499 reviews for:

Shadow & Claw

Gene Wolfe

3.91 AVERAGE


Really not for me. The writing style is a bit dated and it was hard to track what was happening. The writer seemed very interested in painting the world but it in no way was attached to a story. Gonna pass this one up.

Definitely unique, and compelling in its uniqueness. It's a strange story and it's finely written... there's just something that eludes me about it. I still need to read the continuation, Sword and Citadel.
challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes