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mkinne's review against another edition
5.0
Informative and well written - I love Jay's use of language & breadth of vocabulary. Beautiful photos as well!
blchandler9000's review
4.0
Reread after Jay's passing.
The photos are gorgeous. Rosamond Purcell is a master of finding beauty in the most curious of places.
The text doesn't glow so much as it sparkles. Jay writes like I how explore Wikipedia—following rabbit holes leading to other tunnels, coming up for air only to dip into another warren of forgotten lore. The information he gives is sometimes more tantalizing than anything else—I often would finish a paragraph wishing it'd gone on for 200 pages—like appetizers to a greater meal one might have to cook oneself.
The photos are gorgeous. Rosamond Purcell is a master of finding beauty in the most curious of places.
The text doesn't glow so much as it sparkles. Jay writes like I how explore Wikipedia—following rabbit holes leading to other tunnels, coming up for air only to dip into another warren of forgotten lore. The information he gives is sometimes more tantalizing than anything else—I often would finish a paragraph wishing it'd gone on for 200 pages—like appetizers to a greater meal one might have to cook oneself.
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