Borrowed it from a friend at work (now have my own copy because the cover fell off his).
It was excellent to begin with, lost a little pace and fun towards the middle, got a bit better towards the end, but then finished a little too neatly for my tastes, leaving me with a vague sense of dissatisfaction.
What'd you think of it?
I know a lot of people really like this book, but to me it was really eh. Not really science fiction, more like historical fiction, and also British, and I've noticed I just really don't care for Britishnesh in my sf/f (books like To Say Nothing of the Dog, Soulless, The Eyre Affair are some examples that come to mind).
I wouldn't classify it as science fiction at all, really. I think it takes more than just timetravel to make a book SF.
What made the book good to you?
Well. I love Britishness in my books.
I like the ideas of the story, the plot, and some of the characters (Doyle is great, actually). I just didn't like the writing style or the pacing.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers: have you read it?
- 12/03/2011 10:51:36 AM
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So *possible spoiler*
- 12/03/2011 07:24:12 PM
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Re: So *possible spoiler*
- 12/03/2011 07:32:17 PM
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Re: So *possible spoiler*
- 12/03/2011 07:34:15 PM
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*NM*
Didn't care for it too much.
- 14/03/2011 01:33:16 PM
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Re: Didn't care for it too much.
- 14/03/2011 06:28:35 PM
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It is an enjoyable read.
- 14/03/2011 04:06:12 PM
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Re: It is an enjoyable read.
- 14/03/2011 05:15:29 PM
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