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A review by bunnieslikediamonds
By Gaslight by Steven Price
4.0
What better place to dismember bodies and best your sworn enemies than Victorian England! All that fog to cover up your tracks, street urchins to aid you in your dirty work, droopy mustaches to twirl. Need a break from skulking? Why, try a nice séance.
If that doesn't sound alluring to you, you may find this novel a bit much. Me, I'd love to be a skulking Victorian detective or master thief (either one is fine). It seems emotionally draining but so worth it (the stories one could tell!). Parts of the longish novel take place in the Wild West, which holds no allure for me at all, and I may have nodded off once or twice during those parts. But I'm sure they were good.
The Brrritish audiobook narrator delivered a VERY theatrical performance, and spiced things up further with a fun cowboyish American accent when needed. It took some getting used to, but during the last few chapters I barely flinched.
If that doesn't sound alluring to you, you may find this novel a bit much. Me, I'd love to be a skulking Victorian detective or master thief (either one is fine). It seems emotionally draining but so worth it (the stories one could tell!). Parts of the longish novel take place in the Wild West, which holds no allure for me at all, and I may have nodded off once or twice during those parts. But I'm sure they were good.
The Brrritish audiobook narrator delivered a VERY theatrical performance, and spiced things up further with a fun cowboyish American accent when needed. It took some getting used to, but during the last few chapters I barely flinched.