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I can't believe I read the whole thing.
I think the majority of readers on this 830 page book will abandon it early on. The characters, who represent planets and signs of the zodiac are artificial, the writing is good but uses a somewhat difficult 19th century tone of voice, and the "true" story is almost impossible to discern. In fact, trying to figure out the connections between all the characters and what happened when, where and why is at the heart of the book. Most of the time I felt confuse ...more
I am completely bowled over by the power of this book. I was completely riveted from the first sentence to the last. To call it a mystery novel is to do it an injustice, but for sake of simplicity I will call it a book rife with mysteries wrapped in more mysteries; it is set in the 1860s in a mining town in New Zealand. Its cast of characters, grittiness, and setting reminded me of the best episodes of Deadwood.
It is such a powerful book because it balances a cast of over twenty key characters, ...more
It is such a powerful book because it balances a cast of over twenty key characters, ...more
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