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The story of a young Jewish woman in the 1600s' London who is drawn to words and writing in a time and culture when those pursuits would generally be closed to her. Also the modern story of the researchers who come across papers that help them piece together this past.

leslie301's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0

martidc's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Honestly... a masterpiece. Loved this book!

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4.0

This book stretched and shrunk for me. It took me a while I really get into it, but once I was in, I was in! A work of art, truly. The writing, the plot, the character development, the double story lines. Academia, religion, philosophy, and history all meet in this book. (Somehow I found myself on the edge of my seat reading about which academic would publish first.)

grandcapitalr's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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