so-so(1861) Chronicles the evil career of Jabez North -- foundling, fraudster, murderer, genius -- and the efforts by one of his victims to bring Jabez to justice. It's very busy, depends on unlikely coincidences, takes unnecessary detours, then wraps abruptly in a crowded finale that tries to resolve all the loose subplots with handwavey exposition. And yet I liked it: for all its silliness it's also a lot of fun and the snappy writing kept me smiling
I don‘t suppose it rained harder in the good town of Slopperton-on-the-Sloshy than it rained anywhere else.
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so-soOverall i liked the writing style of Janette Jenkins, but not this story so much.
Jane was a cripple in 1899 London, and she was sucked into assisting Dr. Swift with supplying tinctures to pregnant ladies after her family abandon her, it came as quite a shock to me when Swift backstabbed Jane and put all the blame of his workings onto her which ended her in prison.
One unanswered question though;
- What did Johnny Treble actually die from?
Nevermind, I still enjoy a good love story in a book!
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Like Sugar I love bath times.. It usually equals reading time, which usually means I forget I am in the bath until he water is stone cold and come out like a blue prune.
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