The Fifth Head of Cerberus

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(thing) by 65535 (6 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri May 19 2000 at 4:00:59

An enjoyable read put together by the clever author, Gene Wolfe. This story is presented in three seperate sections, which only flirt with direct plot linkage, but are very well tied together conceptually.

As in many of his other novels, Gene pays so much attention to detail; stylistically, descriptively and in characterization, he keeps his shit together. The story seems to take on a texture, with so many things to focus on, all interlinked and presented in a mosaic form. This richness that the book has requires quite a bit of user(reader) participation. It's cool.

To set your mind slightly apart from the sometimes gruelling deatil, Mr. Wolfe includes the most fantastic, nearly bordering on sci-fi kitsch imagery. From sub-emotional androids, to binary planets, to insects that weave miles of silk over the ocean, reading the book for this quality alone could be just as satisfying.

Recommended brain candy.

Gene Wolfe	The Knight	Cave Canem	Cerberus
Lando Calrissian drinks Colt 45	Deus Ex Machina	Companies that still do animal testing	link
kitsch	Gas station story	Brain candy	sci-fi
Crossroads of Twilight	Little, Big	Slight	cool media
perfume	clever

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