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The Meaning of Night: A Confession by Michael Cox
4.0
Cover design / graphic elements: 4/5
Character development: 3/5
Overall story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Overall rating: 4/5
Who I would recommend this book to / what it reminds me of: fans of Victorian literature, historical fiction, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, mysteries, suspense novels
I originally read this back in the fall of 2010 and, while I did not remember the entire storyline, I remembered that I really enjoyed the book overall. I decided to pick it up once again when I saw that there was a sequel written a few years ago that I had not read. Overall, I did enjoy this book. I love historical fiction, particularly historical fiction set in Victorian England featuring castles, royalty, drama, and mystery. In fact, that's kind of my thing. While I did feel it was pretty unnecessary for this book to be 700 pages, I found myself enjoying it and not hoping it would be over soon. The writing was frequently long and drawn out, but not insufferable. Some of the "twists," if they were supposed to be twists, I caught onto right away. I'm not sure whether or not that has to do with the fact that I'd read it once before and subconsciously remembered what happened or if they just weren't that great of twists anyway, but that didn't bother me too much. As for the characters, I think the author did a nice job of developing them and creating people who we both have empathy for and yet don't condone the actions of. Overall, I enjoyed this read and will keep it in my collection to read again in the future. I also plan on picking up the sequel from my local library soon.
Character development: 3/5
Overall story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Overall rating: 4/5
Who I would recommend this book to / what it reminds me of: fans of Victorian literature, historical fiction, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, mysteries, suspense novels
I originally read this back in the fall of 2010 and, while I did not remember the entire storyline, I remembered that I really enjoyed the book overall. I decided to pick it up once again when I saw that there was a sequel written a few years ago that I had not read. Overall, I did enjoy this book. I love historical fiction, particularly historical fiction set in Victorian England featuring castles, royalty, drama, and mystery. In fact, that's kind of my thing. While I did feel it was pretty unnecessary for this book to be 700 pages, I found myself enjoying it and not hoping it would be over soon. The writing was frequently long and drawn out, but not insufferable. Some of the "twists," if they were supposed to be twists, I caught onto right away. I'm not sure whether or not that has to do with the fact that I'd read it once before and subconsciously remembered what happened or if they just weren't that great of twists anyway, but that didn't bother me too much. As for the characters, I think the author did a nice job of developing them and creating people who we both have empathy for and yet don't condone the actions of. Overall, I enjoyed this read and will keep it in my collection to read again in the future. I also plan on picking up the sequel from my local library soon.