/lit/ - Literature

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Imho, Short Sun is even more Planescapey and Tormenty

Gene Wolfe update:
In Green's Jungles is great, this series is densely layered, and very emotional. It's true that he doesn't talk about Green itself as much as he does about the war he's helping fight, but the whole story about what he did on Green is pretty much there.
And Incanto basically explained who he is which set my mind at ease, at least for now, because I thought something worse happened. No idea what the third book is going to be like, I'm very excited.

Also I want to buy picrelated, it's the only omnibus edition and it has a nice cover. I can't buy the normal series because the third book apparently has a stupid cover that depicts something that isn't in the story. It's also a book club edition, which in this case is okay because there isn't a superior alternative, but the only copies I can find go for about $300 loonies in total.
I've spent about $1300 on books from ebay this year, mostly Gene Wolfe hardcovers. And while it's less than I thought I'd spent, and about a third of that price comes from shipping costs, most of the editions I've bought have been book club versions and in my opinion they're sold for way more than they're worth.
The first lot I purchased, I didn't know what "BCE" meant and ignored it, then I bought a couple more to complete the series I already had so they stack together nicely. I wouldn't advise anyone else spend money on BCEs, although the ones I got are hardcovers in good condition with covers that I like. I should've offered 50% of what the seller had listed, but I either didn't know to do it or they didn't have the option.

So far this year I've read New Sun, Long Sun, the first two Latro novels, Urth, Fifth Head of Cerberus, There Are Doors, Sorcerer's House, Home Fires, The Land Across.
I'm still planning on finishing Short Sun, Peace, then reading Wizard Knight, A Borrowed Man, An Evil Guest, then maybe the third Latro novel and a couple others before turning my attention to his short stories, or more likely moving on to another novelist because I feel like reading novels most of the time.

tl;dr
If you buy books on ebay you can never do enough research, ask for a lower price if you can, and look or wait for auctions cause you can usually get a lower price.
Gene Wolfe is great, I like him.

I just realized the Inhuma are a brilliant metaphor for Jews.

I don't know who the fuck Incanto is but I know he's a bitch.

Trying to read this is a huge commitment but god damn, the feels.