A review by stennyi
The Book on Fire by Keith Miller

4.0

I really enjoyed reading this story. The lyricism of the prose is a treat for any reader. The story itself was enthralling and entertaining. I love that it sort of seemed to reimagine the burning of the library at Alexandria in this way. The only part that kept pulling me out of the story (and maybe that’s my issue as the reader, not critiquing the author’s choice to write this way) was the way the modern world was folded into this seemingly historically-based, fantasy world. The mentions of business suits, Audrey Hepburn and anything that seemed contemporary just pulled me out of the story. The author is extremely imaginative and I absolutely love the rest of the world- the ghosts, the book-whores, the bibliophilic world, the librarian born of books themselves. I def recommend. This book will charm you.