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Bezig met laden... Ambrose Bierce and the Death of Kings (editie 2002)door Oakley Hall
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I enjoyed the Hawaiin history and the historical descriptions of San Francisco. ( ) A bit grim, really. Perhaps it has to do with the setting; the cover of the book is sepia and that's pretty much how I'd describe the prose as well. None of the characters seemed to have any sort of a sense of humor or were really very likable. The plot was complex, and probably hung together fairly well, although I was put off by the text enough to not really follow it well. It's a shame, because I generally enjoy plots with lots of political machinations, as this one definitely has. I suspect Penguin hasn't done justice to the book. The sepia cover and Granjon font really seemed off-putting. I might have liked it more with a different presentation. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In this compulsively readable mystery, the hero is the historical figure Ambrose Bierce, William Randolph Hearst's star reporter and San Francisco's most celebrated writer at the turn of the twentieth century. Bierce is asked to investigate the disappearance of a Hawaiian princess attached to the entourage of King Kalakaua, who is slowly dying in the Palace Hotel's Royal Suite. As Bierce and his protégé, Tom Redmond, search for the missing princess, San Francisco plays host to a throng of Hawaiian royal courtiers and counselors embroiled in a swirl of political intrigue surrounding the successor to the throne. Intelligent, gripping, and often very funny, this wonderfully tangled tale of murder and mystery is sure to satisfy. "Oakley Hall has one of the finest prose styles around: tough, agile, but tinged with a sepia hint of gentlemanly elegance. It's a tool perfectly suited to bringing to life the San Francisco of the 1890s, at once gilded and rough hewn, brawling and refined." (Michael Chabon, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay) Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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