Alex V. (Allypally) reviewed on 4/5/2013 + 15 more book reviews

'A clerk and a ladder and warm golden light, and then: the right book exactly, at exactly the right time.'

This is a book for anyone who recognises this feeling, or wishes for this feeling.... this is a book for book lovers! It is an ingenious mystery story, as well as being a fable for our time in the way it discusses what we do with the information that we have. I've never come across a book that exists so comfortably at the intersect between old knowledge (much of the mystery is built around a fifteenth century typeface and it's designer) and new technology (you'll learn more about the inner workings of the internet than you want!). Totally original and well worth the read. It's been a long time since I was so gripped by a book and immersed in the world it creates.

A wonderful read!

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