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I enjoyed this historical fiction. It doubles as a mystery/thriller, though that didn't kick in until the latter half. David Liss does a fine job with the setting of 1659 Amsterdam. The main character, Miguel Lienzo, is a Portuguese Jew. He and the others in his community fled their country and the Inquisition.
The presentation of the story is somewhat unusual. Most fiction is told in the third person, and so is most of this. However, many of the chapters conclude with a section "from The Factua ...more
The presentation of the story is somewhat unusual. Most fiction is told in the third person, and so is most of this. However, many of the chapters conclude with a section "from The Factua ...more
Jan 07, 2009
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Jun 15, 2009
Potjy
marked it as to-find
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