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Synopsis
Sir Able is back and the story continues just as discombabulated and confusing as the first book.
My Thoughts
I hated this. While the style was as discomfiting, stupid, confusing and all around idiotic as the first book,at least the first book was original. This was just crap.
And at over 600 pages, it was grueling. This confirms that I’m not a Gene Wolfe fan, nor will I ever be.
I have to admit, I don’t know WHY I didn’t DNF this. I definitely should have. It had all the earmarks. I blame it on my cousin who highly recommended both of these books. I think I kept waiting for it to “get better”.
The only good thing is now it is over. Wow, that is pretty bad isn’t it?
Rating: 1 of 5 Stars
Author: Gene Wolfe
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You did like book 1: there’s hope left!
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No, not really. I am not into giving 3rd chances…
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I admit I approach authors in a similar way, but still, here’s my final attempt – of which I know it will fall upon stony places, but you can’t fault me for trying 🙂 – book X by Y is not the same as book Z by Y.
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“but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck, that they might not hear nor receive instruction” Jeremiah 17:23
Call me Israel! hahahahhahahaa 😀
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Now that’s a great comeback!
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Sometimes knowing some theology can pay dividends in ways I didn’t expect 😉
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There’s a verb in Dutch ‘jeremiëren’, which comes from the prophet Jeremiah, roughly meaning ‘to complain, lament, agonize’.
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Something pretty similar in English too. He’s known as the Weeping Prophet. And Lamentations, written by him, gives proof to the pudding!
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