Reviews

Il dio di Gotham by Norman Gobetti, Lyndsay Faye

alisonjfields's review against another edition

2.0

Fine for a pool book. Disappointingly mild for Five Points.

krobart's review against another edition

4.0

See my review here:

http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/the-gods-of-gotham/

morebooks_morebutter's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

4.0

judyapneeb's review against another edition

4.0

This was my first dive into Lyndsay Faye and I liked it a lot. Timothy does tend to be melodramatic in his first person narrative but I was so engaged with the story - with the narrator as I read this as an audiobook - that I didn't even care. The history of New York was very apparent throughout the story and it made me yearn for more stories in this time period. Have already picked up the second in the series and will be binging that in the coming days.

annemariep68's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this- reminded me a bit of the Alienist and Devil in the White City. Lots of great historical facts about New York in the mid 1800's, including their new police force and the effect the influx of Irish famine victims had on the city, good characters that I cared about and a mystery to be solved. I am glad to see there is another story with our hero Timothy Wilde out! Recommend.

perocojones's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

4.0

littletaiko's review against another edition

4.0

The setup of this book sounded right up my alley - the formation of the police department in New York City? Yes, I'd love to read a mystery set around that time period. It did get off to a slow start as initially there is a bit of back and forth in time with the narrator. Plus, it was confusing to have him hate his brother so much without knowing why. Fortunately, the book settles down and everything slowly becomes clear. It was a pretty gripping mystery that had me turning the pages even though I was fairly sure I new who the guilty party was.

ja3m3's review against another edition

4.0

The Gods of Gotham is a richly detailed book which blends the genres of historical fiction and mystery into a very readable and believable book. I especially liked how Faye merged real historical figures into her story line. Highly Recommend.

manic_swens's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

scheu's review against another edition

4.0

I am not a mystery reader, so under normal circumstances I would not have picked this up. I heard Lynsday Faye on NPR talking about 'Three Books You Must Read' and much to my surprise they were all fantastic books I worship. I didn't know what to expect, but I enjoy well-researched historical fiction and I really liked (the first two of) Caleb Carr's books, so there I went.

I am still not a mystery reader. I don't care who did it, or why they did it; I'm always more interested in the characters and the world and the bits in-between. Faye is deft with all three. She made me pick up a copy of Gotham (the nonfiction), actually PAY for it too, because it's much too large to finish over the course of even a few library renewals. She made me nose around her blog and copy her cocktail recipes. She did not make me drive past her house, I'm happy to say.

I will read the next Wilde book, though, if only to see if things get better for everyone.