Books by Lavie Tidhar
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review 1: Violent Century was one of the best pieces of literature I read in 2013. Crossing the boundaries between comic book pop culture and mainstream lit, Tidhar was able to craft a unique and compulsive narrative. Caught at the very core of the narrative, amongst the explosions and exc...
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review 1: In an alternate world, Osama Bin Laden is a character is a series of pulp fiction books and the terrorist acts committed by Al Qaeda have only occurred within their pages. Joe, a private detective in Vietnam, is hired to find the author of these novels for a mysterious women. Joe...
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review 1: Great book really exciting and Tidhar's vision of Steampunk Paris is full of dodgy dealings, and undercover operations. This is the second book in a series but I barely even noticed, fine as a standalone read. The only problem I had with the writing was that the author had an odd...
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review 1: I generally have an ambivalent relationship with the "steampunk" genre. As a concept it excites me and I really want to enjoy it more than I actually end up doing in most cases. I am happy to report that Lavie Tidhar's The Bookman History's was a success for me on all levels. ...
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review 1: I'm surprised and a bit disappointed that I've never heard of this book or its author. I picked it up because I'm drawn to books that have the word "book" in its title. I really didn't expect the utter delight I felt when I recognised all of the Sherlock Holmes' references and ch...
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review 1: The Bookman is a book with a lot going on. That is both part of its charm and a drawback to a full recommendation.I really liked a lot of the not-so-subtle touches - place names, character names, events, etc. It seemed as though the author tried to cram as many literary allusions...