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An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears

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kristian26's review

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challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mgeake's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

mitchk's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A classic- that I’m glad I’ve read. The book is organised into 4 sections - each on narrated by one of the characters. We get each characters viewport of a situation and need to untangle the lies, misdirection, omissions and falsehoods from each account to get closer to the truth. Full of Reformation politics and players - which makes it huge on atmosphere is a little heavy on introspection!

klebere's review against another edition

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5.0

If I was capable, I would write a book like this. Best thing I’ve read in ages; it’s more than a murder mystery, and if you’re at all interested in Restoration England, you’ll love the interweaving of history and fiction.

alidottie's review against another edition

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3.0

3 and a half stars

jutheoak's review against another edition

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5.0

Difficult to read at first and at times lengthy in terms of descriptions. But once I got into it I could not stop! What a richness of characters and complicated story, I want to read all over again.