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A review by tsutrav
Ex-Libris by Ross King
3.0
I really wanted to like this book. It had all the right pieces to be a great story. There's a book seller, Bookman's row, mystery, lost manuscripts, etc. But it just didn't grab me.
I realize there are a bazillion folks out there who love this book. But by the end, I was just ready for it to be over.
There are two stories moving forward in this book. With each chapter you're either in one or the other. Maybe it was King's way of flipping back and forth that turned me off. Or the way he waits so long to show the connections.
I just didn't find myself interested enough in the possible connections to really care.
If you like books about books and period pieces you might like this book. I did enjoy some of the descriptions of old dirty London and the old dirty bookstalls.
I may give it a go again, sometime in the future. I mean a bazillion folks can't all be wrong, can they?
I realize there are a bazillion folks out there who love this book. But by the end, I was just ready for it to be over.
There are two stories moving forward in this book. With each chapter you're either in one or the other. Maybe it was King's way of flipping back and forth that turned me off. Or the way he waits so long to show the connections.
I just didn't find myself interested enough in the possible connections to really care.
If you like books about books and period pieces you might like this book. I did enjoy some of the descriptions of old dirty London and the old dirty bookstalls.
I may give it a go again, sometime in the future. I mean a bazillion folks can't all be wrong, can they?