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Ladataan... SecrecyTekijä: Rupert Thomson
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. The novel is set during the post renaissance Florence. A perfect weekend read - completed it within 4 hours. ( ) Rupert Thomson is a great storyteller. Secrey is rich in intrigue and mystery, darkness and evil. Zummo is an Italian sculpture commissioned by Cosimo lll in Florence to create a woman from wax. Zummo falls for a young woman who is mysterious and full of secrets. Zummo acquires powerful enemies in court like the snakish Stufa. He must save his friends and his love from the evils in court. i did enjoy this novel. I did find some physical descriptions like when he dismembers a body to use as his wax sculpture, a bit gruesome. Blurb A sculptor of the macabre. A sorcerer of wax. A criminal. A runaway. Set in Florence blighted by corruption and austerity, Secrecy is a tour de force of whispered pleasures and startling revelations. It is a scintillating, breathtaking read from a novelist at the height of his powers. My thoughts With a blurb like that, I was hanging out to read Secrecy by Rupert Thomson. Such a magnificent premise: an artist working in wax in Florence in the 1690s, obsessed with the plague and making wax figurines depicting the suffering of the human race. His dark matter attracts the attention of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, who asks him to create a commission that is daring, never been done before and could cost the protagonist his life. Somehow, the novel just didn't 'get there' for me. If anything, I felt as though Thomson was holding back dark aspects of character in case it made the protagonist unlikeable. I was also holding out for a scene featuring the Grand Duke with his commission that never took place. Such a disappointing read when I was looking forward to it so much. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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