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Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti - Community Reviews back

by Genevieve Valentine
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Britt's Books
Britt's Books rated it 13 years ago
To call MECHANIQUE a book or a novel seems like it diminishes this piece. It's beauty like I've never seen it done before. More prose poetry than a "novel", I found myself lingering while reading this so as it make it last for as long as I could.I bought this because of my love of steampunk, and it ...
kindleaholic
kindleaholic rated it 14 years ago
This novel is wonderfully strange, striking the right balance between odd and alluring. It was this giant, beautiful puzzle and I loved trying to piece everything out as I raced to the conclusion. It was one of those books that I couldn't put down, and I was a bit sad every time I had to walk away f...
Datepalm
Datepalm rated it 14 years ago
Excellent. Disquieting and dizzying, maybe the most interesting use of steampunk aesthetics i've yet to run across, and the only book I can recall reading that has chapters of 1st, 2nd and 3rd person POV's.
coffee & ink
coffee & ink rated it 14 years ago
Beautiful prose, interesting world-building, but the narrative distancing keeps it from my being one of my favorites.
coffee & ink
coffee & ink rated it 14 years ago
Beautiful prose, interesting world-building, but the narrative distancing keeps it from my being one of my favorites.
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