Resurrection Men

by T.K. Welsh
Resurrection Men
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23 ratings, 3.78 average rating, 8 reviews (more data...)
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published
April 19th 2007 by Dutton Juvenile

binding
Hardcover, 214 pages

isbn
0525476997    (isbn13: 9780525476993)

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London, 1830s. Twelve-year-old Victor, an orphan, knows that life is dangerous, and death by disease or accident is common. But to Mr. Tipple and Mr. ...more




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Trevor
08/03/07
Trevor rated it: 4 of 5 stars

bookshelves: teen-lit-read
Read in May, 2007
While attending to the immediate medical needs of a young street urchin trampled by a nobleman’s carriage, Dr. Lambro tells the tale about a similar boy he once knew, named Victor. Victor, formerly of Modena, a London transplant, was cruelly orphaned and eventually sold into servitude as a street beggar. The dark, putrid, gray atmosphere of 1830s London is recreated here in vivid and sometimes brutal detail, accurately reflecting the environment of the era. While begging for his food and lodgi...more
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Ben W.
06/17/07
Ben W. rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: ya
Read in April, 2007
A chilling portrait of 1830s London, when corpses were highly valued for medical research, and the streets of London were filled with homeless children. The fresher the subject, the more valuable the cadaver. Eventually, someone realized it was easier to kill the children, than to dig them up after death.

The book follows the troubles of Victor, from his home in Italy where he witnesses the murder of his parents as Carbonari, to the muck-filled streets of London where he's sold to a...more
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Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
12/07/07
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it: 4 of 5 stars

bookshelves: read-ya
Read in December, 2007
This odd novel reminded me of the rags-to-riches and the picaresque types of stories. The main character went through a lot of adventures and suffering to end up in a good position. The description of the beggar subculture and the state of surgery at the time was fascinating. For a closer look at the beggar culture, and their language, see A Pickpocket's Tale by Karen Schwabach.
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Jennifer Wardrip
05/11/08
Jennifer Wardrip rated it: 4 of 5 stars

bookshelves: trt-reviews
Reviewed by Christian C. for TeensReadToo.com

1830, Modena, Italy. 12-year-old Victor returned to his home and had to watch with horror the cruel murder of his parents by three Tyrolean soldiers. The reason? They were Carboniaris, a group of revolutionaries that fought to keep Italy united.

After the massacre, the soldiers sold Victor as a cabin boy to the Chief Mate of the Ceres, a ship that was about to set sail. The ship departed from Italy, and sailed along the Mediter...more
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Jan
09/08/07
Jan rated it: 3 of 5 stars

bookshelves: horror-fiction, teenbooks
Read in September, 2007
This one is not for the faint of heart. The setting is London in the 1830s. Twelve-year-old Victor, an orphan, knows that life on London streets is dangerous, and death by disease or accident is common. But to Mr. Tipple and Mr. Biggs, these are streets teeming with possibility, where a child, once dead, is a valuable commodity for doctor's experiments, and a corpse can fetch as much as nine guineas. In this dark underworld, Victor must uncover the identity of the ghoulish murderer who is at th...more
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Terry
10/12/08
Terry rated it: 3 of 5 stars

I was first attracted to the red and black cover, with the eerie picture. The book jacket description sounded interesting, too -- body stealing in 19th century England. But the book is far more complex than that, with a lot going on. I do not think the book jacket information adequately described what the book was about. There are several disturbing scenes, but the book is reasonably satisfying if you can get through them. Given the blood, grime, and gore, this book should fly off the shelv...more
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Cat
01/28/08
Cat rated it: 3 of 5 stars

bookshelves: young-adult
Read in February, 2008
A great book for boys. The story takes place in the 1830's in London. Victor is a beggar on the streets trying everything he can to survive, when a friendly Doctor finds him and takes him in. Things start to turn sour for Victor when his friends start to disappear and he is left with their fate in his hands.
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Meaghan
06/19/08
Meaghan rated it: 4 of 5 stars

A beautifully told and spellbinding tale of an outcast in the London underworld of the 1830s. I can't help but wonder if the author drew inspiration from the nonfiction book The Italian Boy; the similarities are too many to ignore.
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Roger
06/12/09
Roger marked it as to-read

bookshelves: to-read

Terri
02/19/09
Terri marked it as to-read

bookshelves: to-read

Diana
02/19/09
Diana rated it: 4 of 5 stars


Mari
01/19/09
Mari rated it: 2 of 5 stars


Bookokie
12/13/08
Bookokie rated it: 4 of 5 stars


Eva
12/09/08
Eva rated it: 4 of 5 stars


Fred
11/22/08
Fred rated it: 4 of 5 stars


Jordan
11/20/08
Jordan marked it as to-read

bookshelves: to-read

Michele
10/23/08
Michele marked it as to-read

bookshelves: to-read

Kristen
10/17/08
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Elizabeth
10/08/08
Elizabeth marked it as to-read

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Amy
10/07/08
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