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The Troupe (2012)

by Robert Jackson Bennett(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Orbit

review 1: A spectacular coming-of-age fantasy novel from one of the best new fantasists in recent years. As with his previous two novels, MR. SHIVERS and THE COMPANY MAN, Bennett mixes strong fantastical and mythical elements into a historical narrative -- in this case, magicians traveling incognito on the early 1900s vaudeville circuit while they run from their enemies and quest for a very special magic. There are plenty of great characters the reader will come to care about as sixteen-year-old George Carole falls in with the troupe while searching for his absent father. Each character has their own secrets to reveal and layers to peel back. The setting is vivid and fascinating, the mythology compelling, and the plot kept me turning the pages through to the very end. As much as I l... moreoved MR. SHIVERS and THE COMPANY MAN, THE TROUPE may be the best novel by Bennet I've read yet. If you haven't read anything by him, you're truly missing out.
review 2: This is a creepy novel but the further one gets into it, the more one sees the redemptive theme underlying it. The young protagonist, George, is drawn well, showing his strengths & weaknesses & the results of both. The other characters in the troupe are also richly drawn & of interest. The leader of the troupe swears a lot & that gets wearying but that's what one gets when an important character is like that. A good read for those who want to read a mysterious novel that moves into deep mysteries of the world. less

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