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Chargement... The Architecture of Desire (1991)par Mary Gentle
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. An explanation for the half star rating: I wanted to like this novel. I enjoyed another of Gentle's novel, "Rats and Gargoyles". That novel and this one share two main characters, Casaubon and White Crow. I just can't get my head around the motivations of the female main character, White Crow. The multiple rapes of the eponymous Desire, once by a male character and once by White Crow herself, and the subsequent suicide of Desire completely repulsed me and I'll probably never read another of Gentle's books because of this. I don't consider myself a prude, but what a sorry excuse for a plotline. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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As two factions--the royalists devoted to Queen Carola and the soldiers who follow the Protector-General Olivia--battle for control of London, the White Crow, Master Physician, and her husband, the Lord-Architect Casaubon, are drawn into the magical strife. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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There is less Hermetic philosophy than Rats and Gargoyles, and the story is a bit less convoluted. This makes for a more rewarding read, and I finished it in a couple of days (instead of weeks). The alternate England means we meet recognisable names - apart from Queen Carola and General Olivia, we meet Isaac Newton (Master of the Mint) and William Harvey, plus others.
Recommended.