The Historian
A novel, by Elizabeth Kostova - her debut.
Great book. Very much the thinking man's Da Vinci Code. Whilst that book was more a pacey summer blockbuster with twists and turns at the end of each chapter (and one of my favourite novels), this was a slower paced, more complex quest.
Its pace is perhaps its weakness, in that things do take a while to happen, some may indeed be obvious before they have (primarily the things between characters though, rather than the actual plot) but the book is enthralling until the end, and has kept me thinking for quite some time afterwards.
Highly recommended, 4.5/5
Great book. Very much the thinking man's Da Vinci Code. Whilst that book was more a pacey summer blockbuster with twists and turns at the end of each chapter (and one of my favourite novels), this was a slower paced, more complex quest.
Its pace is perhaps its weakness, in that things do take a while to happen, some may indeed be obvious before they have (primarily the things between characters though, rather than the actual plot) but the book is enthralling until the end, and has kept me thinking for quite some time afterwards.
Highly recommended, 4.5/5
