/lit/ - Literature

Lying, brain-damaged masher with illusions of grandeur eats brains

>>20860480
Best I could find.

BOTNS lads, I have a question. I've re-read Book of the New Sun twice now, just getting ready for a third re-read and to start reading some supplementary material, but what I really want to know is: What the fuck is The House Absolute? I know the Citadel has been worthless since the Ascians developed air-superiority, and that the House Absolute is underground somewhere, but what the fuck is it actually other than a giant palace in the ground? Other than being underground, I have no fucking clue about the House Absolute.

I read BOTNS, Ian M. Banks "Inversions," and then reread BOTNS (No Urth yet) and I have no idea where to go or what the fuck to do at this point. I feel as though I hit divinity and that everything else I pick up will only be echoes compared to the quality of these two absolute mad lads. What do I read next, /sffg?/

>>19524496
this and the "severian doesn't have a perfect memory" are definitely overhyped. People will reach real far to try and prove it

>>19524540
When introduced there was no mention of name or anything-Dr Talos just saying she was beautiful/could be beautiful. There wasn't even much description beyond having straggly hair. People seem to think she could potentially be severian's sister and claim that Jolenta is her stage name, but there's nothing that seems to actually point to this or anything. The only evidence is that she's a woman Sev banged, and there are recurring themes of incest throughout the book

>>19321445
>>19321492
I felt like these character drawings were the closest I imagined them to looking like-not totally spot on but the best artistic interpretations I've found