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The Last Dickens
The Last Dickens: A Novel | Matthew Pearl
5 posts | 22 read | 13 to read
In his most enthralling novel yet, the critically acclaimed author Matthew Pearl reopens one of literary history’s greatest mysteries. The Last Dickens is a tale filled with the dazzling twists and turns, the unerring period details, and the meticulous research that thrilled readers of the bestsellers The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow. Boston, 1870. When news of Charles Dickens’s untimely death reaches the office of his struggling American publisher, Fields & Osgood, partner James Osgood sends his trusted clerk Daniel Sand to await the arrival of Dickens’s unfinished novel. But when Daniel’s body is discovered by the docks and the manuscript is nowhere to be found, Osgood must embark on a transatlantic quest to unearth the novel that he hopes will save his venerable business and reveal Daniel’s killer. Danger and intrigue abound on the journey to England, for which Osgood has chosen Rebecca Sand, Daniel’s older sister, to assist him. As they attempt to uncover Dickens’s final mystery, Osgood and Rebecca find themselves racing the clock through a dangerous web of literary lions and drug dealers, sadistic thugs and blue bloods, and competing members of Dickens’s inner circle. They soon realize that understanding Dickens’s lost ending is a matter of life and death, and the hidden key to stopping a murderous mastermind. From the Hardcover edition.
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Coleen
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Mehso-so

I liked the historical fiction aspect of this, combined with the mystery, but I just couldn‘t keep my full attention on the audio. The story felt a little bogged down with detail and dragged, although it did pick up near the end. I probably would‘ve enjoyed this more if I had a better knowledge of Dickens and had read more of his books.

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Dcueto
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Looks like Dorian will miss us, but school is already cancelled for Tuesday! Guess I just have to pencil in some more reading!

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ferskner
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Mehso-so

I'm not sure that this was the best #24in48 pick, since my hourly page averages are abysmal, but I needed to read it for a book club. I loved learning about a time when authors were the biggest celebrities, but the book felt somehow soulless. It got reeeaaaaaaaalllllllyyyyy long about 2/3 of the way through. @24in48

#pop18 #novelbasedonarealperson

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VeryLazyDaisy
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Of these two titles I scored at the library sale today, I can't decide what to read first. #booksale #score

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BrainyHeroine
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When your boss gives you a book recommend and someone says you have too many books/too many books to read.