Melissa's review
The Book of Air and Shadows
by Michael Gruber
Melissa's review
The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber
Melissa's review
rating:
A rather thrilling story about the discovery of a letter that proves not only Shakespeare's existence but also the existence of another, previously unknown, play. The best part of the book is how the author told the story from alternating viewpoints - one as events are happening and one from the first-person perspective of one of the characters. There is ALOT of back story about who these two main characters are as a way to explain why they do what they do, although I don't know that it is so compelling to warrant all the extra pages. Without it, I guess you have just another Dan Brown thriller.
Still, it was a good story, if a little long, and I learned some things about Shakespeare, ciphers, bookbinding, etc. that I didn't know before. My only complaint, besides the length, is the somewhat confusing plotline of the letter and play being an elaborate scam, but I don't want to give too much away. Let's just say it happens late in the story and it wasn't convincing to me, so I was su...more
Still, it was a good story, if a little long, and I learned some things about Shakespeare, ciphers, bookbinding, etc. that I didn't know before. My only complaint, besides the length, is the somewhat confusing plotline of the letter and play being an elaborate scam, but I don't want to give too much away. Let's just say it happens late in the story and it wasn't convincing to me, so I was su...more
