tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post6979096369750475162..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun: The Claw of the ConciliatorLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-34653239838728226152008-04-21T08:14:00.000-05:002008-04-21T08:14:00.000-05:00I would like to add that I think there are some li...I would like to add that I think there are some literary allusions. Sad old Jonas riding on his small mount vainly seeking the love of unattainable Jolenta seems more than accidentally similary to Don Quixote.<BR/><BR/>The name Talos probably does refer to the fact that he is contrived person, not born and raised. But the nature of his relationship to Baldanders, their castle, experiments and some specific quotes make me sure this is a Frankenstein allusion. Actually a reverse Frankenstein story because in this one we have a monster who creates his doctor instead of the opposite.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13957136653334476730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-17029667824790351962007-12-04T02:10:00.000-06:002007-12-04T02:10:00.000-06:00You're welcome. Glad it's helped you in understan...You're welcome. Glad it's helped you in understanding much of what Wolfe is doing. I'm finding that I'm starting to understand a lot more of the backstory as I concentrate on reading the passages more carefully in preparation for these reviews :DLarry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-29207693895281830382007-12-03T19:13:00.000-06:002007-12-03T19:13:00.000-06:00Thanks, Larry. This review is really helpful in un...Thanks, Larry. This review is really helpful in understanding what Wolfe is up to.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.com