So far I’m giving this series 4.5 stars for story structure and worldbuilding, and zero stars for the unrelenting misogyny. Reading with a group helps carry me along, but I have to take a step back every time the narrating character digresses into his views on gender and the sheer horniness he projects on every female character that walks through a scene.

I get it’s a “classic.” The story craft is definitely interesting and worth my time, but the way women are portrayed makes me want to vomit.

UGH, this was not for me. I only read this as it was part of the omnibus and I wasn't aware of reading two separate books. ( )

Confused most of the time. At times I enjoy, or get snippets that are insightful.
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I still don't get the appeal. It's increasingly sunk cost driving me on to understand when the payoff happens, with the ever increasing dread that no such reveal awaits. A flash of future premonition as I kneel in terror beneath a signpost that says "it's not the destination, it's the journey". ( )

Next time on Book of The New Sun:

Severean loses his sword (again), falls in love with the most beautiful women he's ever seen (again) and still doesn't quite make it to the town of Thrax. ( )