself for failing to reach my reading goals. If I aim to read one chapter of a certain book a day, but if for whatever reason I go two days or two weeks without picking it up, it used to bother me and I'd beat myself up over it so much that it'd eventually sour my experience enough to just stop reading it entirely. Read regularly, yes, but understand that your reading habits will fluctuate, and that's perfectly okay. Who cares if it takes you a month to read a two hundred page book or a week to finish a seventy page short story? And to those worried about forgetting details of the story between breaks: you're gonna forget a bunch of details like two days after finishing the damn thing anyway. Great video, man. Great tips here.
Yeah, Claw definitely turns up the weird and both the play and the summoning in the ruined city at the end only get clearer on a reread. Tolkien definitely was an influence on Wolfe, in fact, Wolfe wrote Tolkien a letter as a young fan and even got a reply. He talks about it in an older essay called "The Best Introduction To The Mountains". There is a lot to be found in comparing Severian's reflections on women to his actual treatment, also after this book a question you need to ask yourself is who is the "I" of the narrator, something that is particularly important in his writings about Thekla. Anyways, I hope you'll have fun with the remaining books and of course the reread that you will eventually do.
currently sitting on 4 active library cards and living the DREAM-- no better feeling than finding the exact book youre looking for 🤩Also great to see you on booktube, I had no idea you had a channel!
HI SAM!! Good to hear from you. I on the other hand knew you had a channel, been subscribed on my alt account for like two years, and said absolutely nothing :) Your content is great!!!
@@toastytowns thanks so much!! Hoping to get back in the swing of it soon. Cool to see a familiar face 😊
Overall, it’s been a pretty mid reading year for me lmao but there are a handful of books that I’ve really enjoyed including ashes of the sun by Django Wexler and just for the summer by Abby Jimenez!
Didn't expect this one so soon haha. I see what you mean about Severian's treatment of Jolenta. It also didn't sit right with me at all, especially when he afterwards dismissed her like nothing to be left at the mercy of Dr. Talos. His relationship with women makes total sense when you consider that the most normal interaction he had with a woman during his childhood was that brief interaction with Valeria after he escaped the tunnels looking for Triskele. Other than that, women, to him, were either prostitutes or clients to be tortured. This kid was never gonna leave his home carrying a healthy view of the opposite sex lmao. But this aspect of him is part of why I find him so fascinating: he's a total weirdo, and it's hard to get a good read on him as a person. Also my favourite part was the prison. The moment when the kid approaches Severian and says "Oh, I thought you were a woman" was super cool, creative and somewhat unsettling.
I’m officially hooked! Probably will try to finish all the books in the next month or so. Thanks again for the rec!!
I bought the compendium of Shadow and Claw this last week off, I'm SUPER excited to read it. Being that I will be finishing Malazan in the next month or so, it definitely won't be until I take a little bit of a brain break from fantasy haha. Finishing Malazan will be my biggest reading accomplishment to date (one that I feel bittersweet about. I'm probably going to be pretty depressed when it's all over) and as much as I have completely fallen in love with it and don't think I'll ever find anything that will leave me in such awe and wonder again, I wouldn't be able to give BOTNS the love it deserves unless I have a fantasy decompress for a minute haha. Thanks for the killer content man, I always look forward to your videos!
The best thing about finishing Malazan is that you can reread Malazan!
@toastytowns it's going to be a while before my brain muscles recover enough to do that but I'm looking forward to it!
The only fantasy book that made it into my top list so far this year is He Who Drowned the World. I am currently reading Mad Ship, and already liking it much better then Ship of Magic. Very intrigued to see where it all goes. Happy reading for the rest of the year!
You as well!!!
Yessssss Owen!!!!!!! So glad you read this one!! This was definitely the most dense and confusing book in the series for me, however Sword of the Lictor is absolutely my favorite of the books. All of the most badass moments in the series happens in that one in my opinion. What did you think of Vodalus’ black mass ritual with the Alzabo elixir?
it was WEIRD
I'm enjoying your coverage of Book of the New Sun. Just because this book has a play that makes no sense doesn't mean the book is complicated 😂(I'm too dumb to understand what the play was about so I ignore it). Claw is my favorite book in the series.
Don't forget to read the fifth book, Urth of the New Sun, after you finish Citadel. Apparently Gene Wolfe thought that it wasn't needed and you could foresee everything that would happen in Urth of the New Sun from the main text, especially from the Play chapter you just read.... So I highly recommend the fifth book too.
yeah, I didn’t get any value out of that play… so definitely will check it out!!
25 books this year so far and my top 3's gotta be Girlfriend on Mars, Death and the Penguin, and I'm Glad My Mom Died but I don't think it's gonna stay in the top for long just cause the ones I'm reading now are really promising -- Some People Need Killing has been great so far and I'm also working through A Practical Guide to Evil, which is a bit rough around the edges editing-wise but I think most of the fantasy fans on here might enjoy (it's free online, y'all, and I can't believe worldbuilding this good is published for free)
10 books so far this year. My top two are Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel, which I listened to and was way better than I expected with a very good narrator, and The Will of the Many.
Bananas
he's mad
It's been quite the reading year so far, I'm about to hit my 75th book today and with the Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer and Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco there were at least 5 book that all felt like they were specifically written for me, rereading Illuminatus! by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson also brought some fun back into my life and made up for all the ordeals I put myself through as well.
75 books!! That’s crazy