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I don't know how to say all the things I think and feel about this book without simply quoting other people. I can understand resenting all the work the reader has to do, though for me the need to work is what made me love this book so much. It's a subtle, deeply allusive book, requiring both knowledge (of history and other literary texts) and skill with interpretation (of logical implications and emotional ones).

I read it with the Draco Concordans (a fan-written concordance for the book) at my fingertips, all the while conscious that I'm gonna have to read it again to understand it all. The Dragon Waiting is hard work: I can totally understand why some people disliked it.