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product_id: 2665603
title: "Peace"
brand: "gene wolfe"
price: "$56"
currency: NZD
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reviews_count: 10
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/2665603-peace
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# Peace

**Brand:** gene wolfe
**Price:** $56
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- **What is this?** Peace by gene wolfe
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Peace

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## Customer Reviews

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    Peace
  

*by M***C on Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022*

Not sure wtf I just read. Thought I might know, then read the Gaiman “introduction” at the end. Huh? Ok. Maybe I’m not the savviest reader, too trusting. GW is a genius though. The guy can make you think. If you’re a GW fan already, then of course you must read Peace. If you’re not or not sure yet, then save this for later. But do come back.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    too unreliable! newcomers start elsewhere...
  

*by C***B on Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2019*

I have read Wolfe's 5th Head of Cerberus, New Sun Series, and now this.  All these have unreliable narrators, and to fully understand what is going on in any of these requires a minimum of two reads, perhaps more.  Peace is a novel that requires at least two reads (and is short enough to do so) but things never really tighten up as much as I would like upon multiple readings.  Much of the writing and ideas are very good, talking about deep time, evolution, things coming and going, things fading out, grief and loss, regrets and hauntings.  And there are many tales of different sorts, along with Weer's memoir of sorts..  But there is not enough consistent world building, or thread-pulling towards conclusions to satisfy me.  You will not be able to narrow things down to a just few options as to what is going on in quite the same way as in the 5thHoC.  Multiple readings will yield more, but things remain quite indeterminant., although suggestive. The atmosphere is, as usual, very good (Wolfe creates great atmospheric feel) -- in this case, pastoral, ghostly, sinister.  I would call this the most post-modern of his novels.To fans, it is a must read.  To newcomers, I would say this: Wolfe creates rich worlds where what is going on metaphorically is clear, but what is "actually" going on is not.  For those readers who like puzzles, I recommend 5thHofC first (also b/c it is short), for fantasy fans, I recommend New Sun or Long Sun series first. Wolfe is a great writer, truly, but complex for sure.  Peace is haunting, but not sci/fi or fantasy as most people think of it.  5thHofC is more sci/fi, but not full on, and the New Sun is sci/fi fantasy with a futuristic dystopian, but also medieval feel.Intellectual and atmospheric, that is what I like about this distinctive writer.  If you do choose Peace, and want a head start, read Gaiman's afterward contained in this edition, before plunging in.  Gaiman's take is helpful, but not exhaustive or conclusive. Traditional sci-fi readers should be careful not to take things too literally -- that is, create interpretations that are quite literal.  This is understandable, because what is weird and unusual in most sci-fi is literally true. Not necessarily so with Wolfe.  Note: Peace, as Wolfe's first novel,  may contain the most autobiographical content of all his novels.There are other "great" novelists we are all supposed to like: David Foster Wallace for example.  I don't care for him personally. Wolfe is another "great" novelist, and so you will find many fan-boys who will say he's great, but who maybe really don't love his work, or even understand it.  I genuinely enjoy Wolfe, but that is almost in spite of his fancy post-modern unreliable narrators.  He creates interesting worlds, ideas, and stories where you can really feel like you are there in that world, and to me that is something literature should still try to do.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Hidden Treasure
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013*

Kudos to Neil Gaiman for calling our attention to this neglected Wolfe classic. First published in 1975, PEACE shares stylistic similarities to Wolfe's most recent books: Home Fires, and The Sorcerer's House. One of these elements of style might be called the Socratic Method: telling a story in fits and starts via a talkative narrator, who questions his fellow characters and helps guide the resulting answers in the direction of the plot. Patera Silk was particularly adept at this in the Long Sun books, as was his protégé Horn in the Short Sun series. The Sorcerer's House does the same thing in epistolary format - so it's interesting to go back nearly 40 years in time to see how the master created this characteristic style that has entertained and enlightened generations of readers.All of the Amazon reviews of PEACE are helpful, except for those who didn't get past page 35. (Perhaps they would be more comfortable in the YA section of the store.) However, the one key comparison that makes PEACE truly understandable has been missing until now: Alden Dennis Weer is like Billy Pilgrim. He is unstuck in time. Indeed, taking full advantage of the novelist's prerogative, Wolfe has pretty much annihilated time for Weer. It's a non-issue for him, which can make it a big issue for the reader - but my advice is: go with it. The more people who read Gene Wolfe, the better this world will be.

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