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Title: Do you like "dense, allusion-rich" prose?
Review: I can't recall where I read that description of Wolfe's prose, but it's apt. The writing in this book is dense and full of allusions. Dense like cornbread that's too dry, and murky allusions to things you don't know. If you like your writing foggy and unnecessarily complex, this may be the book for you. Also if you like torture scenes, which I am no fan of.I hate to be so negative, but that was the case for me with this book. I tried Wolfe because F&SF; magazine so highly recommended him, because a number of authors I like (including Gaiman) recommend him, and because I liked his story in F&SF; magazine's tribute issue. First I started the Wizard Knight series, and I liked the first book of that fairly well. Then I tried this torturer series, but I found it unpleasant and virtually unreadable. It's just not my cup of tea.
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