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Salamander
Salamander
Author: Thomas Wharton
Nicholas Flood, an unassuming eighteenth-century London printer, specializes in novelty books -- books that nestle into one another, books comprised of one spare sentence, books that emit the sounds of crashing waves. When his work captures the attention of an eccentric Slovakian count, Flood is summoned to a faraway castle -- a moving labyrinth...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743444156
ISBN-10: 0743444159
Publication Date: 8/20/2002
Pages: 400
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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This is such a different book; the only things I can liken it to are The Beatles' songs or Monty Python. Ob-la-dee, Ob-la-da kept running through my head as I read this.

Wharton pushes the reader to think beyond the physical attributes of a book as the story follows the life of Nicholas Flood. The story oftentimes reads like a fable--fun and silly and full of unexpected turns of events. It has its share of tragedy and melancholy. For me, this book was about mortality, but I think a reader could interpret this story many ways.

This would be an excellent book for a discussion group.


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