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A lot of the mediocre to negative reviews of this book definitely seem to come from aggressive normies more accustomed to the 'literary' scene of suburban ennui and middle aged college professors who have affairs with their students while having an existential crisis.
But the fact is this is a nice work of historical fiction, relatively well researched for fiction ( I am a Central Asianist after all so I was thankful for that), and also a knowing call back to Fahrd and the Gray Mouser and other ...more
But the fact is this is a nice work of historical fiction, relatively well researched for fiction ( I am a Central Asianist after all so I was thankful for that), and also a knowing call back to Fahrd and the Gray Mouser and other ...more
Fun adventure novel with clever prose
Chabon is an author i turn to when I feel the need to rattle my own cage. I don't venture often into fiction written earlier than 1990. Most authors i read are dead; but M Chabon is an author I always trust to take me on a journey, No matter what direction it may lead. Of course, it helps that GotR is in my wheel house.
This was my second read of. I remember my first read was during a flight from the U.S. to Iraq. I passed that copy on, and I am glad to read ...more
Chabon is an author i turn to when I feel the need to rattle my own cage. I don't venture often into fiction written earlier than 1990. Most authors i read are dead; but M Chabon is an author I always trust to take me on a journey, No matter what direction it may lead. Of course, it helps that GotR is in my wheel house.
This was my second read of. I remember my first read was during a flight from the U.S. to Iraq. I passed that copy on, and I am glad to read ...more
Sep 30, 2015
JKK
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really liked it
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Shelves:
fiction-historical,
2008
Jan 17, 2020
Bill
marked it as to-read
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Shelves:
under-200-pages,
adventure
