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- Publisher: Soho; 1st Edition/1st Printing edition (2009)
- ASIN: B002TIOTMG
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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What do you know? [I loved this book],
This review is from: Brothers Boswell (Hardcover)
I enjoyed this book -- page-turner reading -- because the narrative played with my delight and understanding of what I could know about the characters from the story and from history, and what I couldn't. That's entertainment and it's also a weekend to remember. Funny, moving, can't-put-it-down, the works. I didn't expect it to work all these ways, but it did. FWIW, I'm reading Hilary Mantel's _Wolf Hall_ now, another page-turner. I mention this to say what good company _The Brothers Boswell_ is in. What a lovely read.
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A winner,
By Janet Cappiello Blake "Kentucky Writer" (Crestwood, KY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brothers Boswell (Hardcover)
For those of you who are put off by the term "literary thriller," let this book be your role model for what the genre should be.
Clever, suspenseful, witty, insightful, beautifully written, "The Brothers Boswell" has everything a reader seeks. This is a book to buy, then settle into a comfy leather chair and savor.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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a great literary thriller,
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If you enjoy literary thrillers, this book has everything. The characters are complex and interesting, the action is riveting, and the humor is great. Baruth takes an indirect approach to the famous relationship between Dr. Samuel Johnson and his biographer, James Boswell. The main character is James's troubled younger brother, John, who stalks James and Dr. Johnson, all the while raging with envy and resentment. The twists and turns of the plot (and of John's mind) are surprising and totally believable. The historical details are amusing and so well handled that they don't get in the way of the story. The author doesn't let his evident enjoyment of 18th C London become a fetish. Sentence by sentence, the book is a pleasure to read.
John's story is balanced by James's. As we follow John's actions and thoughts, we also keep track of James and his (often funny) schemes of self-promotion. Despite their moral flaws, the characters are somehow likable. Baruth is able to present a world of morally dubious characters without being harshly ironic or judgmental. It is clear that this is our world, with its fine shades of gray and intricate, hard-to-solve personal and social problems. The story reminds me of the movie Amadeus, because James Boswell is similar to Mozart in that movie, and John is his secret nemesis.
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Samuel Johnson, Turk's Head, Peggy Doig, London Bridge, Lady Northumberland, Downing Street, Lady Betty, High Street, Fish Street Hill, James Boswell, John Boswell, Gil Higgs, Plymouth Hospital, Duke of Queensberry, King George, Boswell's London Journal, Miss Williams, The Lord of Misrule, Black Lion, Fleet Street, Northumberland House, Twelfth Day, Dictionary Game, Blair's Land, Parliament Close Browse Sample Pages:
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Samuel Johnson, Turk's Head, Peggy Doig, London Bridge, Lady Northumberland, Downing Street, Lady Betty, High Street, Fish Street Hill, James Boswell, John Boswell, Gil Higgs, Plymouth Hospital, Duke of Queensberry, King George, Boswell's London Journal, Miss Williams, The Lord of Misrule, Black Lion, Fleet Street, Northumberland House, Twelfth Day, Dictionary Game, Blair's Land, Parliament Close Browse Sample Pages:
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