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A review by dawncox
The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
4.0
This was sent to me through a book subscription at my local bookshop.
This was my first steampunk book and I didn't know what to expect really.
At first it seemed far fetched, then it got interesting.
Then it included some historical figures and an orangutan with a brain in a jar on his head and well that was just odd.
I felt it started strong and in it there was a very good storyline which explained the excellerated technology very well.
I did enjoy it even when rolling my eyes at a couple of bits. I think I would have liked it better with out the steampunk aspects. So maybe I'm not sold on the genre.
If it had just been a good detective story with spring heeled Jack it would have been enough for me. I wasn't as impressed by the animals and the velocipede and so forth as maybe I was meant to be.
But well thought out plot, gripping, easy read. Quite entertaining. I actually really enjoyed it.
I may read the sequel.
This was my first steampunk book and I didn't know what to expect really.
At first it seemed far fetched, then it got interesting.
Then it included some historical figures and an orangutan with a brain in a jar on his head and well that was just odd.
I felt it started strong and in it there was a very good storyline which explained the excellerated technology very well.
I did enjoy it even when rolling my eyes at a couple of bits. I think I would have liked it better with out the steampunk aspects. So maybe I'm not sold on the genre.
If it had just been a good detective story with spring heeled Jack it would have been enough for me. I wasn't as impressed by the animals and the velocipede and so forth as maybe I was meant to be.
But well thought out plot, gripping, easy read. Quite entertaining. I actually really enjoyed it.
I may read the sequel.