“… and the quest is again an uneven one as Severian, now journeyman Torturer, plies his trade and continues his wanderings.” --Kirkus Reviews for The Claw of the Conciliator
"Though this is a more shapely volume, hero Severian's wanderings remain mere travelogue, with no true Quest. --Kirkus Reviews for The Sword of the Lictor
“A largely colorless, stolidly explicatory finale for the epic travelogue The Book of the New Sun. Emotionless, robot-like hero Severian…” --Kirkus Reviews for The Citadel of the Autarch
So between the rave you got yesterday, the SFBC selection, and the bad Kirkus review, I can only assume the book is fantastic.
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“… and the quest is again an uneven one as Severian, now journeyman Torturer, plies his trade and continues his wanderings.”
--Kirkus Reviews for The Claw of the Conciliator
"Though this is a more shapely volume, hero Severian's wanderings remain mere travelogue, with no true Quest.
--Kirkus Reviews for The Sword of the Lictor
“A largely colorless, stolidly explicatory finale for the epic travelogue The Book of the New Sun. Emotionless, robot-like hero Severian…”
--Kirkus Reviews for The Citadel of the Autarch
So between the rave you got yesterday, the SFBC selection, and the bad Kirkus review, I can only assume the book is fantastic.