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The Book Of Air And Shadows: A Novel (Paperback)

by Michael Gruber (Author)

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Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (Feb 14 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061456578
ISBN-13: 978-0061456572
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13 x 3.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 363 g

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Starred Review. In this ingenious literary thriller from Gruber (The Witch's Boy), the lives of two men are changed forever by William Shakespeare and the letters of Richard Bracegirdle, a 16th-century English spy and soldier. Jake Mishkin, a Manhattan intellectual property attorney and a bit of a rake, goes on the run from Russian gangsters. Albert Crosetti, an aspiring filmmaker working for an antiquarian bookstore, finds that life is more exciting than movies—perhaps too exciting. Together, Mishkin and Crosetti travel to England in search of a previously unknown Shakespeare manuscript mentioned by Bracegirdle. Though the pace sometimes slows to allow Mishkin, Crosetti and Bracegirdle to divulge interesting aspects of their personal lives, these digressions only make the story more engaging. The suspense created around the double-crosses and triple-crosses works because of the close connection readers forge with Crosetti in particular. The mysterious murder of a Shakespearean scholar, shootouts in the streets of Queens and an unlikely romance all combine to make for a gripping, satisfying read. (Apr.)
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Stephen Hoye takes a calculated, possibly fatal, risk in his approach to narrating this thriller about a lost Shakespeare manuscript. His portrayal of the protagonist, Jake Mishkin, a self-loathing intellectual property lawyer, is arid to the point putting off the listener. Its a reasonable choice for a character we are not meant to like but does not create a person one looks forward to spending hour after hour with. It doesnt help that Hoye affects an annoying, sometimes disappearing, Queens accent for the other major character, a young would-be screenwriter who is drawn into the dangerous search for the missing manuscript. Happily, Gruber himself comes to the rescue, with colorful characters and clever, intricate plotting. M.O. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Modern Literature, Mar 16 2008

By	MacFly (Regina, Saskatchewan) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Book Of Air And Shadows (Hardcover)

The Book of Air and Shadows was absolutely thrilling to read! Gruber takes you captive on the very first page providing you with a hint of the end of the book. Some 400 pages later, I found myself still eagerly turning the pages to reveal the end of the story! The balance between the story of Mishkin and Crosetti is masterful - it makes it very hard to find a spot to stop reading! The thread of the encrypted Bracegirdle letters runs a parallel story throughout the novel. While not difficult to read, it is substantive in language and rich in detail. I enjoyed the detail in this book and I wanted to savor each page and each twist and turn. The characters are complete and complex - even peripheral characters have enough detail that they are all real to the reader. I will be searching out every book by this author. Toss away the light, unmemorable novel and grab this worthy piece of modern literature!

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5.0 out of 5 stars An intelligent read, May 20 2007

By	M. Gismondi "read to relax" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Book Of Air And Shadows (Hardcover)

Like Gruber's earlier works, this is an intelligent mystery, filled with anthropological, historical and literary insights alongside the danger and darkness.

A great storyteller, Gruber moves us across time and place skillfully, but brings us home with lots of mother - son dynamics (in all his books!), capturing the familiar (and frustrating) engagements that often occur between strong intelligent moms, and capable loving (yet unsure!) sons. Gruber draws us into the lives of his characters and their family relations (good, bad, weird, loving, strained or threatened) with angst, humour and fast talk.

Enjoy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars First rate historial fiction...or is it?, May 12 2008

By	NorthVan Dave (North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

I finally finished The Book of Air and Shadows. It took me way longer than it should have, but the book is finished. And despite the length of time that it took me to finish the novel, I give it the Dave two thumbs up!

So what's the book about? In short, it's a Da Vinci Code type of novel where the grand prize is an unknown Shakespearean manuscript. The novel is written from three different perspectives, each of which provides a unique viewpoint on the story. And better still, the perspective is written in a different style. This feature of the novel I really liked.

The only thing that I didn't like was the writing style for the protagonist from Shakespearean times. The spelling is old English and when words like 'only' are written like 'onlie' it takes double long to read. But having said that, it does give a very unique style to the book.

My recommendation? Go out and pick up the novel. You won't regret it.

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