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Too Clever For Its Own Good

The Paragon Hotel by Lindsay Faye

July 11, 2020 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: The Roaring 20’s I loved Lindsay Faye’s The Gods of Gotham and already had a copy of this book – seemed like the perfect fit for the 20’s. From the topic matter and description, it was but I was incredibly disappointed with this novel, especially since it should have been my cup of tea. The narrator is Alice “Nobody” James – as the novel begins, she is on a train, heading to Portland, Oregon with a gunshot wound, fleeing her former life in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 1920s, cbr12bingo, lindsay faye, mafia, The Paragon Hotel

Jen K's CBR12 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 1920s, cbr12bingo, lindsay faye, mafia, The Paragon Hotel ·
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The Birth of the Copper Star

December 1, 2015 by Ale 4 Comments

This was another faintingviolet specialty! She read this 2 years ago and handed it off to me, and what a fantastic read it was! I’ve just finished a re-read of it, and since it’s a mystery, it’s not as strong the second time around, but that’s more due to the lack of surprise at the outcome than Faye’s writing. But let’s get to the plot summary, Tim Wilde is a bar tender in 1845 New York City who finds himself unemployed and homeless after a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1840s, gods of gotham, historical fiction, lindsay faye

Ale's CBR7 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1840s, gods of gotham, historical fiction, lindsay faye ·
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