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I'm looking to get back into Gene Wolfe. Having read BotNS,
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I'm looking to get back into Gene Wolfe.

Having read BotNS, Latro, Peace and The Fifth Head of Cerberus where should I go next?
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Re-read BotNS? After Urth if you haven't already.
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Wizard Knight and rest of Solar cycle
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The Wizard Knight is not too bad.

It's aimed at younger children, but has some of his similar themes of false memory.
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>>7623509
It's actually really fucking thomistic
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Why read fucking pleb shit like Wolfe?

Read some fucking Dosty brah, he has really deep themes
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>>7623556
Dusty doesn't paint nice pictures like Wolfe do
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>>7623406
How good is the Book of the New Sun really?
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>>7623971
It's merely ok when you read it for the first time.

It gets magnificent in the re-reads, both in its prose and narrative.
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>>7623971
If you're pleb it's good. If you're Patrician it's great.
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>>7623971
I loved it the first time and adored it on the second read.
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>>7624042
>>7624046
>>7624061
I'd like to believe this endorsement.

I'll give it a try.
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