What was the deal with little Severian? was he just a red herring?
The book of the new sun thread
Matthew Martinez
Nolan Hill
is this worth reading as someone who doesn't particularly enjoy fantasy books?
Oliver Hall
It's not strictly fantasy. I would call it "theological science fiction".
And it's leagues above any other fantasy novel
Henry Evans
It's fantasy at times, sometimes goes into SF.
Still, being "fantasy / SF" is not what defines the book. It's pretty philosophical and discusses some interesting themes. It feels more like the Bible than flippin' Lord of the Rings.
Severian can get really rambly at times though. But you'll learn to live with it. Sometimes it's funny like when he asked Agia if she wants to hear a story he discussed with Thecla, Agia says no but Severian tells the story anyway because he wanted to hear it one more time. He can get really autistic.
Asher Brown
Strange how he can be such an oblivious autist and yet be such a stud
He says he isn't even attractive
One of the many mysteries of the novel
Chase Bennett
People find him attractive because he has Exultant genes
by the end of the story he probably does look like shit
Blake Price
The game is rigged
He does seem to have more but no clear significance...
Gavin Cook
I tried to listen to this on audiobook and had to rewind 6 times in the first 5 minutes. it's badly written and confusing as fuck
Christian Baker
It's not badly written. It's meant to be read, not listened to in the background, it needs your full attention, that's why it's confusing.
Grayson Gray
Is this bait?