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The Glass Books Of The Dream Eaters, Volume Two (2009)

by Gordon Dahlquist(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0553385860 (ISBN13: 9780553385861)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Bantam

review 1: This book, along with the first volume, created an immense world that I fell into every time I opened the book. The actual timeline of this story is about two or three days, but it takes place over the course of two volumes. When I began volume two, I was unsure of the characters' fate and that uncertainty remained throughout the book. There were some things about the writing style in this book that I didn't care for, but I set those aside because the story was so massive and interesting, and I was still confused -- in a good way -- even halfway through volume two. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a sort of fantastical alternate history, as this takes place in a re-imagined Victorian England. Very unusual, very complicated, but very interesting. Looking forward... more to Gordon Dahlquist's other books, as well!
review 2: One of those books that a lot of people probably like - mysterious, inventive, unusual premise. Just could not get into it and was constantly looking for something else to do rather than finish it. Dahlquist overwhelms the reader with too many characters to keep straight, and too much detail of Edwardian(?)life. Unfortunately, the detail does not overcome Dahlquist's humdrum writing style. The language does not soar. The library due date is tomorrow and I will not finish this, nor renew it. less

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