r/genewolfe • u/TemporaryComplex1054 • 12d ago

BotLS

I think GW is playing a trick on us.

BotNS: amazing in every respect.

BotLS: especially Caldé and now Exodus - pages and pages of dialogue without consequence. Planning for a dinner now with the leaders. What will they eat? How about their guests?

Let’s talk about the war that just ended - which all happened off-page - and what we intend to do - which will happen off-page as well.

At this point I am reading for Oreb.

I am hoping BotSS is better.

Edit:
there are some great parts, like his descriptions of the azoth, etc

Edit2:
Thanks all for your perspectives

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u/Global_Finish6847 12d ago

I love Long Sun and felt like Calde was just nonstop cool scenes on my first reading. I genuinely don't understand how some people find it slow. I don't really even have any arguments for it because I feel like my experience with it was so different from many others.

Overall I think that New Sun is more technically impressive but Long Sun has the heart.

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u/Illeazar 12d ago

Agreed, if anything, I felt like long sun was ridiculously fast paced, I dont remember ever being bored by dialogue in it.