The Shadow of the Torturer – Part 2

Shelved By Genre

Ranged Touch

Arts, Books, Education

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2023

⏱️ 179 minutes

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We talk about Chapters VII – XVIII of The Shadow of the Torturer, the first book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: misogyny, sexual violence, eugenics, psychological manipulation and mind control, suicide. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The… Continue reading

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0:13.0	Oh Oh Welcome to shelved by genre, show about types of literature in the worlds they imagine.
0:38.0	This season, we're reading through Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun,
0:40.4	and this episode is about chapter 7 through 18 of The Shadow of the Torturer.
0:46.8	For a list of content warnings, please check the episode description.
0:49.9	I am Cameron, and with me here, in my ceremonial execution are Michael and Austin.
0:57.0	I have a mask on.
0:59.3	I'm doing karate moves.
1:02.8	Now, do you think, do you think in necessity, you think they've got karate?
1:07.2	If all of human history piled up in a manual...
1:11.2	You think they got karate?
1:13.0	Yeah, karate stuck around.
1:14.4	Yeah.
1:14.8	Yeah, I think nothing marks this is something that was, you know,
1:18.0	written before the late 80s as much as the lack of karate, really.
1:23.1	That's right.
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