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A chapter-by-chapter spoiler intense deep dive into Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" stewing in unhinged speculation.
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You cannot read a Gene Wolfe story. You can only re-read a Gene Wolfe story. http://patreon.com/rereadingwolfe
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Reading Gene Wolfe is like:
February 19, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Reading Gene Wolfe is like:
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Gene Wolfe be like: and then there's the genius ogre man who performed bbl and this waitress. Keep him away from the lil' ones
February 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Gene Wolfe be like: and then there's the genius ogre man who performed bbl and this waitress. Keep him away from the lil' ones
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Words I have occasioned to look up while reading Book of the New Sun (an ongoing list):
Badelaire
Vitiated
Armiger
Inutile
Chatelaine
Drachm
Saffian
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Badelaire
Vitiated
Armiger
Inutile
Chatelaine
Drachm
Saffian
[...]
February 19, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Words I have occasioned to look up while reading Book of the New Sun (an ongoing list):
Badelaire
Vitiated
Armiger
Inutile
Chatelaine
Drachm
Saffian
[...]
Badelaire
Vitiated
Armiger
Inutile
Chatelaine
Drachm
Saffian
[...]
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Thinking about how in The Book of the New Sun, the majority of humanity lives in basically medieval conditions, toiling as farmers, hunters, and soldiers while the debauched and genetically modified aristocracy enjoy advanced technologies from civilization's near-forgotten apex
As opposed to our egalitarian present, where all people are equal
February 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Thinking about how in The Book of the New Sun, the majority of humanity lives in basically medieval conditions, toiling as farmers, hunters, and soldiers while the debauched and genetically modified aristocracy enjoy advanced technologies from civilization's near-forgotten apex
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Book of the New Sun is a beautiful thing- read it once, and Gene Wolfe has installed the Worst Idiot in your brain permanently. Opens up a vast community of new friends you can talk about throwing rocks at Severian with
February 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Book of the New Sun is a beautiful thing- read it once, and Gene Wolfe has installed the Worst Idiot in your brain permanently. Opens up a vast community of new friends you can talk about throwing rocks at Severian with
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"Severian is his own grandpa" is an idea that's always been inviting for theorists. Alas, it's difficult to parse bcz it requires either D leaving her own past (which is all she cares about) for a more distant past or young O being a time walker (making him MUCH more than he appears).
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"Severian is his own grandpa" is an idea that's always been inviting for theorists. Alas, it's difficult to parse bcz it requires either D leaving her own past (which is all she cares about) for a more distant past or young O being a time walker (making him MUCH more than he appears).
Book of the New Sun summed up:
February 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
SPOILER
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"Severian is his own grandpa" is an idea that's always been inviting for theorists. Alas, it's difficult to parse bcz it requires either D leaving her own past (which is all she cares about) for a more distant past or young O being a time walker (making him MUCH more than he appears).
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"Severian is his own grandpa" is an idea that's always been inviting for theorists. Alas, it's difficult to parse bcz it requires either D leaving her own past (which is all she cares about) for a more distant past or young O being a time walker (making him MUCH more than he appears).
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I have 30 pages left in The Book Of The New Sun and I think my head is going to explode
“No new books until you finish the one you’re reading” is a great policy until the one you’re reading is written by Gene Wolfe
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I have 30 pages left in The Book Of The New Sun and I think my head is going to explode
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Book of the New Sun is true and real in America B
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Book of the New Sun is true and real in America B
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Book of the New Sun summed up:
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Book of the New Sun summed up:
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Margaret St Clair sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/st_cla... was born on this day, so here's some interior magazine art for her stories from 1950/1951 (artist: [uncredited], Boris Dolgov, Earl Mayan and Lawrence):
February 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Margaret St Clair sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/st_cla... was born on this day, so here's some interior magazine art for her stories from 1950/1951 (artist: [uncredited], Boris Dolgov, Earl Mayan and Lawrence):
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Virgil Finlay's interior art for Margaret St. Clair's "Bride of Eternity" in Super Science Stories (September 1949)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
February 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Virgil Finlay's interior art for Margaret St. Clair's "Bride of Eternity" in Super Science Stories (September 1949)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
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BOTNS is all 4 quadrants simultaneously
February 17, 2026 at 4:55 AM
BOTNS is all 4 quadrants simultaneously
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Recent Read: Viriconium by M. John Harrison
"Between the Dying Earth of Jack Vance and Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun lies the city of Viriconium, once a dazzling jewel, now the last remnant of a long dead empire."
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7688...
#booksky
"Between the Dying Earth of Jack Vance and Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun lies the city of Viriconium, once a dazzling jewel, now the last remnant of a long dead empire."
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7688...
#booksky
February 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Recent Read: Viriconium by M. John Harrison
"Between the Dying Earth of Jack Vance and Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun lies the city of Viriconium, once a dazzling jewel, now the last remnant of a long dead empire."
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7688...
#booksky
"Between the Dying Earth of Jack Vance and Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun lies the city of Viriconium, once a dazzling jewel, now the last remnant of a long dead empire."
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7688...
#booksky
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ACE DOUBLES ARE BACK BABY
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
ACE DOUBLES ARE BACK BABY
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Yeah Gene Wolfe is crazy, Soldier of the Mist by him also seems very your speed
February 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Yeah Gene Wolfe is crazy, Soldier of the Mist by him also seems very your speed
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gene wolfe memes import
February 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
gene wolfe memes import
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“No new books until you finish the one you’re reading” is a great policy until the one you’re reading is written by Gene Wolfe
February 16, 2026 at 8:28 PM
“No new books until you finish the one you’re reading” is a great policy until the one you’re reading is written by Gene Wolfe
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Glad I picked up M John Harrison's work after years of hearing scattered bits & pieces of praise. Been looking for prose this arresting in genre fiction since I got into Gene Wolfe. Aud read me this passage the other night over dinner and it knocked me on my ass
February 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Glad I picked up M John Harrison's work after years of hearing scattered bits & pieces of praise. Been looking for prose this arresting in genre fiction since I got into Gene Wolfe. Aud read me this passage the other night over dinner and it knocked me on my ass
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Gene Wolfe - Castleview - 1990
Some prose that is more John Crowley than most of this novel, which is more interesting and exciting for its novel pacing and structure, offering experiences for which are there precious few "why"s proffered
Some prose that is more John Crowley than most of this novel, which is more interesting and exciting for its novel pacing and structure, offering experiences for which are there precious few "why"s proffered
February 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Gene Wolfe - Castleview - 1990
Some prose that is more John Crowley than most of this novel, which is more interesting and exciting for its novel pacing and structure, offering experiences for which are there precious few "why"s proffered
Some prose that is more John Crowley than most of this novel, which is more interesting and exciting for its novel pacing and structure, offering experiences for which are there precious few "why"s proffered
