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The Luminaries
The Luminaries
Author: Eleanor Catton
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a whore has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780606358804
ISBN-10: 0606358803
Publication Date: 10/7/2014
Pages: 864
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Publisher: Turtleback Books
Book Type: Library Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 6
I just can't do it. I read a lot of complex novels, but I can't get through this one. I think I can't find one single character that I find at all appealing. I am only on page 150 of 800 or so. But I have to put it down.
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This is a BIG book! Do not let the heft of it discourage you from reading it, though, because the story will take you in and move you along at a rapid pace. At the beginning it is confusing since there are so many characters and connections that crisscross each other over and again. I think of it as a bag with a drawstring top. As each person explains their connection to the others, the opening is slowly pulled closed another notch, until they are all in close proximity together. Great mystery! Excellent! D. :)


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