This was a nostalgia read. I first read this book 20 or so years ago when it came out and it still stands out as one of the best books I've ever read. Set in 1890s NYC, an alienist (or a psychologist in modern terms) and his friends set out to solve the murders of several "boy-whores" - children...
written in a (u/dys)topian literary style, which includes a typical banging of the ideologue drum. surprisingly perceptive, given that it was published in 2000, is talking about many of the things we deal with today - misinformation and dissemination of the "official story", privacy, corporate influ...
This book is one of the reasons my 2014 reading hasn't been going too well. It was okay, but didn't grab me at all and I wasn't interested in reading. Not a good start since I want to read a lot this year. It had some interesting parts, but I could not connect with it. And I watch a lot of Law and...
bookshelves: historical-fiction, mystery-thriller, glbt, north-americas, psychology, victoriana Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Susanna Read in May, 2009 Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States---Page 142 - psychological determinism = cause and effect from childhood environment. I k...
This book is the sequel to The Alienist which I rated four stars. What I loved in that book was the sense of time and place--New York City during the "Gilded Age" of the 1890s. I loved the way Carr took us through a tour of my city through familiar streets and landmarks and loved the mix of mystery/...
I admit the fairly high rating may reflect this book hits the spot for me in several ways. I love books that cross genres, and this one is a melange of mystery, suspense/thriller and historical fiction--and one set in my own beloved New York City--albeit that of 1896. I admit I got a kick out of rea...
An interesting insertion into the Sherlock Holmes canon. Authorised by the estate of A C Doyle, it's interesting. It lacks something when compared to the original but is quite reflective of them. Caleb Carr has a good hold on the era but failed to give a feel of Edinburgh during the book.
A book that still has me wondering, a polemic look into the future where the issues are more important than the thriller aspects, a story of love and tragedy and near-future nastiness. Written before 9-11 but some of the points are quite poignant!
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