In her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives...
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If you like historical fiction, you'll enjoy this book. The prose is nicely-done, and the story is worthwhile. Maybe the most engaging thing about the novel is the way the reader is invited behind the scenes, both of the magic shows and the main character's psyche.
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caladonialove, January 10, 2007
If you like historical fiction, you'll enjoy this book. The prose is nicely-done, and the story is worthwhile. Maybe the most engaging thing about the novel is the way the reader is invited behind the scenes, both of the magic shows and the main character's psyche.(12 of 25 readers found this comment helpful)