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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. "After I killed the red haired man I took myself out for an oyster dinner." Who doesn't love a book that begins this way? (Although I will admit, I think I may have misquoted a bit.) I love, love, love this book. I wanted to devour it. I would pick it up, and become so absorbed I would read until the light faded. My husband had to turn on lamps as he walked through the room, so I wouldn't go blind. Nearing the end of the text, I made myself stop and slow the pace. I didn't want it to end. This book really touched me. I can't quite explain it, but when I was finished reading, I felt like the book was still with me. I couldn't find a new book for quite some time. ( )I don't know. I just don't know. In someways this was my kind of book, in some ways it wasn't. It's a thick Victorian set mystery. The book is read as a confession, of course told in the first person. So in that way I had to view it a bit differently. Some people will complain that it's long and most of it is drawn out just by the narrator talking about things and not actually doing it. Well, if you read it as a confession, if you read it as though this is from an actual person sitting down with a pen and paper and unburdening himself of his crimes and passions, then who are we to say that it's drawn out? It's how someone lived and thought. The reader knows the truth from the beginning, but it's interesting to see how the narrator finally finds the truth. And it's interesting to read inside his mind while he commit such crimes and talked to certain people, and so on. I can't say I was completely satisfied with the ending. I admit, I was thinking it would go a different way. Either my way or the way the author wrote it, is still not a happy ending. I can't say too much without giving things away, but I really don't know what kind of person to recommend this to. I'd say it's worth a try to anyone. You may be surprised. An enjoyable read A thriller that explores what occurs in the mind of someone who has been deceived and betrayed by love. The main character Edward tells us about his quest to get revenge from a Phoebus Daunt. The book captured my attention at the beginning but I felt that it was drawn out at some points. The ending was a little too predictable. no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0393062031, Hardcover)The atmosphere of Bleak House, the sensuous thrill of Perfume, and the mystery of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell all combine in a story of murder, deceit, love, and revenge in Victorian England."After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper." So begins the extraordinary story of Edward Glyver—booklover, scholar, and murderer. As a young boy, Glyver always believed he was destined for greatness. A chance discovery convinces him that he was right: greatness does await him, along with immense wealth and influence. Overwhelmed by his discovery, he will stop at nothing to win back a prize that he knows is rightfully his. Glyver's path to reclaim his prize leads him from the depths of Victorian London, with its foggy streets, brothels, and opium dens, to Evenwood, one of England's most beautiful and enchanting country houses, and finally to a consuming love for the beautiful but enigmatic Emily Carteret. His is a story of betrayal and treachery, of death and delusion, of ruthless obsession and ambition. And at every turn, driving Glyver irresistibly onward, is his deadly rival: the poet-criminal Phoebus Rainsford Daunt. The Meaning of Night is an enthralling novel that will captivate readers right up to its final thrilling revelation. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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