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A review by james123
Airy Nothing by Clarissa Pattern
5.0
I bought this book a few days ago. The cover art caught my eye and the story sounded really cool. It is set in Queen Elizabeth the First’s time when Shakespeare is treading the boards in London. John, a country boy is driven from his home and runs away to London. It is a slightly fantasy world because he can see fairies, one of which accompanies him on his journey.
Thinking that London is this amazing place what he finds is a dirty, dangerous place which threatens to consume him until he meets Jack, a charismatic pick-pocket and all-round wise guy who takes him in. There is a cool tension where you are not sure whether they are going to become friends or whether Jack is going to use John in his nefarious plans.
After a botched burglary in which they meet this pretty scary guy called the Butcher they meet with William Shakespeare’s, slightly rubbish brother, Edmund, whom I love!! They are apprenticed and it looks like they are going to appear at the Globe theatre before the seedy, criminal life that Jack has led threatens to drag them down.
I really enjoyed the book. It was written in fairly large font so it felt really easy to read. I loved the setting and really felt like I could imagine the smells and sights of Elizabethan London. Which in general are pretty grimy
Thinking that London is this amazing place what he finds is a dirty, dangerous place which threatens to consume him until he meets Jack, a charismatic pick-pocket and all-round wise guy who takes him in. There is a cool tension where you are not sure whether they are going to become friends or whether Jack is going to use John in his nefarious plans.
After a botched burglary in which they meet this pretty scary guy called the Butcher they meet with William Shakespeare’s, slightly rubbish brother, Edmund, whom I love!! They are apprenticed and it looks like they are going to appear at the Globe theatre before the seedy, criminal life that Jack has led threatens to drag them down.
I really enjoyed the book. It was written in fairly large font so it felt really easy to read. I loved the setting and really felt like I could imagine the smells and sights of Elizabethan London. Which in general are pretty grimy