The Prestige
by Christopher Priest
Taste attributes: historicalmysterythrillerfantasyfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyenclosedemotive & stirringdeep rivalrysolving the riddle/not as it seemsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, fresh historical novel: layered and glossy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
Two 19th century stage illusionists, the aristocratic Rupert Angier and the working-class Alfred Borden, engage in a bitter and deadly feud; the effects are still being felt by their respective families a hundred years later.
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- Author
- Christopher Priest
- Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 384
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- Open Library
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