The Bookman Histories (3 books in series)
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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...
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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: 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...