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If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck it must be a duck, right? Right? Guess again, pal, because this book is no duck. It’s more like a jackelope.
Just take a look at how people have this thing shelved, I dare you. Is it historical fiction? Is it chick lit? Is it a romance novel? Is it a mystery? What is it really? It made me ask myself, “Can a book like this actually exist in the wilds of its reader’s imaginations or is it so mythically unbelievable that it better watch itself for the r ...more
Just take a look at how people have this thing shelved, I dare you. Is it historical fiction? Is it chick lit? Is it a romance novel? Is it a mystery? What is it really? It made me ask myself, “Can a book like this actually exist in the wilds of its reader’s imaginations or is it so mythically unbelievable that it better watch itself for the r ...more
Sometimes I love books like this, and sometimes they fall flat. I'm talking about a story within a story, or two story lines in the same book. In books like the Scroll of Seduction which I also read this year, it didn't work so well— I was much more interested in the past and not so interested in the present. I wish I could say I felt the same about Willig's book, but I can't. It is quite obvious the author is drawing a parallel between Amy and the present-day researcher and between Richard and
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loved this book! Funny characters; its a mystery and romance all in one
Jan 20, 2009
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