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A review by anteus7
Crossings by Alex Landragin
5.0
When given the opportunity to read a book in a non-traditional way, of course, I jumped at it. I was not disappointed.
There are (at least) two ways to read this book. The traditional from-the-start-to-the-end way one does and the follow-the-breadcrumbs (page numbers to turn to at the end of each section) way. Read the second way, the story still unfolds in a mostly linear way, you just get to see it from different perspectives along the way. I'm planning on skimming back over it in the normal way one reads a book to see if that makes any difference to me.
This book reminds me a lot of several others that I like very much. There are pieces that made me think of David Mitchell's Bone Clocks (and Slade House) and Cloud Atlas, there is a bit of Reverte-Perez's Club Dumas, and some of the flavor of Zafon's Cemetary of Forgotten books. It reminded me of these things while still being very much its own animal.
Highly recommended!
There are (at least) two ways to read this book. The traditional from-the-start-to-the-end way one does and the follow-the-breadcrumbs (page numbers to turn to at the end of each section) way. Read the second way, the story still unfolds in a mostly linear way, you just get to see it from different perspectives along the way. I'm planning on skimming back over it in the normal way one reads a book to see if that makes any difference to me.
This book reminds me a lot of several others that I like very much. There are pieces that made me think of David Mitchell's Bone Clocks (and Slade House) and Cloud Atlas, there is a bit of Reverte-Perez's Club Dumas, and some of the flavor of Zafon's Cemetary of Forgotten books. It reminded me of these things while still being very much its own animal.
Highly recommended!