A review by cjdawn236
The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar

2.0

Guys. This book was just so bizarre and ridiculous - and not in a good way. It wasn't a terrible read - I got through it fairly quickly - but it was just over the top. The author tried to work in way too much. Aliens, Automatons, Steampunk, Alt History ... it was like he was trying to fit absolutely every science fiction element he could into one book, and it was just too much. And on top of all that, he also tried to squeeze in every single major literary reference or character he possibly could. By the end I just couldn't help but laugh even when it wasn't funny.