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katrinepoetry 's review for:
The Book of Air and Shadows
by Michael Gruber
This was without doubt one of the greater books I've read. What amazed me in the beginning was the layout, where it systematically shifted between three storylines. The older English was slightly though in the beginning (one of the storylines), but after a while it does get better. But what I also loved was how part of the story was told through what the character, Jake Mishkin, remembered while he was sitting at a computer writing about how he landed up in this mess. And I really loved the ending; it was a good was of rounding off the story after the thrill of the hunt.
Another great thing about this book was the character building, even though it may have been a bit much at some points. All in all it was a fantastic start, but slightly though to get through. It is a big book, there is plenty of old English which takes time to get the hang of, and there is perhaps more time put into the history of the characters than the story itself. But definitely a good read, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes mystery, treasure hunt and how strangers fate gets tangled up in one another (a-la The Da Vinci Code with a lot mot focus on the characters).
(But it has been a while since I actually read the book, and with time everything somehow gets better in my mind.) For those who are interested, I did write a more thoroughly review after I just read it, so check out:
http://thetaleofabook.blogspot.no/2013/08/the-book-of-air-and-shadows_14.html
Another great thing about this book was the character building, even though it may have been a bit much at some points. All in all it was a fantastic start, but slightly though to get through. It is a big book, there is plenty of old English which takes time to get the hang of, and there is perhaps more time put into the history of the characters than the story itself. But definitely a good read, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes mystery, treasure hunt and how strangers fate gets tangled up in one another (a-la The Da Vinci Code with a lot mot focus on the characters).
(But it has been a while since I actually read the book, and with time everything somehow gets better in my mind.) For those who are interested, I did write a more thoroughly review after I just read it, so check out:
http://thetaleofabook.blogspot.no/2013/08/the-book-of-air-and-shadows_14.html