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Author: Jon Fasman
Release Date: February 2006
ISBN-10: B000HIV0AY
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Jon Fasman’s dizzyingly plotted intellectual thriller suggests a marriage between Dan Brown and Donna Tartt. When reporter Paul Tomm is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive academic, he finds himself pursuing leads that date back to the twelfth century and the theft of alchemical instruments from the geographer of the Sicilian court. Now someone is trying to retrieve them. Interspersed with the present action are the stories of the men and women who came to possess those charmed—and sometimes cursed—artifacts, which have powers that go well beyond the transmutation of lead into gold. Deftly combining history, magic, suspense, and romance—and as handsomely illustrated as an ancient incunabulum—The Geographer’s Library is irresistible.
thriller based on mumbo-jumbo
| Customer Rating: | I picked this up expecting a thriller, perhaps with a bit of history mixed in. What I got was an plot involving a tablet allegedly found clasped to the chest of the Patriarch Abraham with the secret of immortal life etched on it. This object has been handed down through the generations until it shows up in the office of an obscure Estonian professor at Wickenden (modeled on Brown) University in Providence. Said professor dies in a hit-and-run. A young journalist working for a small provincial newspaper is assigned to write his obit. And so, the rickety plot is launched.
Take this premise, add a bunch of alchemy, a mish-mash of weird antique objects, a pallid hero trying to make sense of it all and a weird female protagonist with nice eyes and you get a tedious trip through pseudo history leading to an unconvincing climax.
I know there's a whole sub-genre out there of books about strange historical curiosities that conceal matters of immense importance. I also know there's a rich vein of stories about sinister secret societies plotting to take over the world. Heck, this kind of stuff is bread and butter to authors like Dan Brown and you can't quarrel with 100 million books sold. If the plot is gripping or the characters compelling, these books can justify their existence -- although I personally prefer real history and at least somewhat realistic situations. However, I'm prepared to suspend disbelief if the writing is good enough.
The problem with this book is that even in its own terms it's not even vaguely believable. There are a couple of nice moments here and there but never enough to really engage me. |
Fantastic thriller for those who think!
| Customer Rating: | | Well-plotted, beautifully crafted, imaginatively conceived. I loved this book. The author has created a detailed, complex story that is wonderfully written. A rare and amazing book. |
Good but....
| Customer Rating: | | I did enjoy this book however the main item that caused all the commotion showed up way to late in the book. That was its only draw back. Other than that I liked it. Others may grow tired of it way to soon. |
Alchemist and wonderer
| Customer Rating: | Ambitious and well-done histo-mystery (building into a hot sub-genre, along with The Da Vinci Code and The Egyptologist: A Novel reviewed here) about the tools of alchemy. The author's note at the end doesn't suggest how much of the alchemy thread in the story is based on history or even pseudo-history, which is just as well as it leaves the reader following the story, not that history.
And the story is framed like a straightforward mystery with interspersed descriptions of the alchemical objects gathered then lost by and stolen from a 12th-century alchemist and wonderer. The story is told with a wry sense of self-deprecating humor and light touch on the terror and grit that suggests a future in this field as the author matures and branches out. |
Horrible - DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!
| Customer Rating: | | I read a great deal; 2-3 books a week and have done so for almost 40 plus years. This said it is very rare indeed that my opinion upon closing the book is that the author literaly owes me my time and effort back. Comparing "The Geographer's Library" to "The DaVinci Code" is a direct insult to it's author Dan Brown. Even the CD version of the "TGL" which I also purchased; was the WORST read CD I have ever listened to. It was read soooo slowly at times I had to "read" portions of the book simply to get through it. Mr. Fasman's obvious constant thesaurus use is blatant. To use "big" words simply to edify one's ego ruins simply reading the book, and enjoying the story and plot line. Even in the end Mr. Fasman never completely answers ever aspect of the plot line questions he creates. He leaves many roads simply open and incomplete. Shame on this author! |
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