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I was much more interested in the framing story than the backstory, and after a good beginning, I did not get much of that framing stories. Nice enough ideads, but I wasn't particulary interested in the main characters and their way of live, which is probably the focus of the book. I didn't learn anything either, about carny work or the world or people. So, okayish, and intriguing, but not for me.
Margery Allingham: The crime at Black Dudley (Paperback, 1979, Penguin)
The Black Dudley is an ancient, remote mansion inhabited by recluse, Colonel Combe, but owned by Waytt Petrie, a young …
Voltaire: Candide oder Die beste aller Welten (German language, 1971)
Candide, ou l'Optimisme ( kon-DEED, French: [kɑ̃did] (listen)) is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher …
An Englishman of indeterminate age whose spiritual home has always been France, Tarquin embarks on …
Not just quite the book for me. The narrator is as wordy as Humbert Humbert, but much less charming or interesting, and cares desparately what people think of him. It's just not much fun listening to him. But yes, I like strong narrators, and food, surprises, and crime, so it was fun enough, in its way.
Join the 13th century merchants Marco, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo as they journey from their native city of Venice to …
Join the 13th century merchants Marco, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo as they journey from their native city of Venice to …
