The Confusion
by Neal Stephenson
Taste attributes: adventurehistoricalwarespionagefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeSweeping and stylised: a pacy adventure novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
27 ratings
About This Book
Continuing the epic adventure begun in the bestselling QUICKSILVER!In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves -- including one Jack Shaftoe, a.k.a. King of the Vagabonds, a.k.a. Half-Cocked Jack, lately and miraculously cured of the pox -- devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune.
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- Author
- Neal Stephenson
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 815
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- Open Library
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