Comments on: The Darwin Conspiracy

By: Black and White and Dead All Over

Black and White and Dead All Over — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:29:28 +0000

[...] BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS AUTHOR: • THE DARWIN CONSPIRACY by John Darnton Share and [...]

By: Bookgasm » The Conjurer’s Bird

Bookgasm » The Conjurer’s Bird — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:50:30 +0000

[...] Mysteries steeped in academia tend to pop up with regularity these days, especially those with two distinct narrative threads – one set in the past, one set in the present, respectively about a historical figure and the academic struggling to solve a riddle that surrounds him. The last one I read was John Darnton’s THE DARWIN CONSPIRACY. The latest I’ve read is Martin Davies’ THE CONJURER’S BIRD. It reminded me a lot of DARWIN, including the aspect deemed most important: its quality. [...]

By: Flash

Flash — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 22:19:29 +0000

I haven’t tried Carr’s new one because his previous fiction book, KILLING TIME, was laughable in my opinion (actually I didn’t find it funny I’d wasted twenty bucks on it).

It’s a little strange because KILLING TIME was also a thin volume and it was much more of a chore to read than either THE ALIENST or THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS. And the premise sounded great.

I hate to dog Carr because I did enjoy his first two books, but I do wish he had the writing talents of someone like Kevin Baker (of DREAMLAND).

By: Rod Lott

Rod Lott — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:24:06 +0000

I bought THE ALIENIST last summer because I had read so much about it over the years, but haven't actually read it. Yet. The only Carr I've read – or tried to, I should say – was THE ITALIAN SECRETARY, his new Sherlock Holmes book. It was a chore, even though it's fairly thin, and I gave up.

By: Flash

Flash — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:16:35 +0000

Yeah, I thought THE DANTE CLUB was terrific. I read it during a little period piece binge that included Caleb Carr’s ALIENST double-header.

I was pleasantly surprised by THE DANTE CLUB because I’d had to really lumber through Carr’s books. I liked his ideas but just assumed period pieces should be hard to read. Pearl proved they don’t have to be.

By: Rod Lott

Rod Lott — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:09:09 +0000

I have THE DANTE CLUB on my shelf, but it remains unread. I put it off because at the time, I had been reading a lot of those kind of thrillers and needed a break. Then I kinda forgot it was there. I need to get to it. You read it? What you think?

By: Flash

Flash — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:55:57 +0000

Sounds good. I’ll have to pick this one up.

Have you read “The Dante Club?”