Completed: 4/4/2021
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: The New York Times
Words for which I sought help:
amanuensis -- a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts
netsuke -- a small carved ornament, especially of ivory or wood, worn as part of Japanese traditional dress as a toggle by which an article may be attached to the sash of a kimono
schatzkammer -- treasury or treasury chamber (German)
zoetrope -- a 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating give an impression of continuous motion
Review:
What a fun little journey! Each character revealed themselves and by the end of the book had become something that they were not at the beginning with the exception of Pip, who is a minor character, but was simply herself throughout. Pip was a foil for the other characters who all effectively had a secret which revealed a bit of that character's true nature. The split across time was exceedingly well done and made two short stories into a coherent whole. Really enjoyed it.
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