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jameskeates 's review for:
The Giant, O'Brien
by Hilary Mantel
Odd fairy-tale of a novel about an Irish giant and a Scottish anatomist, based (loosely) on some real personalities in eighteenth century London. As well written as you would expect from Hilary Mantel, it almost seemed like a short story after the length of some of her books! Atmospheric, but a bit too arty at times for my taste, and I found the plot harder to engage with than her excellent historical novels.