Gentlemen and Players
by:
Joanne Harris (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061497360 (0061497363)
Publish date: September 18th 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Romance,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense
I honesty think this is Harris' best book. I truly do.To talk to much about the plot is to give away a bit too many spoilers, and part of the joy of the book is the mystery so, let's not do that. What I love, besides the mystery, is the look at class, gender, and blind love that we can't fully ratio...
All through this book I really hated the psychotic villain and seriously intended to give the book 2 stars (and that only for the impeccable writing style).The finale altered it all. So brilliant that it's impossible not to admire it. The villain is still twisted and maniacal, but the book is great....
In a word: compelling. So much so that I neglected several Very Important Things I was to be doing with regards to my graduate school work. And if that isn't a testament to the ability of this book to suck you in (against your better judgement), then I don't know what is.The true delight of this boo...
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