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A review by lunaeclipse
The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl
5.0
I love books about books. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers are my two favorites. I find it irresistible when I come across a book that is a story about books. Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan - awesome! The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte - great. Anyways, when I saw this book I knew I had to give it a chance.
I have in the past tried reading The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl and had given up only a chapter or two in, so I really didn't believe I'd make it far. However this book was different. I found myself in the middle of the day wondering if Davenport would revel anything about himself. I wondered if Davenport and Fergin's would be able to steal from Stevenson. I wanted to hear more of Clover's story.
This book does not disappoint. If you love books about books, literary pirates, little island nations, love lost, then this really is a book you should read.
I have in the past tried reading The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl and had given up only a chapter or two in, so I really didn't believe I'd make it far. However this book was different. I found myself in the middle of the day wondering if Davenport would revel anything about himself. I wondered if Davenport and Fergin's would be able to steal from Stevenson. I wanted to hear more of Clover's story.
This book does not disappoint. If you love books about books, literary pirates, little island nations, love lost, then this really is a book you should read.